Durham West (provincial electoral district)

Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Durham West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It contained the towns of Pickering and Ajax.

LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario

District created1867

District abolished1999

First contested1867

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Durham West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1999
First contested	1867
Last contested	1995

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The riding first existed from 1867 until 1926, when it was distributed into the Durham riding. When Durham was split back into Durham East and Durham West, as well as Durham North in 1975, the riding existed until 1999 when it was redistributed into Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Durham West
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		John McLeod	Liberal
2nd	1871–1871		Edward Blake
2nd	1871–1874		John McLeod
3rd	1875–1879		John McLeod
4th	1879–1883		James McLaughlin
5th	1883–1886
6th	1886–1890
7th	1890–1894		William Lockhart
8th	1894–1898		William Reid	Conservative-Protestant Protective Association
9th	1898–1902		William Reid	Conservative
10th	1902–1904		William Rickard	Liberal
11th	1905–1908		John Devitt	Conservative
12th	1908–1911
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923		William Bragg	Liberal
16th	1923–1926		William Bragg	Liberal
*Riding dissolved, 1926-1975*
30th	1975–1977		Charles Godfrey	New Democratic
31st	1977–1981		George Ashe	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1981–1985
33rd	1985–1987
34th	1987–1990		Norah Stoner	Liberal
35th	1990–1995		Jim Wiseman	New Democratic
36th	1995–1999		Janet Ecker	Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax before the 1999 election*

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Election results

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v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John McLeod	1,473	68.80
	Conservative	W. Martin	668	31.20
Total valid votes			2,141	77.43
Eligible voters			2,765
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

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v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edward Blake	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

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v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872 Resignation of Edward Blake
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John McLeod	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 65

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v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John McLeod	1,257	53.95
	Conservative	J. McClung	1,073	46.05
Turnout			2,330	71.52
Eligible voters			3,258
	Liberal hold		Swing
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

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v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Wellington McLaughlin	1,467	52.66	−1.29
	Conservative	Mr. Colville	1,319	47.34	+1.29
Total valid votes			2,786	72.89	+1.38
Eligible voters			3,822
	Liberal hold		Swing		−1.29
Source: Elections Ontario^[6]

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References

[1]
For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For John McLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "John McLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Edward Blake's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Blake, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For James Wellington McLaughlin's Legislative Assembly information see "James Wellington McLaughlin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For William Thomas Lockhart's Legislative Assembly information see "William Thomas Lockhart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For William Henry Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For William Rickard's Legislative Assembly information see "William Rickard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For John Henry Devitt's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Devitt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For William John Bragg's Legislative Assembly information see "William John Bragg, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Charles Morris Godfrey's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Morris Godfrey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For George Ashe's Legislative Assembly information see "George Ashe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Norah Stoner's Legislative Assembly information see "Norah Stoner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Jim Wiseman's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim Wiseman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Janet Ecker's Legislative Assembly information see "Janet Ecker, 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.

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