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This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Cardwell (federal electoral district).
Cardwell
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1907
First contested1867
Last contested1905

Cardwell was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1907 before the 1908 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Cardwell
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Thomas Swinarton Conservative
2nd  1871–1874     George McManus Cons-Liberal
3rd  1875–1879     John Flesher Conservative
4th  1879–1883     Charles Robinson Liberal
5th  1883–1886     William Henry Hammell Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Edward Alfred Little Cons-PPA
9th  1898–1902     Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1906
 1906–1908     Alexander Ferguson Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Simcoe South before the 1908 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Thomas Swinarton 1,151 52.37
Liberal George McManus 1,047 47.63
Total valid votes 2,198 84.96
Eligible voters 2,587
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Conservative George McManus 1,116 63.16  
Liberal Mr. Cumberland 651 36.84 −10.79
Turnout 1,767 67.14 −17.82
Eligible voters 2,632
Liberal–Conservative gain from Conservative Swing +5.40
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Flesher 1,208 52.80  
Liberal T.O. Bowls 1,080 47.20 +10.36
Turnout 2,288 66.82 −0.31
Eligible voters 3,424
Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative Swing −5.18
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Robinson 1,261 50.60 +3.40
Conservative John Flesher 1,231 49.40 −3.40
Total valid votes 2,492 70.94 +4.11
Eligible voters 3,513
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.40
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Swinarton's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Swinarton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George McManus's Legislative Assembly information see "George McManus, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Flesher's Legislative Assembly information see "John Flesher, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Henry Hammell's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Hammell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward Alfred Little's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Alfred Little, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alexander Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Ferguson, 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. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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