Addington (provincial electoral district)

Addington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1954
First contested	1867
Last contested	1951

Addington was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1954 before the 1955 election.

Boundaries

In 1867, the boundaries included the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Anglesea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough and Bedford.^[1]

In 1885, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield, and the Village of Newburgh in Lennox and Addington County, and the townships of Barrie, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in Frontenac County.^[2]

In 1925, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield and the Village of Newburgh in the County of Lennox aud Addington and the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Pittsburg, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in the County of Frontenac.^[3]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Addington
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		Edmund John Glyn Hooper	Liberal–Conservative
2nd	1871–1875		Hammel Madden Deroche	Liberal
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1886		George Denison	Conservative
6th	1886–1890		John Stewart Miller
7th	1890–1894		James Reid
8th	1894–1898
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1905
11th	1905–1908		William James Paul
12th	1908–1911		William James Paul
13th	1911–1914		William Black
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923
16th	1923–1926
17th	1926–1929
18th	1929–1934
19th	1934–1937
20th	1937–1943			Progressive Conservative
21st	1943–1945		John Abbott Pringle
22nd	1945–1948
23rd	1948–1951
24th	1951–1955
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[4]
*Merged into Frontenac—Addington for the 1955 election*

Election results

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edmund John Glyn Hooper	1,554	73.72
	Liberal	Mr. Joyner	551	26.14
	Independent	B.C. Davy	3	0.14
Total valid votes			2,108	75.94
Eligible voters			2,776
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hammel Madden Deroche	809	50.82	+24.68
	Conservative	Edmund John Glyn Hooper	783	49.18	−24.54
Turnout			1,592	59.31	−16.63
Eligible voters			2,684
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+24.61
Source: Elections Ontario^[6]

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hammel Madden Deroche	1,453	60.77	+9.95
	Conservative	G. Lake	938	39.23	−9.95
Turnout			2,391	67.91	+8.59
Eligible voters			3,521
	Liberal hold		Swing		+9.95
Source: Elections Ontario^[7]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hammel Madden Deroche	1,531	50.75	−10.02
	Conservative	George Denison	1,486	49.25	+10.02
Total valid votes			3,017	66.76	−1.14
Eligible voters			4,519
	Liberal hold		Swing		−10.02
Source: Elections Ontario^[8]

v t e 1883 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Denison	1,739	52.8	+3.5
	Liberal	H.M. Deroche	1,556	49.2	-1.5
Total valid votes			3,295

v t e 1886 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.S. Miller	1,712	53.4	+0.6
	Liberal	H.M. Deroche	1,493	46.6	-2.6
Total valid votes			3,205

v t e 1890 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Reid	1,498	51.5	-1.9
	Liberal	Frank Halliday	1,412	48.5	+1.9
Total valid votes			2,910

v t e 1894 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Reid	1,849	56.7	+5.2
	Liberal	Frank Halliday	1,647	43.3	-5.2
Total valid votes			3,496

v t e 1898 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Reid	1,901	54.3	-2.4
	Liberal	C.H. Wartman	1,600	45.7	+2.4
Total valid votes			3,501

References

^ "Constitution Act, 1867, First Schedule, Electoral Ridings of Ontario, New Electoral Divisions". Government of Canada. April 6, 2018.
^ Lewis, Roderick, ed. (1968). Centennial edition of a history of the electoral districts, legislatures and ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. Ontario: Chief Election Office. pp. 5–7.
^ "Representation Act, RSO 1927, c 6". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1927.
^
For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Edmund John Glyn Hooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund John Glyn Hooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Hammel Madden DeRoche's Legislative Assembly information see "Hammel Madden DeRoche, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For George Denison's Legislative Assembly information see "George Denison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For John Stewart Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stewart Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For James Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "James Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For William James Paul's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Paul, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For William David Black's Legislative Assembly information see "William David Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For John Abbott Pringle's Legislative Assembly information see "John Abbott Pringle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[1] "Constitution Act, 1867, First Schedule, Electoral Ridings of Ontario, New Electoral Divisions". Government of Canada. April 6, 2018.

[roderick-2] Lewis, Roderick, ed. (1968). Centennial edition of a history of the electoral districts, legislatures and ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. Ontario: Chief Election Office. pp. 5–7.

[RepAct1927-3] "Representation Act, RSO 1927, c 6". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1927.

[4] For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Edmund John Glyn Hooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund John Glyn Hooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For Hammel Madden DeRoche's Legislative Assembly information see "Hammel Madden DeRoche, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For George Denison's Legislative Assembly information see "George Denison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For John Stewart Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stewart Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For James Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "James Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For William James Paul's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Paul, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For William David Black's Legislative Assembly information see "William David Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

For John Abbott Pringle's Legislative Assembly information see "John Abbott Pringle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[5] For Edmund John Glyn Hooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund John Glyn Hooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[6] For Hammel Madden DeRoche's Legislative Assembly information see "Hammel Madden DeRoche, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[7] For George Denison's Legislative Assembly information see "George Denison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[8] For John Stewart Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stewart Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[9] For James Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "James Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[10] For William James Paul's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Paul, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[11] For William David Black's Legislative Assembly information see "William David Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[12] For John Abbott Pringle's Legislative Assembly information see "John Abbott Pringle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.

[5] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[6] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[7] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[ElectionsOnt1879-8] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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