Monck (provincial electoral district)

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Monck
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911

Monck was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1914. It was merged into the riding of Lincoln.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Monck
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   George Secord Conservative
2nd  1871–1872 Lachlin McCallum
 1872–1874   Henry Ryan Haney Liberal
3rd  1875–1878
 1878–1879 Richard Harcourt
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911   James Alway Ross Conservative
13th  1911–1914   Thomas Marshall Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Lincoln before the 1914 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Secord 1,11856.10
Liberal A. Morse87543.90
Total valid votes1,99378.59
Eligible voters2,536
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lachlin McCallum 93150.135.96
Liberal James David Edgar 92649.87+5.96
Turnout1,85766.3512.24
Eligible voters2,799
Conservative hold Swing 5.96
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1872
Resignation of Lachlin McCallum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Ryan Haney 1,28351.67+1.81
Independent E. Lee1,20048.33 
Total valid votes2,483100.0  +33.71
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.81
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :223
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Ryan Haney 1,41256.21+4.54
Conservative S.W. Hill1,10043.79 
Total valid votes2,51274.47
Eligible voters3,373
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Ryan Haney 1,36255.30+3.63
Conservative George Secord 1,10144.70 
Total valid votes2,463
Liberal hold Swing +3.63
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :223
Ontario provincial by-election, January 9, 1879
Death of Henry Ryan Haney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Harcourt 46957.06+1.76
Independent Mr. Heaslip35342.94 
Total valid votes822
Liberal hold Swing +1.76
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :223
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Harcourt 1,48652.644.42
Conservative E.K. Dodds1,33747.36 
Total valid votes2,82381.42
Eligible voters3,467
Liberal hold Swing 4.42
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 George Secord's Legislative Assembly information see "George Secord, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Lachlin McCallum's Legislative Assembly information see "Lachlin McCallum, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Henry Ryan Haney's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Ryan Haney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Richard Harcourt's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Harcourt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Alway Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "James Alway Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Marshall's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Marshall, 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. 1 2 3 Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . OCLC   1052682.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.