Hastings North (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Hastings North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1929 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Hastings North | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | George Henry Boulter | Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | |||
| 4th | 1879–1883 | |||
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Alpheus Field Wood | ||
| 6th | 1886–1890 | |||
| 7th | 1890–1894 | |||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | James Haggerty | Patrons of Industry | |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | William John Allen | Conservative | |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Josiah Williams Pearce | ||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | |||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 13th | 1911–1914 | John Robert Cooke | ||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | |||
| 15th | 1919–1923 | |||
| 16th | 1923–1926 | |||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | |||
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Hastings East and Hastings West ridings before the 1934 election | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Henry Boulter | 970 | 63.73 | |||||
| Liberal | Stephen Reed | 552 | 36.27 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,522 | 69.31 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,196 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Henry Boulter | 604 | 86.04 | +22.31 | ||||
| Liberal | G.W. Ostrom | 98 | 13.96 | −22.31 | ||||
| Turnout | 702 | 41.29 | −28.02 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,700 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +22.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Henry Boulter | 960 | 55.14 | −30.90 | ||||
| Liberal | E.D. O'Flynn | 781 | 44.86 | +30.90 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,741 | 74.62 | +33.33 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,333 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −30.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Henry Boulter | 1,081 | 51.35 | −3.79 | ||||
| Independent | Mr. Vankleek | 1,024 | 48.65 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,105 | 63.27 | −11.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,327 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.79 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||