Hastings West (provincial electoral district)

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

Hastings West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Hastings West
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Ketchum Graham Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879 Thomas Wills
4th  1879–1882 Alexander Robertson
 1882–1883 Baltis Rose
5th  1883–1886     Ephraim George Sills Liberal
6th  1886–1890     George Wellington Ostrom Conservative
7th  1890–1894     William Hodgins Biggar Liberal
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902     Marshall Bidwell Morrison Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911 John Wesley Johnson
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923 William Henry Ireland
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937     James Albert Faulkner Liberal
20th  1937–1943     Richard Duke Arnott Conservative
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948     James Frederick Wilson Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951 Elmer Sandercock
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Hastings riding before the 1967 election

Election results[edit]

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ketchum Graham 940 72.92
Liberal J.J. Farley 349 27.08
Total valid votes 1,289 54.50
Eligible voters 2,365
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Ketchum Graham Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Thomas Wills 720 36.87
Independent Ketchum Graham 618 31.64
Liberal J. Lewis 615 31.49
Turnout 1,953 65.94
Eligible voters 2,962
Conservative hold Swing  
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Robertson 1,402 56.60 +19.73
Liberal H. Holden 1,075 43.40 +11.91
Total valid votes 2,477 68.92 +2.99
Eligible voters 3,594
Conservative hold Swing +3.91
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Ketchum Graham's Legislative Assembly information see "Ketchum Graham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Alexander Robertson's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Robertson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Thomas Wills' Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Wills, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Baltis Rose's Legislative Assembly information see "Baltis Rose, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Ephraim George Sills's Legislative Assembly information see "Ephraim George Sills, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For George Wellington Ostrom's Legislative Assembly information see "George Wellington Ostrom, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Hodgins Biggar's Legislative Assembly information see "William Hodgins Biggar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Marshall Bidwell Morrison's Legislative Assembly information see "Marshall Bidwell Morrison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For John Wesley Johnson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Wesley Johnson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For William Henry Ireland's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Ireland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Albert Faulkner's Legislative Assembly information see "James Albert Faulkner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Richard Duke Arnott's Legislative Assembly information see "Richard Duke Arnott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For James Frederick Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Frederick Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
    • For Elmer Sandercock's Legislative Assembly information see "Elmer Sandercock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
  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 19, 2024.

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