Glengarry (provincial electoral district)

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Glengarry
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1973
First contested 1867
Last contested 1971

Glengarry was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1973 before the 1975 election. The riding roughly corresponded to the territory of Glengarry County.

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In the electoral redistribution of 1975, Glengarry was merged into Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry.

There was a Glengarry district used to elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada previous to Confederation, starting in 1792.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Glengarry
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James Craig Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879   Alexander James Grant Independent Liberal
4th  1879–1882   Donald Macmaster Conservative
 1882–1883   James Rayside Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   David Murdoch McPherson Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1902   Donald Robert McDonald Conservative
10th  1902–1904 William Duncan McLeod
11th  1905–1908   John Angus McMillan Liberal
12th  1908–1911   Donald Robert McDonald Conservative
13th  1911–1914   Hugh Munro Liberal
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   Duncan Alexander Ross United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   James Alexander Sangster Liberal
17th  1926–1929   Angus McGillis Conservative
18th  1929–1934   James Alexander Sangster Liberal
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943 Edmund MacGillivray
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951   Osie Villeneuve Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1957
 1957–1959 Fernand Guindon
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967 Osie Villeneuve
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry
28th  1975–1977   Osie Villeneuve Progressive Conservative
30th  1977–1981
31st  1981–1983
 1983–1985 Noble Villeneuve
32nd  1985–1987
SDG and East Grenville
33rd  1987–1990   Noble Villeneuve Progressive Conservative
34th  1990–1995
35th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh before the 1999 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Craig 1,14956.71
Liberal A. McNab87743.29
Total valid votes2,02682.59
Eligible voters2,453
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Craig 96252.893.83
Liberal R.R. McLennan85747.11+3.83
Turnout1,81972.3010.29
Eligible voters2,516
Conservative hold Swing 3.83
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Alexander James Grant 1,12551.07 
Liberal A. McNab1,07848.93+1.82
Turnout2,20374.08+1.78
Eligible voters2,974
Independent Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 0.91
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Macmaster 1,33150.78 
Liberal James Rayside 1,29049.22+0.28
Total valid votes2,62174.31+0.24
Eligible voters3,527
Conservative gain from Independent Liberal Swing 0.14
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "James Craig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander James Grant's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander James Grant, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Macmaster's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Macmaster, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Rayside's Legislative Assembly information see "James Rayside, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For David Murdoch McPherson's Legislative Assembly information see "David Murdoch McPherson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Robert McDonald's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Robert McDonald, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Duncan McLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "William Duncan McLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Angus McMillan's Legislative Assembly information see "John Angus McMillan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh Munro's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Munro, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Duncan Alexander Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Alexander Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Alexander Sangster's Legislative Assembly information see "James Alexander Sangster, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Angus McGillis's Legislative Assembly information see "Angus McGillis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edmund MacGillivray's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund MacGillivray, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Osie Villeneuve's Legislative Assembly information see "Osie Villeneuve, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Fernand Guindon's Legislative Assembly information see "Fernand Guindon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Noble Villeneuve's Legislative Assembly information see "Noble Villeneuve, 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.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.