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Donald Hugo Morrow was a politician in Ontario,Canada of Scottish descent. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He represented the ridings of Carleton from 1948 to 1955 and Ottawa West from 1955 to 1977. From 1963 to 1967 he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario,Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections,and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the city was re-configured as a single seat. London North was re-established for the 1955 provincial election and retained until 1999,when most of its territory was integrated into the new riding of London North Centre.
Eglinton was a provincial electoral district located in Toronto,Ontario. From 1926 until 1999 it elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. At its abolishment in 1999 it consisted of the neighbourhoods of Davisville and Lawrence Park in the north end of the old city of Toronto. It was abolished into Eglinton—Lawrence,Don Valley West and St. Paul's.
Welland Stewart Gemmell was a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 until his death in 1954.
The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 4,1945,until April 27,1948,just prior to the 1948 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by George Drew.
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London South was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1926 and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. It was re-established in 1955 and existed until 1999 when it was abolished again.
Niagara Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario,Canada,represented from 1867 until 1977 and again since 2007 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Its population in 2006 was 112,875.
William Harold Leonard Walker is a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound between 2011 and 2022.
Wellington South was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election.
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Kenora was an Ontario provincial electoral district in northwestern Ontario until 1999.
Oxford South 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.
Hastings East was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.
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- ↑ "Harold Walker | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1948-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
