Dundas (provincial electoral district)

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Dundas
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

Dundas 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. It was redistributed into the riding of Grenville-Dundas.

Contents

Members of Provincial Parliament

Dundas
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   Simon S. Cook Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879   Andrew Broder Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1887   Theodore F. Chamberlain Liberal
 1888–1890   James Whitney (politician) Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919   Irwin Foster Hilliard Conservative
15th  1919–1923   William H. Casselman United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   Aaron Sweet Conservative
17th  1926–1929   George Smyth Prohibitionist
18th  1929–1934   George Holmes Challies Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Grenville—Dundas before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Simon S. Cook 1,16253.57
Conservative Mr. Doran1,00746.43
Total valid votes2,16979.42
Eligible voters2,731
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Simon S. Cook 1,21656.09+2.52
Conservative Mr. McDonald95243.912.52
Turnout2,16876.283.14
Eligible voters2,842
Liberal hold Swing +2.52
Source: Elections Ontario [3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,45851.67+7.75
Liberal Simon S. Cook 1,36448.337.75
Turnout2,82274.991.29
Eligible voters3,763
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [4]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,50554.16+10.24
Independent Mr. Rose1,27445.84 
Total valid votes2,779
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.24
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [5] :58
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,67451.242.92
Liberal Theodore F. Chamberlain 1,59348.76 
Total valid votes3,26777.29
Eligible voters4,227
Conservative hold Swing 2.92
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Simon S. Cook's Legislative Assembly information see "Simon S. Cook, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Andrew Broder's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Broder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Theodore F. Chamberlain's Legislative Assembly information see "Theodore F. Chamberlain, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Whitney's Legislative Assembly information see "James Whitney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
    • For Irwin Foster Hilliard's Legislative Assembly information see "Irwin Foster Hilliard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William H. Casselman's Legislative Assembly information see "William H. Casselman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Aaron Sweet's Legislative Assembly information see "Aaron Sweet, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Smyth's Legislative Assembly information see "George Smyth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Holmes Challies's Legislative Assembly information see "George Holmes Challies, 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.
  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, 18671968 . OCLC   1052682.
  6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.