Northumberland East (provincial electoral district)

Northumberland East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election. It was merged with Northumberland West to form Northumberland.

Northumberland East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1925
First contested1867
Last contested1923

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Northumberland East
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     John Eyre Liberal
2nd  1871–1874 William Wilson Webb
3rd  1875–1879 James Marshall Ferris
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1887     William Arnson Willoughby Conservative
 1888–1888     Richard Clarke Liberal
 1888–1890     William Arnson Willoughby Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902     John Henry Douglas Liberal
10th  1902–1904     William Arnson Willoughby Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911     Samuel Greerson Nesbitt Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Wesley Montgomery United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     James Belford Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Northumberland before the 1926 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Eyre 1,492 64.56
Conservative G.S. Burrell 817 35.35
Independent Mr. Cummings 1 0.04
Independent Mr. Humphries 1 0.04
Total valid votes 2,311 66.97
Eligible voters 3,451
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Wilson Webb 694 37.70 −26.86
Conservative John Eyre 664 36.07 +0.71
Independent Mr. Meyers 483 26.24  
Turnout 1,841 53.22 −13.75
Eligible voters 3,459
Liberal hold Swing −13.79
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Marshall Ferris 1,551 48.27 +10.58
Conservative E. Cochrane 1,448 45.07 +9.00
Liberal William Wilson Webb 214 6.66 −31.04
Total valid votes 3,213 74.62 +21.39
Eligible voters 4,306
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Marshall Ferris 1,709 52.46 +14.76
Conservative E. Cochrane 1,549 47.54 +11.48
Total valid votes 3,258
Liberal hold Swing +1.64
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 248 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Marshall Ferris 1,887 50.64 −1.81
Conservative E. Cochrane 1,839 49.36 +1.81
Total valid votes 3,726 71.32
Eligible voters 5,224
Liberal hold Swing −1.81
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 John Eyre's Legislative Assembly information see "John Eyre, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Wilson Webb's Legislative Assembly information see "William Wilson Webb, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Marshall Ferris's Legislative Assembly information see "James Marshall Ferris, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Arnson Willoughby's Legislative Assembly information see "William Arnson Willoughby, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Richard Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Henry Douglas's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Douglas, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Greerson Nesbitt's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Greerson Nesbitt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wesley Montgomery's Legislative Assembly information see "Wesley Montgomery, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Belford's Legislative Assembly information see "James Franklin Beatty Belford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.