Samuel Wood (Ontario politician)

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1871 Ontario general election: Victoria South

Samuel Wood
Ontario MPP
In office 1871–1883
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Samuel Wood	1,046	60.05
	Liberal	Thomas Matchett	696	39.95
Turnout			1,742	59.97
Eligible voters			2,905
	Liberal hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

v t e 1875 Ontario general election : Victoria South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Wood	1,326	56.38	−43.62
	Conservative	W. Cottingham	1,026	43.62
Total valid votes			2,352	68.29	+8.33
Eligible voters			3,444
	Liberal hold		Swing		−43.62
Source: Elections Ontario [4]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, 1875: Victoria South Ministerial by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Samuel Wood	1,304	51.50	−4.88
	Independent	A. Hudspeth	1,228	48.50
Total valid votes			2,532
	Liberal hold		Swing		−4.88
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [5] : 376

References

1. "Samuel Wood". Family Search.org.
2. "Aged Statesman Dead at Toronto". The Vancouver Daily World . Toronto. April 12, 1913. p. 24. Retrieved March 23, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• Dent, John Charles (1881). The Canadian portrait gallery. Toronto: J.B. Magurn.^{[ page needed ]}

Preceded by Adam Crooks	Treasurer of Ontario 1877–1883	Succeeded by Alexander Ross