Ontario North (provincial electoral district)

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Ontario North
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

Ontario North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Ontario North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Thomas Paxton Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1881
 1881–1883   Frank Madill Conservative
5th  1883–1886   Isaac James Gould Liberal
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894   James Glendinning Conservative
8th  1894–1898   Thomas William Chapple Liberal
9th  1898–1902   William Hoyle Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1918
 1919–1919   John Wesley Widdifield United Farmers
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934   James Blanchard Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Ontario before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Thomas Paxton 1,69458.70
Conservative Mr. Gillespie1,19241.30
Total valid votes2,88679.26
Eligible voters3,641
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Paxton 1,27973.80+15.11
Conservative Mr. Wright44625.7415.57
Independent Mr. Wheeler80.46 
Turnout1,73344.1135.15
Eligible voters3,929
Liberal hold Swing +15.34
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Paxton 1,85851.8421.96
Conservative P. McRae1,72648.16+22.42
Total valid votes3,58468.24+24.13
Eligible voters5,252
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 27, 1876
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Paxton 1,63553.0020.80
Conservative P. McRae1,45047.00+21.27
Total valid votes3,085
Liberal hold Swing 21.04
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [5] :255
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Paxton 2,24452.210.79
Conservative Mr. Gillespie2,05447.79+0.79
Total valid votes4,29863.85
Eligible voters6,731
Liberal hold Swing 0.79
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 Thomas Paxton's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Paxton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frank Madill's Legislative Assembly information see "Frank Madill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Isaac James Gould's Legislative Assembly information see "Isaac James Gould, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Glendinning's Legislative Assembly information see "James Glendinning, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas William Chapple's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas William Chapple, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Hoyle's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hoyle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Wesley Widdifield's Legislative Assembly information see "John Wesley Widdifield, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Blanchard's Legislative Assembly information see "James Blanchard, 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.