Victoria West (provincial electoral district)

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Victoria West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1886
District abolished1914
First contested 1886
Last contested 1914

Victoria West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1886 and was abolished in 1914 before the 1919 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Victoria West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Created from Victoria North and Victoria South before the 1886 election
6th  1886–1890   John Saunders Cruess Conservative
7th  1890–1894   John McKay Liberal-Equal Rights
8th  1894–1898   Liberal
9th  1898–1902   Samuel John Fox Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914 Adam Edward Vrooman
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Victoria North and Victoria South before the 1914 election

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John Saunders Cruess's Legislative Assembly information see "John Saunders Cruess, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John McKay's Legislative Assembly information see "John McKay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel John Fox's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel John Fox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Adam Edward Vroonan's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Edward Vroonan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.