Victoria North (provincial electoral district)

Victoria North 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.

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

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

Victoria North
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Alexander Peter Cockburn Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     Duncan McRae Conservative
3rd  1875–1875     John David Smith Liberal
 1875–1879     Duncan McRae Conservative
4th  1879–1883     Samuel Stanley Peck Liberal
5th  1883–1886     John Fell Conservative
Victoria East and Victoria West, 1890-1914
14th  1914–1919     Robert Mercer Mason Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Edgar Watson United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     James Raglan Mark Conservative
17th  1926–1929     William Newman Liberal
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Victoria riding before the 1934 election

Election results edit

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alexander Peter Cockburn 676 62.42
Conservative Joseph Staples 407 37.58
Total valid votes 1,083 79.87
Eligible voters 1,356
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan McRae 518 54.76 +17.18
Liberal Dalton Ullyott 428 45.24 −17.18
Turnout 946 61.55 −18.32
Eligible voters 1,537
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +17.18
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John David Smith 724 50.14 +4.90
Conservative Duncan McRae 720 49.86 −4.90
Total valid votes 1,444 68.60 +7.05
Eligible voters 2,105
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 29, 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan McRae 837 53.79 −0.97
Liberal P.H. Clark 719 46.21 +0.97
Total valid votes 1,556
Conservative hold Swing −0.97
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 374 

References edit

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Alexander Peter Cockburn's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Peter Cockburn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Duncan McRae's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan McRae, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John David Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John David Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Stanley Peck's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Stanley Peck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Fell's Legislative Assembly information see "John Fell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Mercer Mason's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Mercer Mason, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edgar Watson's Legislative Assembly information see "Edgar Watson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Raglan Mark's Legislative Assembly information see "James Raglan Mark, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Newman's Legislative Assembly information see "William Newman, 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, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.