Norfolk South (provincial electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1925 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1923 |
Norfolk South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
Members of Provincial Parliament
[edit]| Norfolk South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Simpson McCall | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Richard Richardson | Conservative | |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | William Morgan | ||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | |||
| 6th | 1886–1890 | |||
| 7th | 1890–1894 | William Andrew Charlton | Liberal | |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | |||
| 9th | 1898–1902 | |||
| 10th | 1902–1904 | |||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Arthur Clarence Pratt | Conservative | |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 13th | 1911–1914 | |||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | |||
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Joseph Cridland | United Farmers | |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | John Strickler Martin | Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Norfolk before the 1926 election | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Simpson McCall | 975 | 50.47 | |||||
| Conservative | R. Crysler | 957 | 49.53 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,932 | 78.06 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,475 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Simpson McCall | 1,009 | 53.30 | +2.84 | ||||
| Conservative | James Wilson | 884 | 46.70 | −2.84 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,893 | 71.73 | −6.33 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,639 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Richardson | 1,293 | 58.27 | +11.57 | ||||
| Independent | Simpson McCall | 926 | 41.73 | −11.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,219 | 64.71 | −7.02 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,429 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.57 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | William Morgan | 1,386 | 50.36 | −7.91 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Austin | 1,366 | 49.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,752 | 76.23 | +11.52 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,610 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.91 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For Simpson McCall's Legislative Assembly information see "Simpson McCall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Richard Richardson's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Richardson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For William Morgan's Legislative Assembly information see "William Morgan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For William Andrew Charlton's Legislative Assembly information see "William Andrew Charlton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Arthur Clarence Pratt's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Clarence Pratt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Joseph Cridland's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Cridland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For John Strickler Martin's Legislative Assembly information see "John Strickler Martin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.