Norfolk North (provincial electoral district)

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Norfolk North
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 1923

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

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Norfolk North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James Wilson Conservative
2nd  1871–1874   John Fitzgerald Clarke Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883 John Bailey Freeman
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1890
 1891–1894 Edwin Clarendon Carpenter
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1903  Frederick S. Snider Conservative
 1903–1904   Archibald Little Liberal
11th  1905–1908 Thomas Robert Atkinson
12th  1908–1911   Hugh Paterson Innes Conservative
13th  1911–1914   Thomas Robert Atkinson Liberal
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  George David Sewell United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Norfolk before the 1926 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Wilson 98750.05
Liberal M.H. Foley98549.95
Total valid votes1,97283.84
Eligible voters2,352
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fitzgerald Clarke 1,12256.78+6.83
Conservative James Wilson 85443.226.83
Turnout1,97674.439.41
Eligible voters2,655
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.83
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fitzgerald Clarke 1,41752.194.59
Conservative J. McKnight1,29847.81+4.59
Total valid votes2,71575.77+1.35
Eligible voters3,583
Liberal hold Swing 4.59
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Bailey Freeman 1,49052.120.08
Conservative James Wilson 1,36947.88+0.08
Total valid votes2,85971.554.23
Eligible voters3,996
Liberal hold Swing 0.08
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 Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Fitzgerald Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "John Fitzgerald Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Bailey Freeman's Legislative Assembly information see "John Bailey Freeman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edwin Clarendon Carpenter's Legislative Assembly information see "Edwin Clarendon Carpenter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick S. Snider's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick S. Snider, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Archibald Little's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald Little, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Robert Atkinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Robert Atkinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh Paterson Innes's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Paterson Innes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George David Sewell's Legislative Assembly information see "George David Sewell, 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.