Prescott (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Prescott (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Prescott (Province of Canada electoral district).

Prescott

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1966
First contested	1867
Last contested	1963

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

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
Combined with Russell to form Prescott and Russell before the 1967 election

Election results

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

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

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

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

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