Prescott (provincial electoral district)

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Prescott
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1963

Prescott was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Prescott
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   James P. Boyd Liberal
2nd  1871–1874   George Wellesley Hamilton Conservative
3rd  1875–1879   William Harkin Conservative
4th  1879–1881
 1881–1883   Albert Hagar Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890   Alfred Évanturel Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908   Louis-Joseph Labrosse Liberal
12th  1908–1911   Georges Pharand Conservative
13th  1911–1914   Gustave Évanturel Liberal
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926   Edmond Proulx Liberal
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934   Joseph St. Denis Conservative
19th  1934–1937   Aurélien Bélanger Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951   Louis-Pierre Cécile Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Combined with Russell to form Prescott and Russell before the 1967 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal James P. Boyd 83850.67
Conservative Thomas D'Arcy McGee 81649.33
Total valid votes1,65482.78
Eligible voters1,998
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Wellesley Hamilton 85354.26
Liberal James P. Boyd 71945.74
Turnout1,57275.61
Eligible voters2,079
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
Ontario provincial by-election, December 1871
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Wellesley Hamilton Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [4] :311
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Harkin 98862.57+8.31
Liberal R.P. Pattee59137.438.31
Total valid votes1,57959.6116.01
Eligible voters2,649
Conservative hold Swing +8.31
Source: Elections Ontario [5]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Harkin 90047.6214.95
Liberal Mr. Ryan62232.914.52
Independent S. Johnson23212.28 
Independent Mr. Vanbridger1367.20 
Total valid votes1,89058.770.84
Eligible voters3,216
Conservative hold Swing 5.22
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 James P. Boyd's Legislative Assembly information see "James P. Boyd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Wellesley Hamilton's Legislative Assembly information see "George Wellesley Hamilton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Harkin's Legislative Assembly information see "William Harkin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Albert Hagar's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Hagar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alfred Évanturel's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Évanturel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Louis-Joseph Labrosse's Legislative Assembly information see "Louis-Joseph Labrosse, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Georges Pharand's Legislative Assembly information see "Georges Pharand, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Gustave Évanturel's Legislative Assembly information see "Gustave Évanturel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edmond Proulx's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmond Proulx, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph St. Denis's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph St. Denis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Aurélien Bélanger's Legislative Assembly information see "Aurélien Bélanger, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Louis-Pierre Cécile's Legislative Assembly information see "Louis-Pierre Cécile, 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. 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.