Addington (provincial electoral district)

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Addington
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1954
First contested 1867
Last contested 1951

Addington was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1954 before the 1955 election.

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Boundaries

In 1867, the boundaries included the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Anglesea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough and Bedford. [1]

In 1885, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield, and the Village of Newburgh in Lennox and Addington County, and the townships of Barrie, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in Frontenac County. [2]

In 1925, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield and the Village of Newburgh in the County of Lennox aud Addington and the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Pittsburg, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in the County of Frontenac. [3]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Addington
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Edmund John Glyn Hooper Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1871–1875   Hammel Madden Deroche Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886   George Denison Conservative
6th  1886–1890 John Stewart Miller
7th  1890–1894 James Reid
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908 William James Paul
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914 William Black
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943   Progressive Conservative
21st  1943–1945 John Abbott Pringle
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [4]
Merged into Frontenac—Addington for the 1955 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E.H. Hooper 1,55473.7
Liberal Joyner55126.1
Independent B.C. Davy30.1
Total valid votes2,108
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H.M. Deroche 80950.8+24.7
Conservative E.H. Hooper 78349.2-24.5
Total valid votes1,592
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H.M. Deroche 1,45360.8+10.0
Conservative G. Lake93839.2-10.0
Total valid votes2,391
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H.M. Deroche 1,50350.7-11.1
Conservative George Denison 1,45949.3+11.1
Total valid votes2,962
1883 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Denison 1,73952.8+3.5
Liberal H.M. Deroche 1,55649.2-1.5
Total valid votes3,295
1886 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J.S. Miller 1,71253.4+0.6
Liberal H.M. Deroche 1,49346.6-2.6
Total valid votes3,205
1890 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Reid 1,49851.5-1.9
Liberal Frank Halliday1,41248.5+1.9
Total valid votes2,910
1894 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Reid 1,84956.7+5.2
Liberal Frank Halliday1,64743.3-5.2
Total valid votes3,496
1898 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Reid 1,90154.3-2.4
Liberal C.H. Wartman1,60045.7+2.4
Total valid votes3,501

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References

  1. "Constitution Act, 1867, First Schedule, Electoral Ridings of Ontario, New Electoral Divisions". Government of Canada. April 6, 2018.
  2. Lewis, Roderick, ed. (1968). Centennial edition of a history of the electoral districts, legislatures and ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. Ontario: Chief Election Office. pp. 5–7.
  3. "Representation Act, RSO 1927, c 6". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1927.
  4. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Edmund John Glyn Hooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund John Glyn Hooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Hammel Madden DeRoche's Legislative Assembly information see "Hammel Madden DeRoche, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Denison's Legislative Assembly information see "George Denison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Stewart Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stewart Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "James Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William James Paul's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Paul, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William David Black's Legislative Assembly information see "William David Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Abbott Pringle's Legislative Assembly information see "John Abbott Pringle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.