Dufferin (provincial electoral district)

Dufferin was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 and was abolished into Dufferin–Simcoe before the 1934 election.

Dufferin
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1934
First contested1875
Last contested1929

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Dufferin
Assembly Years Member Party
3rd  1875–1879     John Barr Conservative
4th  1879–1883 William Jelly
5th  1883–1886 Robert McGhee
6th  1886–1890 Falkner Cornwall Stewart
7th  1890–1894 John Barr
8th  1894–1898     William Dynes Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1902     John Barr Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1907 Frederick William Lewis
 1907–1908 Charles Robert McKeown
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Thomas Kerr Slack United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Charles Robert McKeown Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Thomas Kerr Slack Progressive
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Dufferin–Simcoe before the 1934 election

Election results

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1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John Barr 982 46.06
Conservative M. McCarthy 727 34.10
Conservative T. Armstrong 390 18.29
Liberal W. Parsons 33 1.55
Turnout 2,132 66.23
Eligible voters 3,219
Liberal–Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Barr 1,357 55.32 +2.93
Independent Robert McGhee 1,096 44.68  
Total valid votes 2,453 58.18 −8.05
Eligible voters 4,216
Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative Swing +2.93
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John Barr's Legislative Assembly information see "John Barr, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Jelly's Legislative Assembly information see "William Jelly, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert McGhee's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert McGhee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Falkner Cornwall Stewart's Legislative Assembly information see "Falkner Cornwall Stewart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Dynes's Legislative Assembly information see "William Dynes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Roaf Barber's Legislative Assembly information see "John Roaf Barber, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick William Lewis's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick William Lewis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Kerr Stack's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Kerr Stack, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Robert McKeown's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Robert McKeown, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.