Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Wilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario , Canada . It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the ridings of York Centre , Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence . Wilson Heights was located in the neighbourhood of Wilson Heights in the former municipality of North York , which is now part of Toronto .
Three Members of Provincial Parliament represented the riding during its history. The first, Liberal Vern Singer , was a veteran provincial politician who had previously represented the York Centre and Downsview ridings. He retired in 1977 and was replaced by Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg , who briefly served as a minister without portfolio in Frank Miller 's government. Its longest-serving representative was Monte Kwinter , who defeated Rotenberg in the 1985 provincial election and held the riding for fourteen years until its dissolution. Kwinter was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson , and now represents York Centre.
The Wilson Heights division had a significant Jewish population, at almost 40% of the total population.
Members of Provincial Parliament [ edit ] Election results [ edit ] 1977 Ontario general election Party Candidate Votes[3] Vote % Conservative David Rotenberg 13,792 49.1 Liberal Murray Markin 7,057 25.1 New Democrat Howard Moscoe 7,055 25.1 Libertarian Webster Webb 180 0.6 Total 28,084
1985 Ontario general election Party Candidate Votes[5] Vote % Liberal Monte Kwinter 12,425 40.9 Conservative David Rotenberg 10,068 33.2 New Democrat Howard Moscoe 7,858 25.9 Total 30,351
1987 Ontario general election Party Candidate Votes[6] Vote % Liberal Monte Kwinter 17,018 57.4 New Democrat Jennifer Paton 6,752 22.8 Conservative David Farb 5,885 19.8 Total 29,655
References [ edit ]
Citations [ edit ] ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below: For Vern Singer's Legislative Assembly information see "Vernon Milton Singer, MPP" . Parliamentary History . Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22 . For David Rotenberg's Legislative Assembly information see "David Rotenberg, MPP" . Parliamentary History . Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22 . For Monte Kwinter's Legislative Assembly information see "Monte Kwinter, MPP" . Parliamentary History . Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22 . ^ Canadian Press (1975-09-19). "Results from the 29 ridings in Metro". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. p. A18. ^ Canadian Press (1977-06-10). "How they voted in Metro area". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. p. A10. ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings" . The Windsor Star . Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-05-10 . ^ Canadian Press (1985-05-03). "The night the Tories tumbled; riding by riding results" . Ottawa Citizen . Toronto. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-05-10 . ^ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. 1987-09-11. p. A12. ^ "How Metro-Area Voted". The Toronto Daily Star . Toronto. 1990-09-07. p. A10. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2012-09-04 .