Brockville (provincial electoral district)

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Brockville
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Brockville was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Brockville
Assembly Years Member Party
Brockville and Elizabethtown
1st  1867–1871     William Fitzsimmons Conservative
2nd  1871–1875
Brockville
3rd  1875–1879     Wilmot Howard Cole Liberal
4th  1879–1883 Christopher Finlay Fraser
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898 George Augustus Dana
9th  1898–1902 George Perry Graham
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1907
 1907–1908     Albert Edward Donovan Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Donald McAlpine Liberal
16th  1923–1926     Hezekiah Allan Clark Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Leeds before 1934 election

Election results[edit]

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Fitzsimmons 630 51.05
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 604 48.95
Total valid votes 1,234 75.38
Eligible voters 1,637
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Fitzsimmons 620 50.28 −0.77
Liberal Mr. Buell 613 49.72 +0.77
Turnout 1,233 66.33 −9.05
Eligible voters 1,859
Conservative hold Swing −0.77
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilmot Howard Cole 1,247 51.51 +1.79
Conservative William Fitzsimmons 1,174 48.49 −1.79
Turnout 2,421 71.35 +5.03
Eligible voters 3,393
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +1.79
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christopher Finlay Fraser 1,379 52.14 +0.63
Conservative D. Mansell 1,266 47.86 −0.63
Total valid votes 2,645 60.33 −11.02
Eligible voters 4,384
Liberal hold Swing +0.63
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Fitzsimmons's Legislative Assembly information see "William Fitzsimmons, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wilmot Howard Cole's Legislative Assembly information see "Wilmot Howard Cole, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Christopher Finlay Fraser's Legislative Assembly information see "Christopher Finlay Fraser, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Augustus Dana's Legislative Assembly information see "George Augustus Dana, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Perry Graham's Legislative Assembly information see "George Perry Graham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Albert Edward Donovan's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Edward Donovan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald McAlpine's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald McAlpine, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hezekiah Allan Clark's Legislative Assembly information see "Hezekiah Allan Clark, 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. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.