Lanark North (provincial electoral district)

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Lanark 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

Lanark North 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.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Lanark North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Daniel Galbraith Liberal
2nd  1871–1872
 1872–1874 William Clyde Caldwell
3rd  1875–1879   William Mostyn Conservative
4th  1879–1883   William Clyde Caldwell Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1888 Daniel Hilliard
 1888–1890 William Clyde Caldwell
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   Richard Franklin Preston Conservative
9th  1898–1902   William Clyde Caldwell Liberal
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908   Richard Franklin Preston Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  Hiram McCreary United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   Thomas Alfred Thompson Conservative
17th  1926–1928
18th  1929–1934 John Alexander Craig
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Lanark before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Daniel Galbraith Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Daniel Galbraith Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, August 1872
Resignation of Daniel Galbraith
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Clyde Caldwell 61951.80
Conservative Bennett Rosamond57648.20
Total valid votes1,195100.0  
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :185
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Mostyn 91350.72+2.52
Liberal William Clyde Caldwell 88749.282.52
Turnout1,80080.07
Eligible voters2,248
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.52
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Clyde Caldwell 1,30956.04+6.76
Conservative William Mostyn 1,02743.966.76
Total valid votes2,33673.446.64
Eligible voters3,181
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.76
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Daniel Galbraith's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel Galbraith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Clyde Caldwell's Legislative Assembly information see "William Clyde Caldwell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Mostyn's Legislative Assembly information see "William Mostyn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Daniel Hilliard's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel Hilliard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Hiram McCreary's Legislative Assembly information see "Hiram McCreary, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Alfred Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Alfred Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Alexander Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "John Alexander Craig, 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. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . OCLC   1052682.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.