Peterborough East (provincial electoral district)

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Peterborough East
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

Peterborough East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1926. In 1926, Peterborough East and Peterborough West were redistributed into two ridings Peterborough City and Peterborough County. This lasted until 1934 when both ridings were merged into one riding called Peterborough.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Peterborough East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   George Read Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879 John C. O'Sullivan
4th  1879–1883   Thomas Blezard Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904William A. Anderson
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911  James Thompson Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  Ernest Nicholls McDonaldUFO
16th  1923–1926  Thomas Dalton Johnston Conservative
Peterborough County
17th  1926–1929  William Alfred Anderson Liberal
18th  1929–1934   Thomas Percival Lancaster Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Peterborough before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Read 99662.52
Liberal E. Ingram59737.48
Total valid votes1,59380.82
Eligible voters1,971
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Read 77961.68−0.84
Liberal Mr. O'Donohoe48038.00+0.53
Independent Mr. Pearce40.32 
Turnout1,26360.55−20.27
Eligible voters2,086
Conservative hold Swing −0.69
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John C. O'Sullivan 75952.13−9.55
Liberal James Stratton69747.87+9.87
Total valid votes1,45667.47+6.92
Eligible voters2,158
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John C. O'Sullivan 72250.60−11.08
Independent J. Hogan36525.58 
Independent W. Sargent34023.83 
Total valid votes1,427
Conservative hold Swing −11.08
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [5] : 302 
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Blezard 1,07853.21 
Conservative W.H. Calcutt94846.79−3.80
Total valid votes2,02665.38
Eligible voters3,099
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.90
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 Read's Legislative Assembly information see "George Read, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John C. O'Sullivan's Legislative Assembly information see "John C. O'Sullivan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Blezard's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Blezard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William A. Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "William A. Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ernest Nicholls McDonald's Legislative Assembly information see "Ernest Nicholls McDonald, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Dalton Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Dalton Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Alfred Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Alfred Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Percival Lancaster's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Percival Lancaster, 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, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
  6. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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