Lambton East (provincial electoral district)

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Lambton East
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1966
First contested 1875
Last contested 1963

Lambton East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 from the eastern portion of Lambton and was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Lambton East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Created from a split of Lambton riding into Lambton East and Lambton West
3rd  1875–1879   Peter Graham Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1893   Hugh McKenzie Liberal
 1893–1894   Peter Duncan McCallum Protestant Protective Association
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902   Henry John Pettypiece Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908   Hugh Montgomery Conservative
12th  1908–1911   Robert John McCormick Liberal
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919   John Burton Martyn Conservative
15th  1919–1923   Leslie Warner Oke United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934   Thomas Howard Fraleigh Conservative
19th  1934–1937   Milton Duncan McVicar Liberal
20th  1937–1938
 1938–1943   Charles Oliver Fairbank Liberal
21st  1943–1945   Robert Roy Downie Liberal
22nd  1945–1948   Charles Janes Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967   Lorne Henderson Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Redistributed into Lambton and Sarnia before the 1967 election

Election results

1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Peter Graham 1,44353.35
Conservative G. Shirley1,26246.65
Turnout2,70570.74
Eligible voters3,824
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Graham 1,84050.882.46
Conservative G. Sherley1,77649.12+2.46
Total valid votes3,61673.23+2.49
Eligible voters4,938
Liberal hold Swing 2.46
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Peter Graham's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Graham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh McKenzie's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh McKenzie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Peter Duncan McCallum's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Duncan McCallum, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Henry John Pettypiece's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry John Pettypiece, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh Montgomery's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Montgomery, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert John McCormick's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert John McCormick, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Burton Martyn's Legislative Assembly information see "John Burton Martyn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Leslie Warner Oke's Legislative Assembly information see "Leslie Warner Oke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Howard Fraleigh's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Howard Fraleigh, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Milton Duncan McVicar's Legislative Assembly information see "Milton Duncan McVicar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Oliver Fairbank's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Oliver Fairbank, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Roy Downie's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Roy Downie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Janes's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Janes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Lorne Henderson's Legislative Assembly information see "Lorne Henderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.