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Danforth was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Toronto—Scarborough riding. It initially consisted of the eastern part of the city of Toronto, bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the north and east by the Toronto city limits, on the west by Woodbine Avenue.In 1952, it was redefined to include the part of Scarborough township south of St. Clair Avenue between the western limit of Scarborough and Midland Avenue. Danforth represented what is now the Greektown area of Toronto.The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Greenwood, Scarborough West and York East ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:{{CanMP}}{{CanMP nodata|Riding created from Toronto—Scarborough}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1935| ToYr = 1940| Assembly# = 18| CanParty = Conservative (historical)| PartyTerms# = 2| RepName = Joseph Henry Harris| RepTerms# = 4}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1940| ToYr = 1945| Assembly# = 19}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1945| ToYr = 1949| Assembly# = 20| CanParty = PC| PartyTerms# = 5}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1949| ToYr = 1953| Assembly# = 21}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1953| ToYr = 1957| Assembly# = 22| RepName = Robert Hardy Small| RepTerms# = 3}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1957| ToYr = 1958| Assembly# = 23}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1958| ToYr = 1962| Assembly# = 24}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1962| ToYr = 1963| Assembly# = 25| CanParty = NDP| PartyTerms# = 3| RepName = Reid Scott| RepLink=Reid Scott (politician)| RepTerms# = 3}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1963| ToYr = 1965| Assembly# = 26}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1965| ToYr = 1968| Assembly# = 27}}{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Greenwood, Scarborough West and York East}}{{CanMP end}}

Election results

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1935}}{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Joseph Henry Harris|9,231 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Norman Wilks |4,521 }}{{CANelec|CA|CCF|M. Stanley Elliott |3,855 }}{{CANelec|CA|Reconstruction|Thomas W. Learie |3,416 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1940}}{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Joseph Henry Harris |11,847 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Lewis Duncan |8,946 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1945}}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joseph Henry Harris|11,401 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Norman Caldwell |6,415 }}{{CANelec|CA|CCF|William Jarvis McCurdy |4,467 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1949}}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Joseph Henry Harris |9,960 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Norman Caldwell |8,013 }}{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Avis M. McCurdy| 5,601 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1953}}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Robert Hardy Small| 12,595 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Unsworth N. Jones | 11,834 }}{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Avis McCurdy |5,905 }}{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|Annie Louise Wilson |374 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1957}}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Robert Hardy Small| 18,604 }}{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Robert Alfred Best |9,720 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ernest A. Bruce |8,443 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1958}}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Robert Hardy Small | 24,139 }}{{CANelec|CA|CCF|R. Alfred Best |9,352 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ernest A. Bruce |7,529 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1962}}{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Reid Scott |14,029 }}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Robert Hardy Small |13,144 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Whitehead | 12,498 }}{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ernest T. Watts |364 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1963}}{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Reid Scott |14,903 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Whitehead |14,701 }}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Robert Hardy Small| 10,835 }}{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Ernest T. Watts | 212 }}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1965}}{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Reid Scott |19,320 }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Tim Reid |10,906 }}{{CANelec|CA|PC|Tom Wardle |9,242 }}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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