Cardwell (provincial electoral district)

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Cardwell
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1907
First contested 1867
Last contested 1905

Cardwell was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1907 before the 1908 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Cardwell
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Thomas Swinarton Conservative
2nd  1871–1874   George McManus Cons-Liberal
3rd  1875–1879   John Flesher Conservative
4th  1879–1883   Charles Robinson Liberal
5th  1883–1886   William Henry Hammell Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   Edward Alfred Little Cons-PPA
9th  1898–1902   Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1906
 1906–1908   Alexander Ferguson Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Simcoe South before the 1908 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Thomas Swinarton 1,15152.37
Liberal George McManus 1,04747.63
Total valid votes2,19884.96
Eligible voters2,587
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Conservative George McManus 1,11663.16 
Liberal Mr. Cumberland65136.8410.79
Turnout1,76767.1417.82
Eligible voters2,632
Liberal–Conservative gain from Conservative Swing +5.40
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Flesher 1,20852.80 
Liberal T.O. Bowls1,08047.20+10.36
Turnout2,28866.820.31
Eligible voters3,424
Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative Swing 5.18
Source: Elections Ontario [4]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Swinarton's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Swinarton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George McManus's Legislative Assembly information see "George McManus, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Flesher's Legislative Assembly information see "John Flesher, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Henry Hammell's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Hammell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward Alfred Little's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Alfred Little, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.