Hastings East (provincial electoral district)

Hastings East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

Hastings East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1963

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

Hastings East
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Henry Corby Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879 Nathaniel Stephen Appleby[note 1]
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 William Parker Hudson
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Alexander McLaren[note 2] Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1902     Samuel Russell Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 Edward Walter Rathbun[note 3]
12th  1908–1911     Amos Augustus Richardson Conservative
13th  1911–1914 Sandy Grant
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Henry Ketheson Denyes United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     James Ferguson Hill Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1936
 1936–1937 Harold Edward Welsh
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Roscoe Robson Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1958
 1958–1959 Lloyd Harrison Price
26th  1959–1963 Clarke Rollins
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Hastings riding before the 1967 election

Election results edit

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Henry Corby 908 57.65
Liberal Mr. Henderson 667 42.35
Total valid votes 1,575 75.21
Eligible voters 2,094
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Corby 186 88.57 +30.92
Liberal Mr. Henderson 24 11.43 −30.92
Turnout 210 10.10 −65.11
Eligible voters 2,079
Conservative hold Swing +30.92
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Conservative Nathaniel Stephen Appleby 1,064 63.37  
Conservative B.S. Wilson 571 34.01 −54.56
Conservative G.J. Potts 44 2.62 −85.95
Turnout 1,679 58.20 +48.10
Eligible voters 2,885
Independent Conservative gain from Conservative Swing +27.28
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Conservative Nathaniel Stephen Appleby 1,204 51.52 −11.85
Conservative Mr. Gordon 1,133 48.48 +11.85
Total valid votes 2,337 67.82 +9.62
Eligible voters 3,446
Independent Conservative hold Swing −11.85
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Appleby sat as an Independent Conservative.
  2. ^ McLaren sat as a Liberal-Patron member.
  3. ^ Rathbun sat as an Independent Liberal.

Citations edit

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Henry Corby's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Corby, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Nathaniel Stephen Appleby's Legislative Assembly information see "Nathaniel Stephen Appleby, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Parker Hudson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Parker Hudson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander McLaren's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander McLaren, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Samuel Russell's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Russell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Edward Walter Rathbun's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Walter Rathbun, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Amos Augustus Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Amos Augustus Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Sandy Grant's Legislative Assembly information see "Sandy Grant, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Henry Ketcheson Denyes' Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Ketcheson Denyes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Ferguson Hill's Legislative Assembly information see "James Ferguson Hill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Harold Edward Welsh's Legislative Assembly information see "Harold Edward Welsh, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Roscoe Robson's Legislative Assembly information see "Roscoe Robson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Lloyd Harrrison Price's Legislative Assembly information see "Lloyd Harrrison Price, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Clarke Rollins' Legislative Assembly information see "Clarke Rollins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  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. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.