# Trinity (electoral district)

Trinity was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada, 1935 to 1988. It covered a portion of western Toronto, Ontario. Its name comes from the Trinity–Bellwoods area where Trinity College, Toronto was located.

## History

This district was formed in 1933 from portions of Toronto Northwest, Toronto West Centre, and Toronto South ridings. Its boundaries changed repeatedly over the years; when created, it stretched far north to the edge of the city boundaries. As this northern portion became more populated, it was split off into other ridings. Its eastern and western boundaries were fairly consistent, stretching from Bathurst Street in the east to Atlantic Avenue in the West. In 1987, due to the relative decrease in the population of downtown Toronto compared to other areas, this district was merged with Spadina to form Trinity—Spadina. Some portions also went to the western riding of Davenport.

## Members of Parliament

Trinity elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Toronto Northwest, Toronto West Centre and Toronto South |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Hugh Plaxton | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Arthur Roebuck | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Larry Skey | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Lionel Conacher | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1954† | Lionel Conacher | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1954–1957 | Donald Carrick | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Stanley Haidasz | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1958† | Edward Lockyer | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Paul Hellyer | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Paul Hellyer | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Paul Hellyer | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Paul Hellyer | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1971 | Paul Hellyer | Liberal |
| 28th | 1971–1972 | Paul Hellyer | Independent |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Paul Hellyer | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Aideen Nicholson | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Aideen Nicholson | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Aideen Nicholson | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Aideen Nicholson | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Trinity—Spadina and Davenport |||||

## Federal election results

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Hugh John Plaxton | 10,472 |
| Conservative | G. Reginald Geary | 9,607 |
| Reconstruction | William Alexander Gunn | 3,266 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Carlo Lamberti | 1,801 |
| Communist | Norman Freed | 1,470 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Arthur Roebuck | 14,901 |
| National Government | George Reginald Geary | 11,617 |
| Independent | Douglas Stewart | 1,071 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Skey | 8,908 |
| Liberal | Ernest Charlton Bogart | 8,817 |
| Labor–Progressive | Tim Buck | 7,488 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman A. Voaden | 3,425 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Lionel Conacher | 10,389 |
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Skey | 8,423 |
| Labor–Progressive | Tim Buck | 6,438 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman Voaden | 4,522 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Lionel Conacher | 8,056 |
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Frolick | 6,019 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman A. Voaden | 3,877 |
| Labor–Progressive | Tim Buck | 1,725 |
November 8, 1954 by-election following Conacher's death :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Donald Carrick | 5,589 |
| Progressive Conservative | Willson Woodside | 4,237 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman A. Voaden | 3,700 |
| Labor–Progressive | William Kashtan | 953 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Stanley Haidasz | 7,068 |
| Progressive Conservative | Wilfrid Gordon Pilsworth | 6,564 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank Ancevich | 4,343 |
| Labor–Progressive | John Weir | 764 |
| Social Credit | David Roland Milne | 539 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Edward R. Lockyer | 10,203 |
| Liberal | Stanley Haidasz | 8,177 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank Ancevich | 3,170 |
| Labor–Progressive | Tim Buck | 851 |
December 15, 1958 by-election following Lockyer's death :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul Hellyer | 5,175 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Lesniak | 4,404 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Elchuk | 1,724 |
| Labor–Progressive | Sam Walsh | 488 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul Hellyer | 9,615 |
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Frolick | 6,124 |
| New Democratic Party | Thomas Paton | 3,740 |
| Communist | Leslie Morris | 449 |
| Independent | Peter D'Agostino | 295 |
| Social Credit | David E. Hartman | 227 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul Hellyer | 10,595 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Wasylenko | 5,171 |
| New Democratic Party | Thomas Paton | 3,512 |
| Communist | Leslie Morris | 391 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul Hellyer | 9,897 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Brazill | 4,375 |
| New Democratic Party | Enzo Ragno | 2,773 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul Hellyer | 13,126 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ed Robertson | 5,360 |
| New Democratic Party | Jim De Candole | 4,177 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Hellyer | 8,518 |
| Liberal | Aideen Nicholson | 8,334 |
| New Democratic Party | Edward Boucher | 3,725 |
| Unknown | Norman Freed | 330 |
| Unknown | Rae Greig | 134 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Aideen Nicholson | 10,683 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Hellyer | 6,537 |
| New Democratic Party | Jonathan Cohen | 2,637 |
| Communist | William Kashtan | 234 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim Turnbull | 90 |
| Independent | Martin K. Weiche | 64 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Aideen Nicholson | 10,206 |
| New Democratic Party | Manuel Azevedo | 5,504 |
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Lacka | 4,843 |
| Libertarian | Maureen Cain | 482 |
| Communist | William Kashtan | 192 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Aili Waldman | 65 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Aideen Nicholson | 12,628 |
| New Democratic Party | Manuel Azevedo | 5,005 |
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Boraks | 3,695 |
| Libertarian | Vijay Basdeo | 412 |
| Communist | William Kashtan | 159 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Aili Waldman | 57 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Aideen Nicholson | 9,811 |
| New Democratic Party | David English | 6,712 |
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Rekai | 5,120 |
| Green | Susan Berlin | 341 |
| Libertarian | Peter W. Ring | 255 |
| Communist | William Kashtan | 195 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Ted Ma | 73 |