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Frontenac (Ontario provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former Ontario provincial electoral district. For the federal Ontario electoral district, see Frontenac (Ontario electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Frontenac (Province of Canada electoral district).

Frontenac 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.

Frontenac
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

Frontenac
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1868     Henry Smith Conservative
 1868–1871 Delino Dexter Calvin
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1877 Peter Graham
 1877–1879 Delino Dexter Calvin
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 Henry Wilmot
6th  1886–1888
 1888–1890 Hugh Smith
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Joseph Longford Haycock Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1902     John S. Gallagher Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914 Anthony McGuin Rankin
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Frontenac-Lennox before the 1934 election

Election results edit

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Henry Smith 1,186 62.49
Liberal John Fraser 710 37.41
Independent B.M. Britton 2 0.11
Total valid votes 1,898 73.91
Eligible voters 2,568
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 2, 1868
Death of Henry Smith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Delino Dexter Calvin 992 64.12 +1.64
Independent B.M. Britton 555 35.88 +35.77
Total valid votes 1,547 100.0   −18.49
Conservative hold Swing −17.07
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 90 
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Delino Dexter Calvin Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Graham 884 59.61
Liberal T. Dawson 599 40.39
Turnout 1,483 55.92
Eligible voters 2,652
Conservative hold Swing  
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 14, 1877
Death of Peter Graham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Delino Dexter Calvin 747 45.83 −13.78
Liberal T. Dawson 388 23.80 −16.59
Independent Mr. Bawden 292 17.91  
Independent Mr. Murray 203 12.45  
Total valid votes 1,630
Conservative hold Swing +1.40
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 90 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Delino Dexter Calvin 710 45.57 −0.26
Liberal T. Dawson 506 32.48 +8.67
Independent Mr. Vanluven 193 12.39  
Independent Mr. Strachan 149 9.56  
Total valid votes 1,558 55.86
Eligible voters 2,789
Conservative hold Swing −4.47
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References edit

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Henry Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Delino Dexter Calvin's Legislative Assembly information see "Delino Dexter Calvin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Peter Graham's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Graham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Henry Wilmot's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Wilmot, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph Longford Haycock's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Longford Haycock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John S. Gallagher's Legislative Assembly information see "John S. Gallagher, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Anthony McGuin Rankin's Legislative Assembly information see "Anthony McGuin Rankin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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