William Torrance Hays

William Torrance Hays (September 7, 1837 – June 27, 1875) was a Canadian politician. He represented Huron North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.

He was born in Wilmot (later Haysville) in Upper Canada in 1837, the son of Irish immigrants. He became an attorney in 1862. He was captain in the local militia and served on the town council for Goderich.

Electoral history

v t e 1867 Ontario general election: Huron North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Torrance Hays	2,030	50.80
	Liberal	Thomas Gibson	1,966	49.20
Total valid votes			3,996	72.48
Eligible voters			5,513
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[1]^[2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election: Huron North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Gibson	2,259	55.86	+6.66
	Conservative	William Torrance Hays	1,785	44.14	−6.66
Turnout			4,044	68.67	−3.81
Eligible voters			5,889
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+6.66
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "1867 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
↑ "Sessional Paper No. 10 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1867". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1868-69: Vol. I - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1869.
↑ "1871 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
↑ "Sessional Paper No. 39 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1871". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1871-72: Vol. IV - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1872.

External links

Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1869). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Fifth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 169.

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[1] "1867 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.

[2] "Sessional Paper No. 10 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1867". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1868-69: Vol. I - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1869.

[3] "1871 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.

[4] "Sessional Paper No. 39 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1871". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1871-72: Vol. IV - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1872.

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