Bellwoods was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, in the old City of Toronto's west-end. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 until 1987, when it was abolished and redistributed into the Dovercourt, and Fort York districts.
Boundaries
The district was named after Trinity Bellwoods Park, where the original Trinity College campus was located. It was created in 1926 from the Toronto Southwest and Toronto Northwest ridings. The boundaries varied over its 61 years, with its most northern boundary being the city limits just north of St. Clair Avenue. The eastern boundary went as far as Bathurst Street, and its western boundary eventually ended at Dovercourt Road. Bellwoods was demographically a mainly working class district, with a significant immigrant population. As of 2011, the area that Bellwoods represented is divided among the current Davenport, St. Paul's and Trinity—Spadina electoral districts.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
1926 boundaries
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1926 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Conservative
| W.H. Edwards
|align=right| 6870
|align=right| 75.3
|-
| |
|Liberal-Prohibitionist
| Arthur Frost
|align=right| 2248
|align=right| 24.7
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|9,118
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1929 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Conservative
| Thomas H. Bell
|align=right| 5,056
|align=right| 74.6
|-
| |
|Labour
| George Watson
|align=right| 1,334
|align=right| 19.7
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|6,782
|
|}
1934 boundaries
thumb|right|Toronto riding boundaries after 1934 redistribution
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1934 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Liberal
| A.W. Roebuck
|align=right| 8,172
|align=right| 52.6
|-
| |
|Conservative
| T.H. Bell
|align=right| 5,167
|align=right| 33.3
|-
| |
|Independent
| J. Smith
|align=right| 1,172
|align=right| 7.5
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|15,527
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1937 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Liberal
| A.W. Roebuck
|align=right| 12,052
|align=right| 69.1
|-
| |
|Conservative
| John Noble
|align=right| 5,094
|align=right| 29.2
|-
| |
|Socialist-Labour
| Carl Neilson
|align=right| 305
|align=right| 1.7
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|17,451
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1943 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Labour
| A.A. MacLeod
|align=right| 4,232
|align=right| 30.3
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| J.P.E. Williams
|align=right| 3,714
|align=right| 26.6
|-
| |
|Liberal
| George Bagwell
|align=right| 3,491
|align=right| 25.0
|-
| |
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| Lou Isaacs
|align=right| 2,538
|align=right| 18.2
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|13,975
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1945 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| J.P.E. Williams
|align=right| 5,699
|align=right| 30.2
|-
| |
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| A.V. Russell
|align=right| 3,626
|align=right| 19.2
|-
| |
|Liberal
| A. Farmer
|align=right| 2,896
|align=right| 15.4
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|18,853
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1948 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| George Renison
|align=right| 6,467
|align=right| 31.1
|-
| |
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| J.S. Midanik
|align=right| 4,363
|align=right| 20.9
|-
| |
|Liberal
| John Ryan
|align=right| 2,293
|align=right| 11.0
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|20,827
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1951 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| John Yaremko
|align=right| 5,546
|align=right| 33.6
|-
| |
|Liberal
| Joseph Gould
|align=right| 5,187
|align=right| 31.4
|-
|-
| |
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| Marvin Gordon
|align=right| 2,453
|align=right| 14.9
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|16,507
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1955 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| John Yaremko
|align=right| 5,324
|align=right| 38.4
|-
| |
|Liberal
| Joseph Gould
|align=right| 5,090
|align=right| 36.7
|-
| |
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| Bert Groves
|align=right| 1,882
|align=right| 13.6
|-
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|13,863
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1959 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| John Yaremko
|align=right| 6,234
|align=right| 54.6
|-
| |
|Liberal
| Nick Manfredo
|align=right| 2,629
|align=right| 23.0
|-
| |
|Co-operative Commonwealth
| Nick Rudisi
|align=right| 1,788
|align=right| 15.7
|-
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|11,416
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1963 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| John Yaremko
|align=right| 6,038
|align=right| 51.0
|-
| |
|Liberal
| James Mizzoni
|align=right| 4,008
|align=right| 33.9
|-
| |
| New Democrat
| Herbert Hyman
|align=right| 1,792
|align=right| 15.1
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|11,838
|
|}
1966 boundaries
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1967 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| John Yaremko
|align=right| 6,646
|align=right| 47.4
|-
| |
|Liberal
| William Bassel
|align=right| 4,217
|align=right| 30.1
|-
| |
|New Democrat
| Frank Parrill
|align=right| 2,674
|align=right| 19.1
|-|
| |
|Independent
| Ernest Barr
|align=right| 490
|align=right| 3.5
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|14,027
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1971 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| John Yaremko
|align=right| 7,831
|align=right| 51.1
|-
| |
|New Democrat
| Helen Roedde
|align=right| 3,957
|align=right| 25.8
|-|
| |
|Liberal
| Frank Kennedy
|align=right| 3,523
|align=right| 23.0
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|15,311
|
|}
1974 boundaries
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1975 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
| New Democrat
| Ross McClellan
|align=right| 4,921
|align=right| 38.2
|-|
| |
|Liberal
| Millie Caccia
|align=right| 4,482
|align=right| 34.7
|-|
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| Elio Madonia
|align=right| 3,249
|align=right| 25.2
|-
|
|
|Total
|align=right|12,899
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1977 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
| New Democrat
| Ross McClellan
|align=right| 6,377
|align=right| 48.6
|-|
| |
|Liberal
| Millie Caccia
|align=right| 3,332
|align=right| 25.4
|-|
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| Maria Sgro
|align=right| 2,925
|align=right| 22.3
|-
| |
| Independent
| Ronald Rogers
|align=right| 156
|align=right| 1.2
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|13,134
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1981 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
| New Democrat
| Ross McClellan
|align=right| 5,101
|align=right| 40.9
|-|
| |
|Liberal
| Walter Bardyn
|align=right| 4,766
|align=right| 38.2
|-|
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| Tina Gabriel
|align=right| 2,166
|align=right| 17.4
|-
| |
| Independent
| Ronald Rogers
|align=right| 179
|align=right| 1.4
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|12,462
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1985 Ontario general election
!
! scope="col" width="175" |Party
! scope="col" width="150" |Candidate
! Votes
! Vote %
|-
| |
| New Democrat
| Ross McClellan
|align=right| 8,051
|align=right| 47.9
|-|
| |
|Liberal
| Walter Bardyn
|align=right| 6,527
|align=right| 38.8
|-|
| |
|Progressive Conservative
| Bento De Sao Jose
|align=right| 1,926
|align=right| 11.5
|-|
| |
| Independent
| Ronald Rogers
|align=right| 316
|align=right| 1.8
|-|
|
|
|Total
|align=right|16,820
|
|}
See also
- List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
- Canadian provincial electoral districts