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Hamilton (provincial electoral district)

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Hamilton
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1894
First contested1867
Last contested1890

Hamilton was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. In 1894 it was split into two ridings called Hamilton East and Hamilton West.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Hamilton
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     James Williams Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883     John Gibson Liberal
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1891     Thomas Henry Stinson Conservative
 1891–1894     John Gibson Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Split into two ridings called Hamilton East and Hamilton West in 1894.

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Miller Williams 1,193 53.88
Conservative Mr. O'Reily 1,021 46.12
Total valid votes 2,214 58.23
Eligible voters 3,802
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Miller Williams 1,294 54.23 +0.35
Conservative Mr. Brown 1,092 45.77 −0.35
Turnout 2,386 60.54 +2.31
Eligible voters 3,941
Liberal hold Swing +0.35
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Miller Williams Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Morison Gibson 2,240 50.70
Conservative Mr. Murray 2,178 49.30
Total valid votes 4,418 59.07
Eligible voters 7,479
Liberal hold Swing
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 James Williams's Legislative Assembly information see "James Miller Williams, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Morison Gibson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Stinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Henry Stinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Gibson, 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 19, 2024.