Prince Edward (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Prince Edward (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Prince Edward (Province of Canada electoral district).

Prince Edward

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

Prince Edward 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

Prince Edward
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1870		Absalom Greeley	Conservative
	1870–1871		William Anderson	Liberal
2nd	1871–1872		James Simeon McCuaig	Conservative
	1872–1874		Gideon Striker	Liberal
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1886		James Hart
6th	1886–1890		John Allison Sprague
7th	1890–1894
8th	1894–1898		John Caven	Patrons of Industry
9th	1898–1902		William Ryerson Dempsey	Conservative
10th	1902–1904		Morley Currie	Liberal
11th	1905–1908
12th	1908–1911		Robert Addison Norman	Conservative
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919		Nelson Parliament	Liberal
15th	1919–1923
16th	1923–1926		Horace Stanley Colliver	Conservative
17th	1926–1928		William Edgar Raney	United Farmers
	1928–1929		Horace Stanley Colliver	Conservative
18th	1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Prince Edward—Lennox before the 1934 election

Election results

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Absalom Greeley	1,605	58.66
	Conservative	Mr. Solmes	1,131	41.34
Total valid votes			2,736	76.53
Eligible voters			3,575
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, July 1870 Resignation of Absalom Greeley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Anderson	1,337	54.95	+13.62
	Independent	S. Sprague	1,096	45.05
Total valid votes			2,433	100.0	−11.07
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+13.62
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [3] : 315

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gideon Striker	1,522	52.23
	Conservative	William Anderson	1,392	47.77
Turnout			2,914	78.19
Eligible voters			3,727
Election voided [4]
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872 Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gideon Striker	1,644	49.62
	Conservative	James Simeon McCuaig	1,669	50.38
Total valid votes			3,313	100.0
By-election result reversed on petition
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [3] : 315

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872 By-election result reversed on petition
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Gideon Striker	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [3] : 315

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gideon Striker	1,762	50.91
	Conservative	R. Clapp	1,699	49.09
Total valid votes			3,461	77.90
Eligible voters			4,443
	Liberal hold		Swing
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gideon Striker	1,894	50.47	−0.44
	Conservative	R. Clapp	1,859	49.53	+0.44
Total valid votes			3,753	73.78	−4.12
Eligible voters			5,087
	Liberal hold		Swing		−0.44
Source: Elections Ontario [7]

References

1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
   • For Absalom Greeley's Legislative Assembly information see "Absalom Greeley, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For William Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For James Simeon McCuaig's Legislative Assembly information see "James Simeon McCuaig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Gideon Striker's Legislative Assembly information see "Gideon Striker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For James Hart's Legislative Assembly information see "James Hart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For John Allison Sprague's Legislative Assembly information see "John Allison Sprague, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For John Caven's Legislative Assembly information see "John Caven, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For William Ryerson Dempsey's Legislative Assembly information see "William Ryerson Dempsey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Morley Currie's Legislative Assembly information see "Morley Currie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Robert Addison Norman's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Addison Norman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Nelson Parliament's Legislative Assembly information see "Nelson Parliament, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Horace Stanley Colliver's Legislative Assembly information see "Horace Stanley Colliver, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For William Edgar Raney's Legislative Assembly information see "William Edgar Raney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
4. Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1872. pp. 5–15.
5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
7. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.