Hastings North (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Hastings North.

Hastings North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

Hastings North

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

Members of Provincial Parliament

Hastings North
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		George Henry Boulter	Conservative
2nd	1871–1874
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1886		Alpheus Field Wood
6th	1886–1890
7th	1890–1894
8th	1894–1898		James Haggerty	Patrons of Industry
9th	1898–1902		William John Allen	Conservative
10th	1902–1904		Josiah Williams Pearce
11th	1905–1908
12th	1908–1911
13th	1911–1914		John Robert Cooke
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923
16th	1923–1926
17th	1926–1929
18th	1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Merged into Hastings East and Hastings West ridings before the 1934 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Henry Boulter	970	63.73
	Liberal	S. Reid	552	36.27
Total valid votes			1,522	69.31
Eligible voters			2,196
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Henry Boulter	604	86.04	+22.31
	Liberal	G.W. Ostrom	98	13.96	−22.31
Turnout			702	41.29	−28.02
Eligible voters			1,700
	Conservative hold		Swing		+22.31
Source: Elections Ontario

1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Henry Boulter	960	55.14	−30.90
	Liberal	E.D. O'Flynn	781	44.86	+30.90
Turnout			1,741	74.62	+33.33
Eligible voters			2,333
	Conservative hold		Swing		−30.90
Source: Elections Ontario

1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Henry Boulter	1,081	51.35	−3.79
	Independent	Mr. Vankleek	1,024	48.65
Total valid votes			2,105	63.27	−11.35
Eligible voters			3,327
	Conservative hold		Swing		−3.79
Source: Elections Ontario