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Prescott (provincial electoral district)

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Prescott
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1963

Prescott was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Prescott
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     James P. Boyd Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     George Wellesley Hamilton Conservative
3rd  1875–1879     William Harkin Conservative
4th  1879–1881
 1881–1883     Albert Hagar Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890     Alfred Évanturel Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908     Louis-Joseph Labrosse Liberal
12th  1908–1911     Georges Pharand Conservative
13th  1911–1914     Gustave Évanturel Liberal
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926     Edmond Proulx Liberal
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934     Joseph St. Denis Conservative
19th  1934–1937     Aurélien Bélanger Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951     Louis-Pierre Cécile Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Combined with Russell to form Prescott and Russell before the 1967 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James P. Boyd 838 50.67
Conservative Thomas D'Arcy McGee 816 49.33
Total valid votes 1,654 82.78
Eligible voters 1,998
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative George Wellesley Hamilton 853 54.26
Liberal James P. Boyd 719 45.74
Turnout 1,572 75.61
Eligible voters 2,079
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, December 1871
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Wellesley Hamilton Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 311 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Harkin 988 62.57 +8.31
Liberal R.P. Pattee 591 37.43 −8.31
Total valid votes 1,579 59.61 −16.01
Eligible voters 2,649
Conservative hold Swing +8.31
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Harkin 900 47.62 −14.95
Liberal Mr. Ryan 622 32.91 −4.52
Independent S. Johnson 232 12.28  
Independent Mr. Vanbridger 136 7.20  
Total valid votes 1,890 58.77 −0.84
Eligible voters 3,216
Conservative hold Swing −5.22
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 James P. Boyd's Legislative Assembly information see "James P. Boyd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Wellesley Hamilton's Legislative Assembly information see "George Wellesley Hamilton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Harkin's Legislative Assembly information see "William Harkin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Albert Hagar's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Hagar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alfred Évanturel's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Évanturel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Louis-Joseph Labrosse's Legislative Assembly information see "Louis-Joseph Labrosse, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Georges Pharand's Legislative Assembly information see "Georges Pharand, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Gustave Évanturel's Legislative Assembly information see "Gustave Évanturel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edmond Proulx's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmond Proulx, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph St. Denis's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph St. Denis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Aurélien Bélanger's Legislative Assembly information see "Aurélien Bélanger, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Louis-Pierre Cécile's Legislative Assembly information see "Louis-Pierre Cécile, 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.