West Toronto was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario. The district was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was renamed Toronto West in 1903.
West Toronto was initially defined as consisting of St. John, St. Andrew, St. Patrick, and St. George's Wards of Toronto. In 1872, St. John's Ward was excluded from the riding. In 1892, the riding was given an additional seat in the House of Commons of Canada so that its voters elected two Members of Parliament.
Electoral history
(Elected members indicated in bold text.)
1867 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Robert Alexander Harrison
1,477
Independent Liberal
John Macdonald
1,048
1872 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
John Crawford
1,043
Unknown
McLellan
574
Unknown
Capreol
0
By-election on On Mr. Crawford being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario