Leeds (provincial electoral district)

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Leeds
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1886
District abolished1986
First contested 1886
Last contested 1985

Leeds was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1886 from Leeds South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Henry Dolphus Smith Liberal
2nd  1871–1875   Henry Merrick Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
Merged with Leeds South into Leeds

Leeds South (1867–1883)

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Benjamin Tett Conservative
2nd  1871–1873 Herbert Stone MacDonald
 1873–1879 John Godkin Giles
3rd  1875–1879 Robert Henry Preston
4th  1879–1883William Richardson
5th  1883–1886 Robert Henry Preston
Merged with Leeds North and Grenville North into Leeds

Leeds (1886–1985)

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
6th  1886–1890   Robert Henry Preston Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898 Walter Beatty
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 John Robertson Dargavel
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923Andrew Wellington Gray
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929 Frederick James Skinner
18th  1929–1933
Merged with Brockville
19th  1934–1937   George Taylor Fulford Liberal
20th  1937–1943   Walter Bain Reynolds Progressive Conservative
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1949
 1949–1951 Hugh Alexander Reynolds
24th  1951–1954 Charles Gordon MacOdrum
 1954–1955 James Auld
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985 Bob Runciman
33rd  1985–1987
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Leeds—Grenville before the 1987 election

Election results

Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Henry Dolphus Smith 96256.19
Conservative O.R. Gowan75043.81
Total valid votes1,71278.28
Eligible voters2,187
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Merrick 72361.01+17.20
Liberal Henry Dolphus Smith 46238.99−17.20
Turnout1,18552.71−25.57
Eligible voters2,248
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +17.20
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Merrick 1,03561.57+0.56
Independent Henry Dolphus Smith 64638.43−0.56
Turnout1,68166.63+13.91
Eligible voters2,523
Conservative hold Swing +0.56
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Merrick 1,08459.53−2.04
Liberal Mr. Meikle73740.47 
Total valid votes1,82164.90−1.73
Eligible voters2,806
Conservative hold Swing −2.04
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

Leeds South (1867–1883)

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Benjamin Tett 1,38050.13
Liberal Stephen Richards 1,37349.87
Total valid votes2,75383.96
Eligible voters3,279
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [6]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Herbert Stone MacDonald Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [7]
Ontario provincial by-election, December 1873
Resignation of Herbert Stone MacDonald
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Godkin Giles Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [8] : 194 
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert Henry Preston 1,48158.70
Liberal R. Fields1,04241.30
Turnout2,52379.87
Eligible voters3,159
Conservative hold Swing  
Source: Elections Ontario [9]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Richardson 1,36256.92−1.78
Independent Mr. Green1,03143.08 
Total valid votes2,39357.41−22.45
Eligible voters4,168
Conservative hold Swing −1.78
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 Robert Henry Preston's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Henry Preston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Walter Beatty's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Beatty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Robertson Dargavel's Legislative Assembly information see "John Robertson Dargavel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Andrew Wellington Gray's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Wellington Gray, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick James Skinner's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick James Skinner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Taylor Fulford's Legislative Assembly information see "George Taylor Fulford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Walter Bain Reynolds's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Bain Reynolds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh Alexander Reynolds's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Alexander Reynolds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2019.
    • For Charles Gordon MacOdrum's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Gordon MacOdrum, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Auld's Legislative Assembly information see "James Auld, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bob Runciman's Legislative Assembly information see "Bob Runciman, 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. 1 2 "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
  9. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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