Middlesex North (provincial electoral district)

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Middlesex North
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1974
First contested 1867
Last contested 1971

Middlesex North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1973 before the 1975 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Middlesex North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James Sinclair Smith Liberal
2nd  1871–1875
3rd  1875–1879   John McDougall Conservative
4th  1879–1883   John Waters Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   William Henry Taylor Liberal-Patron
9th  1898–1902   Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908   Charles Constantine Hodgins Conservative
12th  1908–1909   Duncan Campbell Ross Liberal
 1909–1911   James William Doyle Conservative
13th  1911–1914   Duncan MacArthur Conservative
14th  1914–1919   John Grieve Liberal
15th  1919–1923   James C. Brown United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   George Adam Elliott Conservative
17th  1926–1929   Alexander Daniel McLean Progressive
18th  1929–1934   Fred Van Wyck Laughton Conservative
19th  1934–1937   John Willard Freeborn Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Thomas Patrick Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1957
 1957–1959   William Atcheson Stewart Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Middlesex before 1975 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal James Sinclair Smith 1,08443.69
Conservative John McDougall1,04642.16
Independent Mr. McIntyre35114.15
Total valid votes2,48184.79
Eligible voters2,926
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Sinclair Smith 1,28656.58+12.89
Conservative Mr. McIntosh98743.42+1.26
Turnout2,27369.34−15.45
Eligible voters3,278
Liberal hold Swing +5.81
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John McDougall 1,56554.89+11.47
Liberal James Sinclair Smith 1,28645.11−11.47
Total valid votes2,85172.77+3.43
Eligible voters3,918
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.47
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Waters 1,91753.22+8.11
Conservative John McDougall 1,68546.78−8.11
Total valid votes3,60272.87+0.10
Eligible voters4,943
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.11
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 James Sinclair Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "James Sinclair Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John McDougall's Legislative Assembly information see "John McDougall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Waters's Legislative Assembly information see "John Waters, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Henry Taylor's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Taylor, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles Constantine Hodgins's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Constantine Hodgins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Duncan Campbell Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Campbell Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James William Doyle's Legislative Assembly information see "James William Doyle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Duncan MacArthur's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan MacArthur, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Grieve's Legislative Assembly information see "John Grieve, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James C. Brown's Legislative Assembly information see "James C. Brown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Adam Elliott's Legislative Assembly information see "George Adam Elliott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander Daniel McLean's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Daniel McLean, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Fred Van Wyck Laughton's Legislative Assembly information see "Fred Van Wyck Laughton, 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.
    • For Thomas L. Patrick's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas L. Patrick, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Atcheson Stewart's Legislative Assembly information see "William Atcheson Stewart, 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.
  5. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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