Middlesex West (provincial electoral district)

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Middlesex West
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

Middlesex West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was renamed Middlesex South in 1933 before the 1934 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Middlesex West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Nathaniel Currie Conservative
2nd  1871–1871   Alexander Mackenzie Liberal
 1872–1875   John Watterworth Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1883  Alexander Johnston Conservative
 1883–1886   George William Ross Liberal
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1907
 1907–1908   Duncan Campbell Ross Liberal
12th  1908–1911   John Campbell Elliott Liberal
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   John Giles Lethbridge United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934  Lloyd William Morgan Freele Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Renamed Middlesex South riding after 1934

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Nathaniel Currie 1,10052.08
Liberal Mr. Campbell1,01247.92
Total valid votes2,11287.45
Eligible voters2,415
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1,36258.81+10.89
Conservative Nathaniel Currie 95441.1910.89
Turnout2,31677.1710.28
Eligible voters3,001
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +10.89
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Ministerial by-election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1872
Resignation of Alexander Mackenzie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Watterworth 1,31151.94
Independent J.D. Dewan1,21348.06
Total valid votes2,524100.0  
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [5]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Watterworth 1,41554.30+2.36
Conservative Nathaniel Currie 1,19145.70 
Total valid votes2,60671.36
Eligible voters3,652
Liberal hold Swing +2.36
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 Nathaniel Currie's Legislative Assembly information see "Nathaniel Currie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander Mackenzie's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Mackenzie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Watterworth's Legislative Assembly information see "John Watterworth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George William Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "George William Ross, 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 John Campbell Elliott's Legislative Assembly information see "John Campbell Elliott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Giles Lethbridge's Legislative Assembly information see "John Giles Lethbridge, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Lloyd William Morgan Freele's Legislative Assembly information see "Lloyd William Morgan Freele, 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 . p. 220. OCLC   1052682.
  5. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . p. 220. OCLC   1052682.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.