Lennox (provincial electoral district)

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Lennox
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

Lennox 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

Lennox
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   John Stevenson Conservative
2nd  1871–1874 John Thomas Grange
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883   George Douglas Hawley Liberal
5th  1883–1885   Alexander Hall Roe Conservative
 1885–1886   George Douglas Hawley Liberal
6th  1886–1890   Walter William Meacham Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902   Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth Liberal
10th  1902–1904   Thomas George Carscallen Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1917
 1918–1919 Reginald Amherst Fowler
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1923   John Perry Vrooman Liberal
 1923–1926   Charles Wesley Hambly Conservative
Combined with Frontenac to form Frontenac-Lennox
17th  1926–1929   Edward Ming Liberal
18th  1929–1934   Charles Wesley Hambly Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Prince Edward—Lennox before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Stevenson 1,22253.29
Liberal T.W. Casey82636.02
Independent B.C. Davy24510.68
Total valid votes2,29366.35
Eligible voters3,456
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Thomas Grange 1,18356.41+3.12
Conservative John Stevenson 91443.599.71
Turnout2,09762.953.40
Eligible voters3,331
Conservative hold Swing +6.41
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Conservative John Thomas Grange 1,06554.362.05
Liberal T.W. Casey51026.03 
Independent P.D. Booth38419.60 
Turnout1,95953.479.49
Eligible voters3,664
Independent Conservative hold Swing 2.05
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Douglas Hawley 1,23150.20+24.17
Conservative Mr. Ker1,22149.80 
Total valid votes2,45262.71+9.24
Eligible voters3,910
Liberal gain from Independent Conservative Swing +24.17
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 John Stevenson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stevenson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Thomas Grange's Legislative Assembly information see "John Thomas Grange, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Douglas Hawley's Legislative Assembly information see "George Douglas Hawley, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander Hall Roe's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Hall Roe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Walter William Meacham's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter William Meacham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth's Legislative Assembly information see "Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas George Carscallen's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas George Carscallen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Reginald Amherst Fowler's Legislative Assembly information see "Reginald Amherst Fowler, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Perry Vrooman's Legislative Assembly information see "John Perry Vrooman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Wesley Hambly's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Wesley Hambly, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward Ming's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Ming, 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.