Toronto West, also known as West Toronto, was a provincial electoral district that was created in Toronto, Ontario in 1867 when the country of Canada was established and the Province of Ontario was established. At the time Toronto was divided into two districts, West Toronto and Toronto East. It existed from 1867 to 1886 and from 1894 to 1914.
In 1886, Toronto's two districts were dissolved and a single district covering the entire city was created. It elected three members.
In 1894 the city-wide district was split into four parts, of which a new Toronto West was one. The district of Toronto West covered the western part of the old city of Toronto. From 1908 to 1914 it elected two members to the legislature. Each of the members were elected in separate first past the post contests.
In 1914 the Toronto West district was abolished. The districts of Toronto East, Toronto North, Toronto South and Toronto West were replaced by Toronto Northeast, Toronto Northwest, Toronto Southwest and Toronto Southeast, which were constituted as two-member districts. Parkdale and Riverdale were created as single-member constituencies. The members in the two-seat districts were elected using separate first past the post contests.
In 1867, when the province of Ontario was established, two districts were created to represent the city of Toronto. Toronto West was created from the city wards of St. John, St. Andrew, St. Patrick and St. George.
In 1886 the district was abolished and a single district called Toronto, covering the entire city, was created. It elected three members to the legislature.
The district was re-formed in 1894. In the second incarnation, the boundaries were Lake Ontario to the south between Palmerston Avenue in the east and the city limits in the west. The northern boundary was the city limits, which was formed by the Grand Trunk Railway right-of-way.
In 1914, the district was split into three new districts - Toronto Southwest, Toronto Northwest and Parkdale.