David Creighton

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Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875: Grey North
Previous election voided

David Creighton
Ontario MPP
In office 1875–1890
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Creighton	1,262	51.87	−6.55
	Independent	R. McKnight	1,171	48.13
Total valid votes			2,433
	Conservative hold		Swing		−6.55
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [3] : 107

v t e 1879 Ontario general election : Grey North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Creighton	1,660	50.27	−1.60
	Liberal	Mr. Doyle	1,642	49.73
Total valid votes			3,302	60.98
Eligible voters			5,415
	Conservative hold		Swing		−1.60
Source: Elections Ontario [4]

References

1. "The late David Creighton". The Globe (1844–1936). 15 November 1917 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844–2009) p. 6.
2. "David Creighton's FamilySearch". FamilySearch .
3. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

External links

• Mackintosh, C.H., ed. (1879). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Printing and Publishing Company. p. 252.
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1898). The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: a handbook of Canadian biography (First ed.). Toronto: William Briggs. pp. 225–226.