Elgin West (provincial electoral district)

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Elgin West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Elgin West 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. After the 1875 election, Malcolm Munroe was declared the winner by 10 votes. The runner-up and incumbent Thomas Hodgins, petitioned for a recount and after analysis, he was found to have won by 8 votes. Therefore Hodgins regained his seat. Munroe's tenure was so short that he never served in the legislature.[1][2]

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Elgin West
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Nicol McColl Conservative
2nd  1871–1874     Thomas Hodgins Liberal
3rd  1875–1875     Malcolm Munroe[note 1] Conservative
 1875–1878     Thomas Hodgins Liberal
 1878–1879 David McLaws
4th  1879–1883 John Cascaden
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890     Andrew B. Ingram Conservative
7th  1890–1894 Dugald McColl
8th  1894–1898     Donald Macnish Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1899     Findlay George MacDiarmid Conservative
 1899–1899     Donald Macnish Liberal
 1899–1902     Findlay George MacDiarmid Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Peter Gow Cameron United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Findlay George MacDiarmid Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934 Charles Edmund Raven
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[3]
Merged into Elgin before 1934 election

Election results[edit]

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Nicol McColl 909 52.27
Liberal S. McCall 830 47.73
Total valid votes 1,739 85.16
Eligible voters 2,042
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Hodgins 969 55.69 +7.96
Conservative Mr. Price 771 44.31 −7.96
Turnout 1,740 76.55 −8.61
Eligible voters 2,273
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.96
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Munroe 1,101 50.23 +5.92
Liberal Thomas Hodgins 1,091 49.77 −5.92
Turnout 2,192 78.01 +1.46
Eligible voters 2,810
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.92
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1878
Resignation of Thomas Hodgins
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Liberal David McLaws Un­known Green tickY
Conservative Mr. Conn. Un­known
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[7]: 72 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Cascaden 1,257 50.22
Conservative T.W. Crothers 1,246 49.78
Total valid votes 2,503 70.27
Eligible voters 3,562
Liberal hold Swing –
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Munroe was removed following an electoral appeal shortly after the 1875 election and never served in the legislature. Thomas Hodgins who was runner-up in the election was given the seat.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "The Canada Law Journal - Google Books". Retrieved 2013-04-12 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Reports of the Decisions of the Judges for the Trial of Election Petitions ... - Thomas Hodgins - Google Books". 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2013-04-12 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Nicol McColl's Legislative Assembly information see "Nicol McColl, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Hodgins's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Hodgins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For David McLaws's Legislative Assembly information see "David McLaws, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Cascaden's Legislative Assembly information see "John Cascaden, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Andrew B. Ingram's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew B. Ingram, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Dugald McColl's Legislative Assembly information see "Dugald McColl, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Donald Macnish's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Macnish, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Findlay George MacDiarmid's Legislative Assembly information see "Findlay George MacDiarmid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Peter Gow Cameron's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Gow Cameron, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Charles Edmund Raven's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Edmund Raven, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  8. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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