Peterborough West (provincial electoral district)

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

Peterborough West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1926. In 1926, Peterborough West and Peterborough East were redistributed into two ridings Peterborough City and Peterborough County. This lasted until 1934 when both ridings were merged into one riding called Peterborough.

LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario

District created1867

District abolished1933

First contested1867

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Peterborough West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

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Members of Provincial Parliament

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Peterborough West
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		John Carnegie	Conservative
2nd	1871–1874		Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn	Liberal
3rd	1875–1875		George Albertus Cox	Liberal
3rd	1875–1879		William Hepburn Scott	Conservative
4th	1879–1882		William Hepburn Scott
4th	1882–1883		Robert Kincaid
5th	1883–1886		John Carnegie
6th	1886–1890		James Robert Stratton	Liberal
7th	1890–1894
8th	1894–1898
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1904
11th	1905–1908		Thomas Evans Bradburn	Conservative
12th	1908–1911		Thomas Evans Bradburn
13th	1911–1914		Edward Armour Peck
14th	1914–1919		George Alexander Gillespie	Liberal
15th	1919–1923		Thomas Tooms	Labour
16th	1923–1926		William Herbert Bradburn	Conservative
*Peterborough City*
17th	1926–1929		William Herbert Bradburn	Conservative
18th	1929–1934		James Fordyce Strickland	Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Peterborough riding before the 1934 election*

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Election results

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v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Carnegie	670	50.68
	Liberal	J. Walton	652	49.32
Total valid votes			1,322	78.50
Eligible voters			1,684
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

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v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn	648	52.13	+2.81
	Conservative	John Carnegie	595	47.87	−2.81
Turnout			1,243	69.91	−8.59
Eligible voters			1,778
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+2.81
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

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v t e Ontario provincial by-election, July 30, 1874 Death of Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hepburn Scott	438	50.34	+2.48
	Independent	Mr. Dumble	432	49.66
Total valid votes			870	100.0	−30.01
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+2.48
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 304

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v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Albertus Cox	970	51.19
	Conservative	William Hepburn Scott	925	48.81	−1.53
Total valid votes			1,895	71.27
Eligible voters			2,659
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

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v t e Ontario provincial by-election, October 1875 Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hepburn Scott	995	50.03	−0.32
	Liberal	George Albertus Cox	994	49.97
Total valid votes			1,989
	Conservative hold		Swing		−0.32
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 304

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v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hepburn Scott	1,130	52.68	+2.66
	Liberal	Mr. Elliot	878	40.93	−9.04
	Independent	Mr. Hogan	137	6.39
Total valid votes			2,145	55.99
Eligible voters			3,831
	Conservative hold		Swing		+5.85
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 Carnegie's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carnegie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For William Hepburn Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hepburn Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For George A. Cox's Legislative Assembly information see "George A. Cox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For William Hepburn Scott's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hepburn Scott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For Robert Kincaid's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Kincaid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For James Robert Stratton's Legislative Assembly information see "James Robert Stratton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For Thomas Evans Bradburn's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Evans Bradburn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For Edward Armour Peck's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Armour Peck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For George Alex Gillespie's Legislative Assembly information see "George Alex Gillespie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For Thomas Tooms's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Tooms, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For William Herbert Bradburn's Legislative Assembly information see "William Herbert Bradburn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.

For James Fordyce Strickland's Legislative Assembly information see "James Fordyce Strickland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2018.
[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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