Hastings North (provincial electoral district)

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Hastings North
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1929

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

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Hastings North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   George Henry Boulter Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 Alpheus Field Wood
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   James Haggerty Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1902  William John Allen Conservative
10th  1902–1904 Josiah Williams Pearce
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914 John Robert Cooke
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Hastings East and Hastings West ridings before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Henry Boulter 97063.73
Liberal S. Reid55236.27
Total valid votes1,52269.31
Eligible voters2,196
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Boulter 60486.04+22.31
Liberal G.W. Ostrom9813.9622.31
Turnout70241.2928.02
Eligible voters1,700
Conservative hold Swing +22.31
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Boulter 96055.1430.90
Liberal E.D. O'Flynn78144.86+30.90
Turnout1,74174.62+33.33
Eligible voters2,333
Conservative hold Swing 30.90
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Boulter 1,08151.353.79
Independent Mr. Vankleek1,02448.65 
Total valid votes2,10563.2711.35
Eligible voters3,327
Conservative hold Swing 3.79
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 George Henry Boulter's Legislative Assembly information see "George Henry Boulter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alpheus Field Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Alpheus Field Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Haggerty's Legislative Assembly information see "James Haggerty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William John Allen's Legislative Assembly information see "William John Allen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Josiah Williams Pearce's Legislative Assembly information see "Josiah Williams Pearce, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Robert Cooke's Legislative Assembly information see "John Robert Cooke, 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.