Northumberland West (provincial electoral district)

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Northumberland West
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 West 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 East to form Northumberland.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Northumberland West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Alexander Fraser Liberal
2nd  1871–1871
 1872–1874   Charles Gifford Conservative
3rd  1875–1879   William Hargraft Liberal
4th  1879–1883   John Collard Field Liberal
5th  1883–1886   Robert Mulholland Conservative
6th  1886–1890   Corelli Collard Field Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902 Samuel Clarke
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Northumberland before the 1926 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Fraser Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alexander Fraser 1,01350.90
Conservative Charles Gifford97749.10
Turnout1,99067.48
Eligible voters2,949
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Resignation of Alexander Fraser
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Gifford 1,16752.21+3.12
Independent J. Fisher1,06847.79 
Total valid votes2,235100.0  +12.31
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.12
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hargraft 1,25152.59 
Conservative Charles Gifford 1,12847.414.80
Total valid votes2,37970.78
Eligible voters3,361
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.40
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 Alexander Fraser's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Fraser, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Gifford's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Gifford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Hargraft's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hargraft, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Collard Field's Legislative Assembly information see "John Collard Field, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Mulholland's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Mulholland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Corelli Collard Field's Legislative Assembly information see "Corelli Collard Field, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Clarke, 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. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 18671968 . p. 251. OCLC   1052682.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.