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Perth North (provincial electoral district)

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

Perth 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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Perth North
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Andrew Monteith Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
 1874–1874 Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr.
3rd  1875–1879     David Davidson Hay Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886     John George Hess Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1891     Alfred Emanuel Ahrens Liberal
 1892–1894     Thomas Magwood Conservative
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902     John Brown Liberal
10th  1902–1902     John C. Monteith Conservative
 1902–1904     John Brown Liberal
11th  1905–1908     James Torrance Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1916
 1916–1919     Francis Wellington Hay Liberal
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926     Joseph Dunsmore Monteith Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Perth before 1934 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Monteith 1,568 57.58
Liberal David Davidson Hay 1,155 42.42
Total valid votes 2,723 72.81
Eligible voters 3,740
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Monteith 1,630 57.88 +0.30
Liberal Thomas Ballantyne 1,186 42.12 −0.30
Turnout 2,816 68.20 −4.61
Eligible voters 4,129
Conservative hold Swing +0.30
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 1874
Resignation of Andrew Monteith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,864 54.25 −3.63
Independent J. Corcoran 1,572 45.75  
Total valid votes 3,436 100.0   +22.02
Conservative hold Swing −3.63
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 292 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Davidson Hay 1,847 51.69  
Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,707 47.77 −6.47
Conservative David Campbell 9 0.25  
Conservative R. Keyes 9 0.25  
Conservative G. Towner 1 0.03  
Total valid votes 3,573 68.16
Eligible voters 5,242
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.24
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Davidson Hay 2,396 50.18 −1.52
Conservative Mr. McDermott 2,379 49.82 +1.52
Total valid votes 4,775 67.44 −0.72
Eligible voters 7,080
Liberal hold Swing −1.52
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Andrew Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Monteith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Mayne Daly, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For David Davidson Hay's Legislative Assembly information see "David Davidson Hay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John George Hess's Legislative Assembly information see "John George Hess, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alfred Emanuel Ahrens's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Emanuel Ahrens, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Magwood's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Magwood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Brown's Legislative Assembly information see "John Brown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John C. Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "John C. Monteith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Torrance's Legislative Assembly information see "James Torrance, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Francis Wellington Hay's Legislative Assembly information see "Francis Wellington Hay, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Joseph Dunsmore Monteith's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Dunsmore Monteith, 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. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.