George William Monk
Canadian politician
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George William Monk (September 10, 1838 – August 18, 1917) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the Ottawa area riding of Carleton from 1871 to 1894.
George Monk | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1871–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Lyon |
| Succeeded by | George Kidd |
| Constituency | Carleton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1838 |
| Died | August 18, 1917 (aged 78) March Township, Ontario |
| Party | Conservative |
He was born in March Township, Ontario in 1838. He was educated in Bytown and Potsdam, New York.
Monk represented Carleton in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1871 to 1894 as a Conservative MLA. He was a deputy grandmaster of the Orange Lodge in British North America. He died in 1917.[1]
Electoral history
| 1871 Ontario general election: Carleton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George William Monk | 822 | 50.31 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 812 | 49.69 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,634 | 63.46 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,575 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Carleton Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George William Monk | 1,109 | 54.23 | +9.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 936 | 45.77 | −1.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,045 | 100.0 | −2.01 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.38 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 40 | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Carleton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George William Monk | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Carleton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George William Monk | 2,074 | 79.74 | |||||
| Liberal | C. Christian | 527 | 20.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,601 | 55.47 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,689 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
