Northumberland East (provincial electoral district)

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Northumberland 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 1923

Northumberland East 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. It was merged with Northumberland West to form Northumberland.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Northumberland East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   John Eyre Liberal
2nd  1871–1874 William Wilson Webb
3rd  1875–1879 James Marshall Ferris
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1887   William Arnson Willoughby Conservative
 1888–1888  Richard Clarke Liberal
 1888–1890   William Arnson Willoughby Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902   John Henry Douglas Liberal
10th  1902–1904   William Arnson Willoughby Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911   Samuel Greerson Nesbitt Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   Wesley Montgomery United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  James Belford Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Northumberland before the 1926 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Eyre 1,49264.56
Conservative G.S. Burrell81735.35
Independent Mr. Cummings10.04
Independent Mr. Humphries10.04
Total valid votes2,31166.97
Eligible voters3,451
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Wilson Webb 69437.7026.86
Conservative John Eyre 66436.07+0.71
Independent Mr. Meyers48326.24 
Turnout1,84153.2213.75
Eligible voters3,459
Liberal hold Swing 13.79
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Marshall Ferris 1,55148.27+10.58
Conservative E. Cochrane1,44845.07+9.00
Liberal William Wilson Webb 2146.6631.04
Total valid votes3,21374.62+21.39
Eligible voters4,306
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Marshall Ferris 1,70952.46+14.76
Conservative E. Cochrane1,54947.54+11.48
Total valid votes3,258
Liberal hold Swing +1.64
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [5] :248
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Marshall Ferris 1,88750.641.81
Conservative E. Cochrane1,83949.36+1.81
Total valid votes3,72671.32
Eligible voters5,224
Liberal hold Swing 1.81
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 John Eyre's Legislative Assembly information see "John Eyre, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Wilson Webb's Legislative Assembly information see "William Wilson Webb, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Marshall Ferris's Legislative Assembly information see "James Marshall Ferris, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Arnson Willoughby's Legislative Assembly information see "William Arnson Willoughby, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Richard Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Henry Douglas's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Douglas, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Greerson Nesbitt's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Greerson Nesbitt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wesley Montgomery's Legislative Assembly information see "Wesley Montgomery, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Belford's Legislative Assembly information see "James Franklin Beatty Belford, 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. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . OCLC   1052682.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.