Prince Edward (provincial electoral district)

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Prince Edward
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

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.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Prince Edward
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
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

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Absalom Greeley 1,60558.66
Conservative Mr. Solmes1,13141.34
Total valid votes2,73676.53
Eligible voters3,575
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
Ontario provincial by-election, July 1870
on Absalom Greeley accepting an office
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Anderson 1,33754.95+13.61
Independent S. Sprague1,09645.05 
Total valid votes2,433100.0  11.07
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.61
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [3]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Gideon Striker 1,52252.23
Conservative William Anderson 1,39247.77
Turnout2,91478.19
Eligible voters3,727
Election voided [4]
Source: Elections Ontario [5]

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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, 18671968. p. 315. 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.