Fort William (provincial electoral district)

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Fort William
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1908
District abolished1999
First contested1908
Last contested1999
Demographics
Census division(s)Thunder Bay District
Census subdivision(s)Fort William → Thunder Bay

Fort William was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, active from 1908 to 1999. The district was created out of the former Fort William and Lake of the Woods district for the 1908 election, serving the city of Fort William and the surrounding area.

When the city of Fort William merged with the neighbouring city of Port Arthur in 1970 to create the current city of Thunder Bay, the district of Fort William and the corresponding electoral district of Port Arthur continued as separate districts serving the new city.

For the 1999 provincial election, the government of Mike Harris redistributed provincial electoral districts to correspond to the same boundaries and names that were in use for the province's federal electoral districts. Fort William was merged at that time into the new district of Thunder Bay—Atikokan.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Assembly Years Member Party
Fort William and Lake of the Woods
10th  1902–1905     Douglas Cameron Liberal
11th  1905–1908     Thomas Smellie Conservative
Fort William
12th  1908–1911     Thomas Smellie Conservative
13th  1911–1914 Charles William Jarvis
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Harry Mills Labour
16th  1923–1926     Franklin Harford Spence Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937     Joseph Edmund Crawford Liberal
20th  1937–1943     Franklin Harford Spence Conservative
21st  1943–1945     Garfield Anderson Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951     Charles Winnans Cox Liberal
24th  1951–1955     Clare Mapledoram Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963     John Boyle Chapple Liberal
27th  1963–1967     Ted Freeman New Democratic
28th  1967–1971     Jim Jessiman Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977     Iain Angus New Democratic
31st  1977–1981     Mickey Hennessy Progressive Conservative
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Lyn McLeod Liberal
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Thunder Bay—Atikokan before the 1999 election

Election results[edit]

1902 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Douglas Cameron 1,483 56.95
Conservative Thomas Smellie 1,121 43.05
Total valid votes 2,604 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 41 1.55
Turnout 2,645 52.78
Eligible voters 5,011
1905 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Smellie 1,536 55.57 +12.52
Liberal Douglas Cameron 1,228 44.43 -12.52
Total valid votes 2,764 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 49 1.74 +0.19
Turnout 2,813 44.35 -8.43
Eligible voters 6,343
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.52
1908 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Smellie 1,317 61.06 +5.49
Liberal William Hamilton 840 38.94 -5.49
Total valid votes 2,157 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 53 2.40 +0.66
Turnout 2,210 57.63 +13.28
Eligible voters 3,835
Conservative hold Swing +5.49
1911 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles William Jarvis 1,363 43.53 -17.53
Liberal James Tonkin 1,109 35.42 -3.52
Independent Joseph Martin 659 21.05 -
Total valid votes 3,131 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 49 1.54 -0.86
Turnout 3,180 52.04 -5.59
Eligible voters 6,111
Conservative hold Swing -10.52
1914 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles William Jarvis 2,385 55.63 +12.10
Liberal Walter Hogarth 1,902 44.37 +8.95
Total valid votes 4,287 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 160 3.60 +2.06
Turnout 4,447 60.84 +8.80
Eligible voters 7,309
Conservative hold Swing +10.52
1919 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Mills 3,745 51.48 -
Liberal Archibald McGillivray 2,232 30.68 -13.69
Conservative Charles William Jarvis 1,298 17.84 -37.79
Total valid votes 7,275 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 218 2.91 +0.85
Turnout 7,493 65.99 +5.15
Eligible voters 11,354
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +32.58
1923 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Harford Spence 2,866 39.94 +22.10
Labour Harry Mills 2,658 37.04 -14.44
Liberal B. Allen 1,152 16.05 -14.63
Independent D.R. Byers 500 6.97 -
Total valid votes 7,176 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 75 1.03 -1.88
Turnout 7,251 57.97 -8.02
Eligible voters 12,509
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +
1926 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Harford Spence 5,286 76.10 +36.16
Liberal Ira Evans 1,660 23.90 +7.85
Total valid votes 6,946 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 30 0.43 -0.60
Turnout 6,976 50.56 -7.41
Eligible voters 13,797
Conservative hold Swing +22.00
1929 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Harford Spence 5,467 58.73 -17.37
Liberal Joseph Edmund Crawford 3,841 41.27 +17.37
Total valid votes 9,308 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 103 1.09 +0.66
Turnout 9,411 62.52 +11.96
Eligible voters 15,053
Conservative hold Swing -17.37
1934 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Edmund Crawford 9,100 62.87 +21.6
Conservative Franklin Harford Spence 5,375 37.13 -21.6
Total valid votes 14,475 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 132 0.90 -0.19
Turnout 14,607 83.22 +20.70
Eligible voters 17,553
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.6
1937 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Harford Spence 5,731 39.93 +2.80
Liberal Harry Murphy 5,236 36.48 -26.39
Independent Liberal Joseph Edmund Crawford 1,845 12.85 -
Co-operative Commonwealth E. Miles 1,542 10.74 -
Total valid votes 14,354 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 192 1.32 +0.42
Turnout 14,546 79.61 -3.61
Eligible voters 18,272
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.59
1943 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Garfield Anderson 8,701 60.36 +49.62
Progressive Conservative Roy Kirkup 3,081 21.37 -18.56
Liberal Campbell Hanna 2,634 18.27 -18.21
Total valid votes 14,416 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 123 0.85 -0.47
Turnout 14,539 66.56 -13.05
Eligible voters 21,844
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +34.09
1945 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Garfield Anderson 8,197 41.88 -18.48
Progressive Conservative Robert Keane 5,607 28.65 +7.28
Liberal Frederick Kelly 4,598 23.49 +5.22
Labor–Progressive Charles Weir 1,171 5.98 -
Total valid votes 19,573 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 152 0.77 -0.08
Turnout 19,725 74.29 +7.73
Eligible voters 26,553
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing +12.88
1948 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Winnans Cox 6,860 35.93 +12.44
Co-operative Commonwealth Garfield Anderson 6,635 34.75 -7.13
Progressive Conservative Roy Kirkup 5,596 29.31 +0.66
Total valid votes 19,091 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 153 0.80 +0.03
Turnout 19,224 73.47 -0.82
Eligible voters 26,192
Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +9.78
1951 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Clare Mapledoram 8,057 42.60 +13.29
Liberal Charles Winnans Cox 7,335 38.78 +2.85
Co-operative Commonwealth George Fawcett 3,157 16.69 -18.06
Independent Alfred Batters 366 1.93 -
Total valid votes 18,915 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 190 0.99 +0.19
Turnout 19,105 72.74 -0.73
Eligible voters 26,266
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.07
1955 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Clare Mapledoram 8,868 46.78 +4.18
Co-operative Commonwealth William Johnson 4,918 25.94 +9.25
Liberal Irvin Rechtshaffen 4,788 25.26 -13.52
Labor–Progressive Arnold Vesterback 383 2.02 -
Total valid votes 18,957 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 305 1.58 +0.59
Turnout 19,262 71.05 -1.69
Eligible voters 27,109
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.71
1959 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Boyle Chapple 9,255 42.10 +16.84
Progressive Conservative Clare Mapledoram 7,919 36.01 -10.77
Co-operative Commonwealth William Johnson 4,434 20.16 -5.78
Independent Hubert Limbrick 382 1.74 -
Total valid votes 21,990 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 228 1.03 -0.55
Turnout 22,218 74.10 +3.05
Eligible voters 29,625
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.80
1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Ted Freeman 8,427 37.45 +17.29
Progressive Conservative Christopher Asseff 7,255 32.24 -3.77
Liberal John Boyle Chapple 6,820 30.31 -11.79
Total valid votes 22,502 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 112 0.49 -0.54
Turnout 22,614 71.14 -2.96
Eligible voters 31,790
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +10.53
1967 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Jessiman 7,744 34.32 +2.08
Liberal Walter Assef 7,536 33.40 +3.09
New Democratic Ted Freeman 7,282 32.28 -5.17
Total valid votes 22,562 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 190 0.40 -0.09
Turnout 22,752 75.76 +4.62
Eligible voters 30,033
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.58
1971 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Jessiman 13,428 49.05 +14.73
New Democratic David Hughes 9,651 35.25 +2.97
Liberal Dale Willoughby 4,296 15.69 -17.71
Total valid votes 27,375 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 136 0.49 +0.09
Turnout 27,511 75.91 +0.15
Eligible voters 36,243
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.85
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Iain Angus 9,173 36.59 +1.34
Progressive Conservative Jim Jessiman 8,216 32.77 -16.28
Liberal Dale Willoughby 7,449 29.72 +14.03
Communist Clifford Wahl 230 0.92 -
Total valid votes 25,068 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 160 0.63 +0.14
Turnout 25,227 64.61 -11.30
Eligible voters 39,048
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.81
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mickey Hennessy 12.230 46.28 +13.51
New Democratic Iain Angus 9,974 37.74 +1.15
Liberal Dick O’Donnell 4,080 15.44 -14.28
Communist Clifford Wahl 142 0.54 -0.38
Total valid votes 26,426 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 149 0.56 -0.07
Turnout 26,575 66.03 +1.42
Eligible voters 40,247
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +7.33
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mickey Hennessy 13,038 54.32 +8.04
New Democratic Paul Lannon 7,585 31.60 -6.14
Liberal Mike Burns 3,381 14.08 -1.36
Total valid votes 24,004 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 93 0.39 -0.17
Turnout 24,097 59.66 -6.37
Eligible voters 40,393
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.09
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mickey Hennessy 14,452 56.66 +2.34
New Democratic Don Smith 7,071 26.74 -4.86
Liberal Norris Badanai 4,629 17.51 +3.43
Communist John Maclennan 289 1.09 -
Total valid votes 26,441 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 161 0.60 +0.21
Turnout 26,602 63.83 +4.17
Eligible voters 41,674
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.60
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lyn McLeod 11,168 38.46 +20.95
Progressive Conservative Mickey Hennessy 9,705 33.43 -23.23
New Democratic Don Smith 7,861 26.32 -0.42
Communist John Maclennan 300 1.03 -0.06
Total valid votes 29,034 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 139 0.48 -0.12
Turnout 29,173 67.69 +3.86
Eligible voters 43,101
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.09
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lyn McLeod 11,798 44.43 5.97
New Democratic Don Hutsul 10,453 39.37 13.05
Progressive Conservative Harold Wilson 4,300 16.29 -17.14
Total valid votes 26,551 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 509 1.88 +1.40
Turnout 27,060 62.74 -4.95
Eligible voters 43,133
Liberal hold Swing +9.51
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lyn McLeod 15,681 57.31 +12.88
Progressive Conservative Evelyn Dodds 7,116 26.01 +9.72
New Democratic Greg Laws 4,561 16.67 -22.70
Total valid votes 27,358 100.00 -
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 264 0.96 -0.92
Turnout 27,622 63.29 0.55
Eligible voters 43,643
Liberal hold Swing +11.30

References[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Douglas Cameron's Legislative Assembly information see "Douglas Cameron, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Smellie's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Smellie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles William Jarvis's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles William Jarvis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Harry Mills's Legislative Assembly information see "Harry Mills, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Franklin Harford Spence's Legislative Assembly information see "Franklin Harford Spence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph Edmund Crawford's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Edmund Crawford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Garfield Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "Garfield Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Winnans Cox's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Winnans Cox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Clare Mapledoram's Legislative Assembly information see "Clare Mapledoram, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Boyle Chapple's Legislative Assembly information see "John Boyle Chapple, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ted Freeman's Legislative Assembly information see "Ted Freeman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jim Jessiman's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim Jessiman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Iain Angus's Legislative Assembly information see "Iain Angus, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Mickey Hennessy's Legislative Assembly information see "Mickey Hennessy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Lyn McLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "Lyn McLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

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