# Wilson Heights (electoral district)

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

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| See Downsview riding prior to 1975 |||||
| 30th | 1975-1977 | Vern Singer | Liberal |
| 31st | 1977-1981 | David Rotenberg | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981-1985 | David Rotenberg | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985-1987 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987-1990 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990-1995 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| 36th | 1995-1999 | Monte Kwinter | Liberal |
| | | Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly | |
| Merged into York Centre, Willowdale and Eglinton—Lawrence (1999) |||||

## Election results

1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Vern Singer | 11,480 | 40.2 |
| Conservative | David Rotenberg | 9,262 | 32.4 |
| New Democrat | Howard Moscoe | 7,476 | 26.1 |
| Independent | George Dance | 372 | 1.3 |
| | Total | 28,590 | |
1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | 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 |
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Conservative | David Rotenberg | 11,579 | 48.4 |
| Liberal | Elinor Caplan | 8,760 | 36.6 |
| New Democrat | Greg Iaonnou | 3,580 | 15.0 |
| | Total | 23,919 | |
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 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 | |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 12,204 | 44.8 |
| New Democrat | John Fagan | 9,540 | 35.0 |
| Conservative | Steven Kerzner | 4,361 | 16.0 |
| Green | Vanessa van Schoor | 835 | 3.1 |
| Libertarian | Roman Vrba | 303 | 1.1 |
| | Total | 27,243 | |
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Monte Kwinter | 12,468 | 44.6 |
| Conservative | Sam Pasternack | 9,772 | 35.0 |
| New Democrat | Claudia White | 4,612 | 16.5 |
| Natural Law | Mike Dubinsky | 438 | 1.6 |
| Green | Tom Salsberg | 303 | 1.1 |
| Family Coalition | Dan Largy | 231 | 0.8 |
| Independent | David Yates | 109 | 0.4 |
| | Total | 27,933 | |