Northumberland West (provincial electoral district)

Northumberland West 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 East to form Northumberland.

Northumberland West
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 West
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Alexander Fraser Liberal
2nd  1871–1871
 1872–1874     Charles Gifford Conservative
3rd  1875–1879     William Hargraft Liberal
4th  1879–1883     John Collard Field Liberal
5th  1883–1886     Robert Mulholland Conservative
6th  1886–1890     Corelli Collard Field Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902 Samuel Clarke
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926
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 Alexander Fraser Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alexander Fraser 1,013 50.90
Conservative Charles Gifford 977 49.10
Turnout 1,990 67.48
Eligible voters 2,949
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Resignation of Alexander Fraser
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Gifford 1,167 52.21 +3.12
Independent J. Fisher 1,068 47.79  
Total valid votes 2,235 100.0   +12.31
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.12
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 251 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Hargraft 1,251 52.59  
Conservative Charles Gifford 1,128 47.41 −4.80
Total valid votes 2,379 70.78
Eligible voters 3,361
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.40
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Collard Field 1,333 50.40 −2.19
Conservative G. Guillet 1,312 49.60 +2.19
Total valid votes 2,645 65.54 −5.25
Eligible voters 4,036
Liberal hold Swing −2.19
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 Alexander Fraser's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Fraser, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Gifford's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Gifford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Hargraft's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hargraft, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Collard Field's Legislative Assembly information see "John Collard Field, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Mulholland's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Mulholland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Corelli Collard Field's Legislative Assembly information see "Corelli Collard Field, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Samuel Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Clarke, 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. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.