Woodbine was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1926 to 1967. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Jones Avenue and west of Woodbine Avenue. In 1966 there was a major redrawing of the riding boundaries in Toronto and the riding was split. The portion east of Greenwood Avenue was merged into the Beaches—Woodbine and the portion west went into the Riverdale riding.
In 1926 the riding was carved out of the existing riding of Riverdale with the following boundaries. The southern boundary was Lake Ontario. Going north along the west side it formed a line following Knox Avenue all the way to Queen Street East. After short jog east it continued north along Greenwood Avenue until it reached the city limits at Milverton Blvd. The boundary went east following the city limit between Milverton Blvd. and Springdale Blvd. which was in East York. The boundary line turned south at Woodbine Avenue which was followed all the way back to the lake.[1]
Prior to the 1934 election, the riding of Greenwood was dissolved and split between Woodbine to the east and Riverdale to the west. The new western boundary became Jones Avenue from Queen Street East to Danforth Avenue. North of Danforth Avenue the boundary continued along Dewhurst Blvd. and south of Queen Street East the boundary continued along Berkshire Avenue and south to the lake.[2] The boundaries remained until the riding was dissolved prior to the 1967 election.[3]
^"Map of Toronto showing Provincial election ridings and City Limits". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1926-11-06. p. 22.
^"Toronto and Suburban Ridings in June 19th Election Fight". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1934-06-12. p. 3.
^Forsyth, Robert (1963-09-12). "Province of Ontario General Election 1963 The Voter's List Act Part III: Woodbine". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 33.
^For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For George Sylvester Shields's Legislative Assembly information see "George Sylvester Shields, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
For Goldwin Corlett Elgie's Legislative Assembly information see "Goldwin Corlett Elgie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
For Bert Leavens' Legislative Assembly information see "Bertram Elijah Leavens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
For Harold Fishleigh's Legislative Assembly information see "Harold Ferguson Fishleigh, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
For Ken Bryden's Legislative Assembly information see "Kenneth Bryden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^"Sweep by Tories Returns 15 Wets in Toronto Seats". The Toronto Daily Star (Last Extra edition). Toronto. 1926-12-01. p. 1.
^"Vote Cast and Personnel of the New Ontario Legislature". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1929-10-31. p. 43.
^"Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. 1934-06-21. p. 3.
^"Ontario Voted By Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 1937-10-07. p. 5.