Dundas (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Dundas (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Dundas (Province of Canada electoral district).
Dundas
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1929

Dundas 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. It was redistributed into the riding of Grenville-Dundas.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Dundas
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Simon S. Cook Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879     Andrew Broder Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1887     Theodore F. Chamberlain Liberal
 1888–1890     James Whitney (politician) Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919     Irwin Foster Hilliard Conservative
15th  1919–1923     William H. Casselman United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Aaron Sweet Conservative
17th  1926–1929     George Smyth Prohibitionist
18th  1929–1934     George Holmes Challies Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Grenville—Dundas before the 1934 election

Election results

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Simon S. Cook 1,162 53.57
Conservative Mr. Doran 1,007 46.43
Total valid votes 2,169 79.42
Eligible voters 2,731
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Simon S. Cook 1,216 56.09 +2.52
Conservative Mr. McDonald 952 43.91 −2.52
Turnout 2,168 76.28 −3.14
Eligible voters 2,842
Liberal hold Swing +2.52
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,458 51.67 +7.75
Liberal Simon S. Cook 1,364 48.33 −7.75
Turnout 2,822 74.99 −1.29
Eligible voters 3,763
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,505 54.16 +10.24
Independent Mr. Rose 1,274 45.84  
Total valid votes 2,779
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.24
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 58 
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,674 51.24 −2.92
Liberal Theodore F. Chamberlain 1,593 48.76  
Total valid votes 3,267 77.29
Eligible voters 4,227
Conservative hold Swing −2.92
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Simon S. Cook's Legislative Assembly information see "Simon S. Cook, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Andrew Broder's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Broder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Theodore F. Chamberlain's Legislative Assembly information see "Theodore F. Chamberlain, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Whitney's Legislative Assembly information see "James Whitney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
    • For Irwin Foster Hilliard's Legislative Assembly information see "Irwin Foster Hilliard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William H. Casselman's Legislative Assembly information see "William H. Casselman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Aaron Sweet's Legislative Assembly information see "Aaron Sweet, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Smyth's Legislative Assembly information see "George Smyth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Holmes Challies's Legislative Assembly information see "George Holmes Challies, 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. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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