Kingston (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Kingston (federal electoral district).
Kingston
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1963

Kingston 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

Kingston
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Maxwell W. Strange Conservative
2nd  1871–1874     William Robinson Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883     James Henry Metcalfe Conservative
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1892
 1892–1894     William Harty Liberal
8th  1894–1895     Edward H. Smythe Conservative
 1895–1898     William Harty Liberal
9th  1898–1901
 1901–1902     Edward John Barker Pense Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911     William Folger Nickle Conservative
13th  1911–1914     Arthur Edward Ross Conservative
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1922
 1922–1923     William Folger Nickle Conservative
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929     Thomas Ashmore Kidd Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Harry Allan Stewart Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955     William McAdam Nickle Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967     Syl Apps Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Kingston and the Islands before the 1967 election


Election results

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Maxwell W. Strange 705 84.63
Liberal John Stewart 128 15.37
Total valid votes 833 37.14
Eligible voters 2,243
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Robinson 607 50.04
Independent Mr. Breden 586 48.31
Independent John Stewart 20 1.65
Turnout 1,213 58.21 +21.07
Eligible voters 2,084
Source for vote: "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871.
Contemporanous news report indicate Robinson sought election in 1871 as am independent[3] and became firmly a part of the Liberal/Reform Party soon after the election[4] and campaign as a Liberal in subsequent elections.[5]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William Robinson 935 54.17
Liberal–Conservative James McCammon 791 45.83
Turnout 1,726 64.55
Eligible voters 2,674
Source for vote tally: "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
Contemporaneous news reporting consistently identified Robinson as having sought re-election as a liberal, with Liberal leader Mowat personally stumping for him in Kingston days before the election.[6]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Henry Metcalfe 955 55.82 +9.99
Liberal William Robinson 756 44.18 -9.99
Total valid votes 1,711 59.53 −5.01
Eligible voters 2,874
Conservative gain Swing +9.99
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Charles Joseph Apps 10,092 49.11
Liberal William Mills 9,068 44.13
New Democratic Lavada Pinder 1,389 6.75
Total valid votes 20,549 100.0  
Eligible voters 30,294

References

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Maxwell W. Strange's Legislative Assembly information see "Maxwell W. Strange, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For William Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For James Henry Metcalfe's Legislative Assembly information see "James Henry Metcalfe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For William Harty's Legislative Assembly information see "William Harty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For Edward H. Smythe's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward H. Smythe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For Edward John Barker Pense's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward John Barker Pense, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For William Folger Nickle's Legislative Assembly information see "William Folger Nickle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For Arthur Edward Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Edward Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For Thomas Ashmore Kidd's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Ashmore Kidd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For Harry Allan Stewart's Legislative Assembly information see "Harry Allan Stewart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For William McAdam Nickle's Legislative Assembly information see "William McAdam Nickle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
    • For Syl Apps's Legislative Assembly information see "Syl Apps, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Robinson, William (1871-03-08). "To the Free and Independent Electors of the City of Kingston" (PDF). The Daily News (Kingston ON). p. 2.
  4. ^ "Grand Demonstration in Kingston: MR. ROBERTSON'S RECEPTION BY HIS CONSTITUENTS HONOUR TO THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT". The Globe. 1872-03-05. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Political News: Kingston". The Globe. 1875-01-11. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Political News: Kingston". The Globe. 1875-01-11. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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