Perth North (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Perth North.

Perth North

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Perth North
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
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

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Monteith	1,568	57.58
	Liberal	David Davidson Hay	1,155	42.42
Total valid votes			2,723	72.81
Eligible voters			3,740
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Monteith	1,630	57.88	+0.30
	Liberal	Thomas Ballantyne	1,186	42.12	−0.30
Turnout			2,816	68.20	−4.61
Eligible voters			4,129
	Conservative hold		Swing		+0.30
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, February 1874 Resignation of Andrew Monteith
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Mayne Daly Sr.	1,864	54.25	−3.63
	Independent	J. Corcoran	1,572	45.75
Total valid votes			3,436	100.0	+22.02
	Conservative hold		Swing		−3.63
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] : 292

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davidson Hay	1,847	51.69
	Conservative	Thomas Mayne Daly Sr.	1,707	47.77	−6.47
	Conservative	David Campbell	9	0.25
	Conservative	R. Keyes	9	0.25
	Conservative	G. Towner	1	0.03
Total valid votes			3,573	68.16
Eligible voters			5,242
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+3.24
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davidson Hay	2,396	50.18	−1.52
	Conservative	Mr. McDermott	2,379	49.82	+1.52
Total valid votes			4,775	67.44	−0.72
Eligible voters			7,080
	Liberal hold		Swing		−1.52
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

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, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.