# Eglinton (provincial electoral district)

Eglinton was a provincial electoral district located in Toronto, Ontario. From 1926 until 1999 it elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. At its abolishment in 1999 it consisted of the neighbourhoods of Davisville and Lawrence Park in the north end of the old city of Toronto. It was abolished into Eglinton—Lawrence, Don Valley West and St. Paul's.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Eglinton :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| created in 1926 from parts of York West and York East ridings |||||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Herbert Ball | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Alvin Coulter McLean | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Harold Kirby | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Harold Kirby | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Leslie Blackwell | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Leslie Blackwell | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Leslie Blackwell | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | William Dunlop | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | William Dunlop | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1961 | William Dunlop | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1962–1963 | Leonard Reilly | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Leonard Reilly | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Leonard Reilly | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Leonard Reilly | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Roy McMurtry | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Roy McMurtry | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Roy McMurtry | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | David James McFadden | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Dianne Poole | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Dianne Poole | Liberal |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Bill Saunderson | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Eglinton—Lawrence, Don Valley West and St. Paul's ridings after 1999 |||||

## Election results
### 1926 boundaries

1926 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Conservative | Herbert Ball | 10,086 | 62.2 |
| Liberal | F.A. Magee | 6,137 | 37.8 |
| | Total | 16,223 | |
1929 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Conservative | Alvin McLean | 10,640 | 60.8 |
| Liberal | Harold J. Kirby | 6,853 | 39.2 |
| | Total | 17,493 | |

### 1934 boundaries

1934 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Harold Kirby | 11,382 | 43.4 |
| Conservative | A.C. McLean | 9,894 | 37.7 |
| Independent | G.A. Little | 3,068 | 11.7 |
| Dry Liberal | R.F. Mack | 1,733 | 6.6 |
| Independent | G. McConnell | 135 | 0.5 |
| | Total | 26,212 | |
1937 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Harold Kirby | 14,756 | 48.6 |
| Conservative | Leslie Blackwell | 13,749 | 45.3 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | T.L. Teeter | 1,857 | 6.1 |
| | Total | 30,362 | |
1943 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leslie Blackwell | 13,351 | 50.1 |
| Liberal | Harold Kirby | 6,792 | 25.5 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Russell Gee | 6,512 | 24.4 |
| | Total | 26,655 | |
1945 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leslie Blackwell | 22,780 | 64.0 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ray Ruggles | 6,296 | 17.7 |
| Liberal | E.W. Rush | 5,565 | 15.6 |
| Labor–Progressive | R.A. McLean | 957 | 2.7 |
| | Total | 35,598 | |
1948 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leslie Blackwell | 18,673 | 51.7 |
| Liberal | Fred Duncan | 9,226 | 25.5 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald Monkman | 8,237 | 22.8 |
| | Total | 36,136 | |
1951 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | William Dunlop | 21,767 | 64.1 |
| Liberal | Frank Nash | 7,038 | 22.5 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Walter Parker | 4,570 | 13.5 |
| | Total | 34,575 | |
1955 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | William Dunlop | 15,925 | 56.2 |
| Liberal | David Anderson | 9,986 | 35.2 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Roy Begley | 2,312 | 8.2 |
| Independent | George Rolland | 125 | 0.4 |
| | Total | 28,348 | |
1959 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | William Dunlop | 14,839 | 57.4 |
| Liberal | Alex Thompson | 7,870 | 30.4 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Jack Inman | 3,154 | 12.2 |
| | Total | 25,863 | |
By-election January 18, 1962 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Reilly | 11,385 | 45.3 |
| Liberal | Jean Newman | 11,200 | 44.6 |
| New Democrat | Eamonn Martin | 2,529 | 10.1 |
| | Total | 25,114 | |
1963 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Reilly | 18,466 | 55.6 |
| Liberal | Jean Newman | 11,844 | 35.7 |
| New Democrat | Tom Stevens | 2,876 | 8.7 |
| | Total | 33,186 | |

### 1966 boundaries

1967 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Reilly | 15,216 | 54.0 |
| Liberal | Michael Miller | 8,465 | 30.0 |
| New Democrat | Peter Morgan | 4,501 | 16.0 |
| | Total | 28,182 | |
1971 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Reilly | 19,940 | 57.0 |
| Liberal | Hugh Morris | 10,175 | 29.1 |
| New Democrat | Robert Imlay | 4,855 | 13.9 |
| Independent | Robert M. Wales | nil | 0.0 |
| | Total | 34,970 | |

### 1974 boundaries

1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Roy McMurtry | 17,264 | 52.3 |
| Liberal | Frank Judge | 10,492 | 31.8 |
| New Democratic | Eileen Elmy | 4,713 | 14.3 |
| Social Credit | Ann Harris | 288 | 0.9 |
| Independent | Donald Redekop | 252 | 0.8 |
| | Total | 33,009 | |
1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Roy McMurtry | 19,195 | 58.8 |
| Liberal | Sean McCann | 7,558 | 23.2 |
| New Democrat | Eileen B. Elmy | 5,159 | 15.8 |
| Libertarian | Linda Cain | 407 | 1.2 |
| Independent | John Stifel | 309 | 0.9 |
| | Total | 32,628 | |
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Roy McMurtry | 17,725 | 65.0 |
| Liberal | Keith Polson | 5,699 | 20.9 |
| New Democrat | Eileen Elmy | 3,550 | 13.1 |
| Libertarian | Angelo Cosentini | 303 | 1.1 |
| | Total | 27,277 | |
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | David McFadden | 13,496 | 43.6 |
| Liberal | Dianne Poole | 12,589 | 40.7 |
| New Democrat | John Goodfellow | 4,880 | 15.8 |
| | Total | 30,964 | |

### 1987 boundaries

1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Dianne Poole | 13,794 | 44.3 |
| Progressive Conservative | David McFadden | 13,082 | 42.0 |
| New Democrat | Michael Lee | 3,772 | 12.1 |
| Libertarian | Richard Lubbock | 384 | 1.2 |
| Independent | John Stifel | 123 | 0.4 |
| | Total | 31,155 | |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Liberal | Dianne Poole | 12,032 | 36.0 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ann Vanstone | 11,859 | 35.5 |
| New Democrat | Jay Waterman | 7,772 | 23.2 |
| Green | Dan King | 1,340 | 4.0 |
| Libertarian | Scott Bell | 448 | 1.3 |
| | Total | 33,451 | |
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Saunderson | 17,496 | 48.8 |
| Liberal | Dianne Poole | 12,904 | 36.0 |
| New Democrat | Adam Di Carlo | 4,597 | 12.8 |
| Green | Dan King | 395 | 1.1 |
| Natural Law | Linda Martin | 325 | 4.0 |
| Independent | Fernand Deschamps | 123 | 0.3 |
| | Total | 35,840 | |