Peterborough West (provincial electoral district)

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Peterborough West
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 West 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 West and Peterborough East 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 West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   John Carnegie Conservative
2nd  1871–1874   Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn Liberal
3rd  1875–1875 George Albertus Cox
 1875–1879   William Hepburn Scott Conservative
4th  1879–1882
 1882–1883 Robert Kincaid
5th  1883–1886 John Carnegie
6th  1886–1890   James Robert Stratton Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908   Thomas Evans Bradburn Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914 Edward Armour Peck
14th  1914–1919   George Alexander Gillespie Liberal
15th  1919–1923  Thomas Tooms Labour
16th  1923–1926  William Herbert Bradburn Conservative
Peterborough City
17th  1926–1929  William Herbert Bradburn Conservative
18th  1929–1934James Fordyce Strickland
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Peterborough riding before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Carnegie 67050.68
Liberal J. Walton65249.32
Total valid votes1,32278.50
Eligible voters1,684
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn 64852.13+2.81
Conservative John Carnegie 59547.87−2.81
Turnout1,24369.91−8.59
Eligible voters1,778
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.81
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, July 30, 1874
Death of Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hepburn Scott 43850.34+2.48
Independent Mr. Dumble43249.66 
Total valid votes870100.0  −30.01
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.48
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] : 304 
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Albertus Cox 97051.19 
Conservative William Hepburn Scott 92548.81−1.53
Total valid votes1,89571.27
Eligible voters2,659
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hepburn Scott 99550.03−0.32
Liberal George Albertus Cox 99449.97 
Total valid votes1,989
Conservative hold Swing −0.32
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] : 304 
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hepburn Scott 1,13052.68+2.66
Liberal Mr. Elliot87840.93−9.04
Independent Mr. Hogan1376.39 
Total valid votes2,14555.99
Eligible voters3,831
Conservative hold Swing +5.85
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 John Carnegie's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carnegie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Hepburn Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hepburn Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George A. Cox's Legislative Assembly information see "George A. Cox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Hepburn Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hepburn Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Kincaid's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Kincaid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Robert Stratton's Legislative Assembly information see "James Robert Stratton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Evans Bradburn's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Evans Bradburn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward Armour Peck's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Armour Peck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Alex Gillespie's Legislative Assembly information see "George Alex Gillespie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Tooms's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Tooms, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Herbert Bradburn's Legislative Assembly information see "William Herbert Bradburn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Fordyce Strickland's Legislative Assembly information see "James Fordyce Strickland, 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. 1 2 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.

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