Stormont (provincial electoral district)

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This article is about the former province electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Stormont (electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Stormont (Province of Canada electoral district).
Stormont
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1975
First contested1867
Last contested1971

Stormont was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1973 before the 1975 election. The riding roughly corresponded to the territory of Stormont County.

Boundaries[edit]

From 1867 to 1886, the town of Cornwall was served by the separate electoral district of Cornwall; in 1886, the districts were merged, and the combined district was named Cornwall and Stormont only in the 1886 election. Its name reverted to Stormont for the 1890 election, and was not changed again until the riding's dissolution in 1975.

In the electoral redistribution of 1975, Stormont was split between the new ridings of Cornwall and Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry.

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Stormont
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     William Colquhoun Conservative
2nd  1871–1872
 1872–1874     James Bethune Liberal
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883     Joseph Kerr Conservative
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890     William Mack Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     John Bennett Liberal
9th  1898–1902     John McLaughlin Conservative
10th  1902–1904     William John McCart Liberal
11th  1905–1908     George Kerr Conservative
12th  1908–1911     William John McCart Liberal
13th  1911–1914     John Colborne Milligan Conservative
14th  1914–1919     Robert Austin Shearer Conservative
15th  1919–1923     James William McLeod Liberal
16th  1923–1926     John Colborne Milligan Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Duncan Alexander McNaughton Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937     Fergus Beck Brownridge Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     John Lawrence McDonald Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948     William Alexander Murray Liberal
23rd  1948–1951     John Lawrence McDonald Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1955     Peter Manley Liberal
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967     Fernand Guindon Progressive Conservative
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1974
 1974–1975     George Samis New Democratic
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Redistributed into Stormont—Dundas and Glengarry and
Cornwall ridings before the 1975 election

Election results[edit]

1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Colquhoun 793 55.65
Liberal A.J. Cockburn 632 44.35
Total valid votes 1,425 81.15
Eligible voters 1,756
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Colquhoun 705 50.18
Liberal James Bethune 700 49.82
Turnout 1,405 74.34
Eligible voters 1,890
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario provincial by-election, March 21, 1872
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Bethune 790 51.10 +6.75
Conservative William Colquhoun 756 48.90 −6.75
Total valid votes 1,546 100.0   +8.49
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.75
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 357 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Bethune 948 53.77 +3.95
Conservative William Colquhoun 815 46.23 −3.95
Total valid votes 1,763 77.19 +2.85
Eligible voters 2,284
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.95
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Colquhoun's Legislative Assembly information see "William Colquhoun, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Bethune's Legislative Assembly information see "James Bethune, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joseph Kerr's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Kerr, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Mack's Legislative Assembly information see "William Mack, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Bennett's Legislative Assembly information see "John Bennett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John McLaughlin's Legislative Assembly information see "John McLaughlin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William John McCart's Legislative Assembly information see "William John McCart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Kerr's Legislative Assembly information see "George Kerr, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William John McCart's Legislative Assembly information see "William John McCart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Colborne Milligan's Legislative Assembly information see "John Colborne Milligan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Austin Shearer's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Austin Shearer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James William McLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "James William McLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Colborne Milligan's Legislative Assembly information see "John Colborne Milligan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Duncan Alexander McNaughton's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Alexander McNaughton, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Fergus Beck Brownridge's Legislative Assembly information see "Fergus Beck Brownridge, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Lawrence McDonald's Legislative Assembly information see "John Lawrence McDonald, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Peter Manley's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Manley, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Fernand Guindon's Legislative Assembly information see "Fernand Guindon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Samis's Legislative Assembly information see "George Samis, 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. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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