Haldimand (provincial electoral district)

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Haldimand
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1934
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

Haldimand was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Haldimand
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Jacob Baxter Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902 Joseph William Holmes
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 Jacob Kohler
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914 Christian Kohler
14th  1914–1919   William Jaques Conservative
15th  1919–1923  Warren Stringer United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   Richard Nixon Berry Conservative
17th  1926–1929  Robert Francis Miller Liberal
18th  1929–1934   Richard Nixon Berry Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Haldimand—Norfolk before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Jacob Baxter 1,37756.43
Conservative Mr. Hurssell1,06343.57
Total valid votes2,44078.36
Eligible voters3,114
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Baxter 1,21260.78+4.35
Conservative Mr. Amsden78239.224.35
Turnout1,99459.9018.46
Eligible voters3,329
Liberal hold Swing +4.35
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Baxter 1,47653.876.91
Conservative R. Waldbrook1,26446.13+6.91
Turnout2,74075.84+15.94
Eligible voters3,613
Liberal hold Swing 6.91
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Baxter 1,61251.012.86
Conservative Mr. Thompson1,54848.99+2.86
Total valid votes3,16076.44+0.60
Eligible voters4,134
Liberal hold Swing 2.86
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 Jacob Baxter's Legislative Assembly information see "Jacob Baxter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Joseph William Holmes's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph William Holmes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Jacob Kohler's Legislative Assembly information see "Jacob Kohler, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Christian Kohler's Legislative Assembly information see "Christian Kohler, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Jaques's Legislative Assembly information see "William Jaques, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Warren Stringer's Legislative Assembly information see "Warren Stringer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Richard Nixon Berry's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Nixon Berry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Robert Francis Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Francis Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  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.