York—Humber (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Humber (provincial electoral district).
York—Humber
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1952
District abolished1966
First contested1953
Last contested1965

York—Humber was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of York South riding.

York—Humber consisted of the towns of Mimico and Weston (excluding the Ellis Court Apartments), the village of Swansea, and parts of the townships of Etobicoke and York in what was later known as Metropolitan Toronto.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was re-distributed between Etobicoke, High Park, Lakeshore, York South and York West ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from York South
22nd  1953–1957     Margaret Aitken Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Ralph Cowan Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into York South, York West, Etobicoke,
High Park and Lakeshore

Election results

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Margaret Aitken 11,157
  Liberal Kenneth L. Thompson 11,090
  Co-operative Commonwealth Jennie B. Prosser 4,924
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Margaret Aitken 18,449
  Liberal Kenneth L. Thompson 10,851
  Co-operative Commonwealth Margaret Thetford 4,872
Social Credit Charles R. Ellis 1,324
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Margaret Aitken 23,723
  Liberal Elena Murdock Dacosta 9,557
  Co-operative Commonwealth Leonard Collins 6,257
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Ralph Cowan 15,526
  Progressive Conservative Margaret Aitken 14,864
  New Democratic Charles Millard 11,622
Social Credit Ronald G. Sibbald 564
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Ralph Cowan 20,188
  Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 12,218
  New Democratic Charlie H. Millard 11,821
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Ralph Cowan 17,172
  New Democratic Don Stevenson 12,792
  Progressive Conservative Victor Colebourn 11,325
  New Capitalist D. C. Tilley 235

See also