Addington (provincial electoral district)
Addington was an provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1954 before the 1955 election.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1954 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1951 |
Boundaries
In 1867, the boundaries included the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Anglesea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough and Bedford.[1]
In 1885, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield, and the Village of Newburgh in Lennox and Addington County, and the townships of Barrie, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in Frontenac County.[2]
In 1925, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield and the Village of Newburgh in the County of Lennox aud Addington and the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Pittsburg, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in the County of Frontenac.[3]
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Addington | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Edmund John Glyn Hooper | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Hammel Madden Deroche | Liberal | |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | |||
| 4th | 1879–1883 | |||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | George Denison | Conservative | |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | John Stewart Miller | ||
| 7th | 1890–1894 | James Reid | ||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | |||
| 9th | 1898–1902 | |||
| 10th | 1902–1905 | |||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | William James Paul | ||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 13th | 1911–1914 | William Black | ||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | |||
| 15th | 1919–1923 | |||
| 16th | 1923–1926 | |||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | |||
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | |||
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 21st | 1943–1945 | John Abbott Pringle | ||
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | |||
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | |||
| 24th | 1951–1955 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[4] | ||||
| Merged into Frontenac—Addington for the 1955 election | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | E.H. Hooper | 1,554 | 73.7 | |||||
| Liberal | Joyner | 551 | 26.1 | |||||
| Independent | B.C. Davy | 3 | 0.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,108 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 809 | 50.8 | +24.7 | ||||
| Conservative | E.H. Hooper | 783 | 49.2 | -24.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,592 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,453 | 60.8 | +10.0 | ||||
| Conservative | G. Lake | 938 | 39.2 | -10.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,391 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,503 | 50.7 | -11.1 | ||||
| Conservative | George Denison | 1,459 | 49.3 | +11.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,962 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1883 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Denison | 1,739 | 52.8 | +3.5 | ||||
| Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,556 | 49.2 | -1.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,295 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1886 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | J.S. Miller | 1,712 | 53.4 | +0.6 | ||||
| Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,493 | 46.6 | -2.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,205 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1890 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | James Reid | 1,498 | 51.5 | -1.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Halliday | 1,412 | 48.5 | +1.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,910 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1894 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | James Reid | 1,849 | 56.7 | +5.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Halliday | 1,647 | 43.3 | -5.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,496 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1898 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | James Reid | 1,901 | 54.3 | -2.4 | ||||
| Liberal | C.H. Wartman | 1,600 | 45.7 | +2.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,501 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- "Constitution Act, 1867, First Schedule, Electoral Ridings of Ontario, New Electoral Divisions". Government of Canada. April 6, 2018.
- Lewis, Roderick, ed. (1968). Centennial edition of a history of the electoral districts, legislatures and ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. Ontario: Chief Election Office. pp. 5–7.
- "Representation Act, RSO 1927, c 6". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1927.
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Edmund John Glyn Hooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund John Glyn Hooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Hammel Madden DeRoche's Legislative Assembly information see "Hammel Madden DeRoche, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For George Denison's Legislative Assembly information see "George Denison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For John Stewart Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stewart Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For James Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "James Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For William James Paul's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Paul, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For William David Black's Legislative Assembly information see "William David Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For John Abbott Pringle's Legislative Assembly information see "John Abbott Pringle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.