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Middlesex North (provincial electoral district)

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Middlesex North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1974
First contested1867
Last contested1971

Middlesex North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1973 before the 1975 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Middlesex North
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     James Sinclair Smith Liberal
2nd  1871–1875
3rd  1875–1879     John McDougall Conservative
4th  1879–1883     John Waters Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     William Henry Taylor Liberal-Patron
9th  1898–1902     Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908     Charles Constantine Hodgins Conservative
12th  1908–1909     Duncan Campbell Ross Liberal
 1909–1911     James William Doyle Conservative
13th  1911–1914     Duncan MacArthur Conservative
14th  1914–1919     John Grieve Liberal
15th  1919–1923     James C. Brown United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     George Adam Elliott Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Alexander Daniel McLean Progressive
18th  1929–1934     Fred Van Wyck Laughton Conservative
19th  1934–1937     John Willard Freeborn Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Thomas Patrick Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1957
 1957–1959     William Atcheson Stewart Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Middlesex before 1975 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Sinclair Smith 1,084 43.69
Conservative John McDougall 1,046 42.16
Independent Mr. McIntyre 351 14.15
Total valid votes 2,481 84.79
Eligible voters 2,926
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Sinclair Smith 1,286 56.58 +12.89
Conservative Mr. McIntosh 987 43.42 +1.26
Turnout 2,273 69.34 −15.45
Eligible voters 3,278
Liberal hold Swing +5.81
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McDougall 1,565 54.89 +11.47
Liberal James Sinclair Smith 1,286 45.11 −11.47
Total valid votes 2,851 72.77 +3.43
Eligible voters 3,918
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.47
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waters 1,917 53.22 +8.11
Conservative John McDougall 1,685 46.78 −8.11
Total valid votes 3,602 72.87 +0.10
Eligible voters 4,943
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.11
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Sinclair Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "James Sinclair Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John McDougall's Legislative Assembly information see "John McDougall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Waters's Legislative Assembly information see "John Waters, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Henry Taylor's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Taylor, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles Constantine Hodgins's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Constantine Hodgins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Duncan Campbell Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Campbell Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James William Doyle's Legislative Assembly information see "James William Doyle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Duncan MacArthur's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan MacArthur, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Grieve's Legislative Assembly information see "John Grieve, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James C. Brown's Legislative Assembly information see "James C. Brown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Adam Elliott's Legislative Assembly information see "George Adam Elliott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander Daniel McLean's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Daniel McLean, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Fred Van Wyck Laughton's Legislative Assembly information see "Fred Van Wyck Laughton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Willard Freeborn's Legislative Assembly information see "John Willard Freeborn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas L. Patrick's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas L. Patrick, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Atcheson Stewart's Legislative Assembly information see "William Atcheson Stewart, 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.