York South (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the New Brunswick riding, see York South (New Brunswick provincial electoral district). For the Ontario provincial riding of the same name, see York South (Ontario provincial electoral district).
York South was an electoral district (or "riding") in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979.
Quick Facts Ontario electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1903 |
District abolished | 1966 |
First contested | 1904 |
Last contested | 1965 |
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The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader Arthur Meighen was defeated in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation's (CCF) candidate (assisted by the Liberals). The election was a major breakthrough for the CCF, and ended Meighen's attempt to return to politics. In later years, it became known as perennial leaders' riding, the home district for both CCF and New Democratic Party (NDP) leaders Ted Jolliffe, Donald C. MacDonald, David Lewis and Bob Rae.