Victoria North (provincial electoral district)

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Victoria North
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

Victoria North 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

Victoria North
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Alexander Peter Cockburn Liberal
2nd  1871–1874   Duncan McRae Conservative
3rd  1875–1875  John David Smith Liberal
 1875–1879   Duncan McRae Conservative
4th  1879–1883   Samuel Stanley Peck Liberal
5th  1883–1886   John Fell Conservative
Victoria East and Victoria West, 1890-1914
14th  1914–1919  Robert Mercer Mason Conservative
15th  1919–1923  Edgar Watson United Farmers
16th  1923–1926  James Raglan Mark Conservative
17th  1926–1929   William Newman Liberal
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Victoria riding before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alexander Peter Cockburn 67662.42
Conservative Joseph Staples40737.58
Total valid votes1,08379.87
Eligible voters1,356
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan McRae 51854.76+17.18
Liberal Dalton Ullyott42845.2417.18
Turnout94661.5518.32
Eligible voters1,537
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +17.18
Source: Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Alexander Peter Cockburn's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Peter Cockburn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Duncan McRae's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan McRae, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John David Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John David Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Stanley Peck's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Stanley Peck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Fell's Legislative Assembly information see "John Fell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Mercer Mason's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Mercer Mason, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edgar Watson's Legislative Assembly information see "Edgar Watson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Raglan Mark's Legislative Assembly information see "James Raglan Mark, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Newman's Legislative Assembly information see "William Newman, 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.