Hamilton (provincial electoral district)

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Hamilton
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1894
First contested 1867
Last contested 1890

Hamilton was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. In 1894 it was split into two ridings called Hamilton East and Hamilton West.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Hamilton
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James Williams Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883   John Gibson Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1891  Thomas Henry Stinson Conservative
 1891–1894   John Gibson Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Split into two ridings called Hamilton East and Hamilton West in 1894.

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal James Miller Williams 1,19353.88
Conservative Mr. O'Reily1,02146.12
Total valid votes2,21458.23
Eligible voters3,802
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Miller Williams 1,29454.23+0.35
Conservative Mr. Brown1,09245.770.35
Turnout2,38660.54+2.31
Eligible voters3,941
Liberal hold Swing +0.35
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Miller Williams Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Morison Gibson 2,24050.70
Conservative Mr. Murray2,17849.30
Total valid votes4,41859.07
Eligible voters7,479
Liberal hold Swing
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 Williams's Legislative Assembly information see "James Miller Williams, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Morison Gibson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Stinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Henry Stinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Gibson, 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.