Middlesex East (provincial electoral district)

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Middlesex East
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1925
First contested 1867
Last contested 1926

Middlesex East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Middlesex East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James Evans Liberal
2nd  1871–1875   Richard Tooley Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886  Donald MacKenzie Liberal
6th  1886–1890   Richard Tooley Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   William Shore Protestant Protective Association
9th  1898–1900   Thomas D. Hodgins Conservative
 1900–1902   Thomas Robson Conservative
10th  1902–1905   George Albert Routledge Liberal
11th  1905–1908   George Wesley Neely Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1912   Robert Sutherland Liberal
 1912–1913   George Wesley Neely Conservative
 1913–1914   John McFarlan Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   John Willard Freeborn United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Middlesex South riding after 1926

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal James Evans 1,82150.42
Conservative Mr. Taylor1,79149.58
Total valid votes3,61286.62
Eligible voters4,170
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Tooley 1,62251.41+1.83
Liberal James Evans 1,53348.591.83
Turnout3,15574.9211.70
Eligible voters4,211
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.83
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Tooley 2,18553.11+1.70
Liberal James Evans 1,92946.891.70
Total valid votes4,11472.872.06
Eligible voters5,646
Conservative hold Swing +1.70
Source: Elections Ontario [4]

References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Evans' Legislative Assembly information see "James Evans, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Richard Tooley's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Tooley, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald MacKenzie's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald MacKenzie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Shore's Legislative Assembly information see "William Shore, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas D. Hodgins's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas D. Hodgins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Robson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Robson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Albert Routledge's Legislative Assembly information see "George Albert Routledge, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Wesley Neely's Legislative Assembly information see "George Wesley Neely, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Robert Sutherland's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Sutherland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John McFarlan's Legislative Assembly information see "John McFarlan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Willard Freeborn's Legislative Assembly information see "John Willard Freeborn, 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. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.