St. David (provincial electoral district)

St. David

Ontario electoral district
St. David, in relation to the other Toronto ridings, after the 1926 redistribution.
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1925
District abolished	1987
First contested	1926
Last contested	1985

St. David was an Ontario provincial riding that existed from 1926 to 1987. It covered a section of the eastern city of Toronto east of Sherbourne Street and west of the Don River. The riding lasted until 1987 when it was merged with the neighbouring St. George to create a larger district called St. George—St. David.

In 1926 the riding was carved out of the existing ridings of Toronto Northeast and Toronto Southeast with the following boundaries. The southern boundary was Toronto Harbour. Going north along the west side it formed a line following Sherbourne Street north to Bloor Street. The boundary went west to Yonge Street and north along Yonge to St. Clair Avenue. It went east along St. Clair until the street was interrupted by the Mud Creek ravine. It followed the ravine southeast towards the Don River and then followed the river until it entered Toronto Harbour.

Prior to the 1934 election, the riding boundary at the north end was changed. Instead of following Bloor Street, the boundary instead went north following Sherbourne Street where it turned into MacLennan Avenue (now Sherbourne Street North). It followed this street north to the CPR right-of-way. It then went west along the right-of-way until it reached a ravine now occupied by David Balfour Park. It followed the ravine north through the Vale of Avoca and then through the Mount Pleasant Cemetery until it reached a point where Yonge Street was crossed by the former Belt Line Railway right-of-way. It then turned east following the original Belt Line right-of-way which curved south to join up with the Mud Creek ravine. It then went southeast towards the Don River.