Essex North (provincial electoral district)

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Essex North
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1996
First contested 1875
Last contested 1995

Essex North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Essex was split into Essex North and Essex South. It was renamed in 1967 to Essex-Kent before changing back to Essex North in 1975. It was changed back to Essex-Kent again in 1987 and finally was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Essex North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Essex in 1875
3rd  1875–1879   James Colebrooke Patterson Conservative
 1878–1879   Solomon White Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890   Gaspard Pacaud Liberal
7th  1890–1894   Solomon White Conservative
8th  1894–1898   William J. McKee Liberal
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1905   Joseph Octave Reaume Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919   Severin Ducharme Liberal
15th  1919–1923  Alphonse George Tisdelle United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  Edward Philip Tellier Liberal
17th  1926–1929   Paul Poisson Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937   Adélard Trottier Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Arthur Nelson Alles Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948   Alexander Parent Liberal–Labour
23rd  1948–1951   Gordon Bennett Ellis Co-operative Commonwealth
24th  1951–1955   Arthur Reaume Liberal
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
Renamed to Essex—Kent
28th  1967–1971   Dick Ruston Liberal
29th  1971–1975
Renamed to Essex North
30th  1975–1977   Dick Ruston Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987   Pat Hayes New Democratic
Renamed to Essex—Kent
34th  1987–1990   Jim McGuigan Liberal
35th  1990–1995   Pat Hayes New Democratic
36th  1995–1999   Pat Hoy Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Essex riding before the 1999 election

Election results

1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Colebrooke Patterson 1,20961.56
Independent Luc Montrieul75538.44
Turnout1,96454.37
Eligible voters3,612
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Colebrooke Patterson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Colebrooke Patterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Solomon White's Legislative Assembly information see "Solomon White, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Gaspard Picaud's Legislative Assembly information see "Gaspard Picaud, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William J. McKee's Legislative Assembly information see "William J. McKee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Joseph Octave Reaume's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Octave Reaume, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Severin Ducharme's Legislative Assembly information see "Severin Ducharme, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alphonse George Tisdelle's Legislative Assembly information see "Alphonse George Tisdelle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Edward Philip Tellier's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Philip Tellier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Paul Poisson's Legislative Assembly information see "Paul Poisson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Adélard Trottier's Legislative Assembly information see "Adélard Trottier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Arthur Nelson Alles' Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Nelson Alles, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander A. Parent's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander A. Parent, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Gordon Bennett Ellis' Legislative Assembly information see "Gordon Bennett Ellis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Arthur John Reaume's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur John Reaume, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Dick Ruston's Legislative Assembly information see "Dick Ruston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Pat Hayes' Legislative Assembly information see "Pat Hayes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Jim McGuigan's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim McGuigan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • For Pat Hoy's Legislative Assembly information see "Pat Hoy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.