Malcolm Munroe
Malcolm Munroe | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office January 1875 – July 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hodgins |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hodgins |
| Constituency | Elgin West |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative |
Malcolm G. Munroe was an Ontario political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from January to July 1875.
Munroe was initially elected to the legislature in the 1875 Ontario general election. His election, however was later petitioned, on the basis that Munroe, who won the election by a mere ten votes, had votes by "people not qualified to vote", and that valid ballots for his opponent were disregarded.[1] The petition later proved to be successful in a decision made by the Ontario Elections court on June 24, 1875, elevating the election runner-up, Thomas Hodgins to the office and voiding the election results on July 7, 1875.[2][3][4]
Electoral history[edit]
| 1875 Ontario general election: Elgin West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Patton, James; Ardagh, W. D.; Harrison, Robert Alexander; O'Brien, Arthur Henry; Labatt, Charles Bagot; Morse, Charles (1875). The Canada Law Journal. Canada law book Company, limited.
- ^ Hodgins, Thomas (1883). Reports of the Decisions of the Judges for the Trial of Election Petitions in Ontario: Relating to Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1871-5-9, and to the House of Commons of Canada, 1874-8. Carswell.
- ^ Forman, Debra (1984). Legislators and Legislatures of Ontario: 1867-1929. Ontario Legislative Library, Research and Information Services. ISBN 9780774390217.
- ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Citizen Print. and Publishing Company. 1878.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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