Oxford North (provincial electoral district)

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Oxford 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

Oxford 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

Oxford North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   George Perry Liberal
2nd  1871–1872
 1872–1874 Oliver Mowat
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1896
 1896–1898 Andrew Pattulo
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1903
 1903–1904 James S. Munro
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911Andrew MacKay
13th  1911–1914 Newton Rowell
14th  1914–1918
 1918–1919John Alexander Calder
15th  1919–1921
 1921–1923  David Munroe Ross United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1928
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Oxford before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal George Perry 1,18755.36
Conservative George Clark95744.64
Total valid votes2,14458.34
Eligible voters3,675
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George Perry Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 29, 1872
Resignation of George Perry
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Oliver Mowat Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :275
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Oliver Mowat Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Oliver Mowat 1,73175.10
Conservative N. Curry57424.90
Total valid votes2,30541.71
Eligible voters5,526
Liberal hold Swing
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 Perry's Legislative Assembly information see "George Perry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Oliver Mowat's Legislative Assembly information see "Oliver Mowat, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Andrew Pattulo's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Pattulo, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James S. Munro's Legislative Assembly information see "James S. Munro, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Andrew MacKay's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew MacKay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Newton Rowell's Legislative Assembly information see "Newton Rowell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Alexander Calder's Legislative Assembly information see "John Alexander Calder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For David Munroe Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "David Munroe Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  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 . OCLC   1052682.
  5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.