Kingston (provincial electoral district)

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Kingston
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1963

Kingston was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Kingston
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Maxwell W. Strange Conservative
2nd  1871–1874   William Robinson Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883   James Henry Metcalfe Conservative
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1892
 1892–1894   William Harty Liberal
8th  1894–1895  Edward H. Smythe Conservative
 1895–1898   William Harty Liberal
9th  1898–1901
 1901–1902   Edward John Barker Pense Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911   William Folger Nickle Conservative
13th  1911–1914   Arthur Edward Ross Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1922
 1922–1923   William Folger Nickle Conservative
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929   Thomas Ashmore Kidd Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Harry Allan Stewart Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955   William McAdam Nickle Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967   Syl Apps Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Kingston and the Islands before the 1967 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Maxwell W. Strange 70584.63
Liberal John Stewart12815.37
Total valid votes83337.14
Eligible voters2,243
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Robinson 60750.0434.59
Liberal Mr. Breden58648.31+32.94
Independent John Stewart201.65 
Turnout1,21358.21+21.07
Eligible voters2,084
Conservative hold Swing 33.77
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Robinson 93554.17+4.13
Liberal–Conservative James McCammon79145.83 
Turnout1,72664.55+6.34
Eligible voters2,674
Conservative hold Swing +4.13
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Henry Metcalfe 95555.82+1.64
Liberal William Robinson 75644.18 
Total valid votes1,71159.535.01
Eligible voters2,874
Conservative hold Swing +1.64
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 Maxwell W. Strange's Legislative Assembly information see "Maxwell W. Strange, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Henry Metcalfe's Legislative Assembly information see "James Henry Metcalfe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Harty's Legislative Assembly information see "William Harty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward H. Smythe's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward H. Smythe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward John Barker Pense's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward John Barker Pense, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Folger Nickle's Legislative Assembly information see "William Folger Nickle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Arthur Edward Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Edward Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Ashmore Kidd's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Ashmore Kidd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Harry Allan Stewart's Legislative Assembly information see "Harry Allan Stewart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William McAdam Nickle's Legislative Assembly information see "William McAdam Nickle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Syl Apps's Legislative Assembly information see "Syl Apps, 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.

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