Perth North (provincial electoral district)

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Perth 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

Perth 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

Perth North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Andrew Monteith Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
 1874–1874 Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr.
3rd  1875–1879   David Davidson Hay Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886   John George Hess Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1891  Alfred Emanuel Ahrens Liberal
 1892–1894   Thomas Magwood Conservative
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902   John Brown Liberal
10th  1902–1902   John C. Monteith Conservative
 1902–1904   John Brown Liberal
11th  1905–1908   James Torrance Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1916
 1916–1919   Francis Wellington Hay Liberal
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926   Joseph Dunsmore Monteith Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Perth before 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew Monteith 1,56857.58
Liberal David Davidson Hay 1,15542.42
Total valid votes2,72372.81
Eligible voters3,740
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Monteith 1,63057.88+0.30
Liberal Thomas Ballantyne 1,18642.120.30
Turnout2,81668.204.61
Eligible voters4,129
Conservative hold Swing +0.30
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 1874
Resignation of Andrew Monteith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,86454.253.63
Independent J. Corcoran1,57245.75 
Total valid votes3,436100.0  +22.02
Conservative hold Swing 3.63
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :292
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Davidson Hay 1,84751.69 
Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,70747.776.47
Conservative David Campbell90.25 
Conservative R. Keyes90.25 
Conservative G. Towner10.03 
Total valid votes3,57368.16
Eligible voters5,242
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.24
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Davidson Hay 2,39650.181.52
Conservative Mr. McDermott2,37949.82+1.52
Total valid votes4,77567.440.72
Eligible voters7,080
Liberal hold Swing 1.52
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 Andrew Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Monteith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Mayne Daly, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For David Davidson Hay's Legislative Assembly information see "David Davidson Hay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John George Hess's Legislative Assembly information see "John George Hess, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alfred Emanuel Ahrens's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Emanuel Ahrens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Magwood's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Magwood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Brown's Legislative Assembly information see "John Brown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John C. Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "John C. Monteith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Torrance's Legislative Assembly information see "James Torrance, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Francis Wellington Hay's Legislative Assembly information see "Francis Wellington Hay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Joseph Dunsmore Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Dunsmore Monteith, 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.