Renfrew North (provincial electoral district)

Renfrew North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.

Renfrew North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1996
First contested1867
Last contested1995

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

Renfrew North
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1869     John Supple Liberal
 1869–1871 Thomas Murray
2nd  1871–1875     Thomas Deacon Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1882     Thomas Murray Liberal
 1882–1883     William Balmer McAllister Conservative
5th  1883–1886     Thomas Murray Liberal
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1892     Arunah Dunlop Conservative
 1892–1894     Henry Barr Liberal
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1900     Andrew Thomas White Conservative
 1900–1902     John W. Munro Liberal
10th  1902–1905     Edward Arunah Dunlop Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911     Norman Reid Liberal
13th  1911–1914     Edward Arunah Dunlop Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Ralph Warren United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Alexander Stuart Conservative
17th  1926–1928
 1928–1929 Edward Arunah Dunlop
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937     John Courtland Bradley Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Stanley Joseph Hunt Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1958
 1958–1959 Maurice Hamilton
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977     Sean Conway Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke 1996

Election results edit

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Supple 802 71.74
Liberal Mr. McAdam 315 28.18
Independent Mr. Shaw 1 0.09
Total valid votes 1,118 80.26
Eligible voters 1,393
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario provincial by-election, October 22, 1869
Resignation of John Supple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Murray 518 53.40 +25.23
Conservative Thomas Deacon 452 46.60 −25.14
Total valid votes 970 100.0   −13.24
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.18
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 324 
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Deacon 640 56.74 +11.67
Liberal Thomas Murray 488 43.26 −11.67
Turnout 1,128 74.31 19.62
Eligible voters 1,518
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.67
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Deacon 894 53.44 −3.30
Liberal T.W. Moffat 779 46.56 +3.30
Total valid votes 1,673 76.71 +2.40
Eligible voters 2,181
Conservative hold Swing −3.30
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Murray 1,066 52.56 +6.00
Conservative Thomas Deacon 962 47.44 −6.00
Total valid votes 2,028 72.07 −4.64
Eligible voters 2,814
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.00
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References edit

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John Supple's Legislative Assembly information see "John Supple, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Murray's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Murray, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Deacon's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Deacon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William McAllister's Legislative Assembly information see "William Balmer McAllister, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Arunah Dunlop's Legislative Assembly information see "Arunah Dunlop, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Henry Barr's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Barr, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Andrew Thomas White's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Thomas White, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John W. Munro's Legislative Assembly information see "John W. Munro, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Edward Arunah Dunlop's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Arunah Dunlop, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Ralph Warren's Legislative Assembly information see "Ralph Melville Warren, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander Stuart's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Stuart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Norman Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "Norman Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Courtland Bradley's Legislative Assembly information see "John Courtland Bradley, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Stanley Joseph Hunt's Legislative Assembly information see "Stanley Joseph Hunt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Maurice Hamilton's Legislative Assembly information see "Maurice Hamilton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Sean Conway's Legislative Assembly information see "Sean Conway, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.