Dundas (provincial electoral district)

Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

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
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1933
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1929

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]

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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]

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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]

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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

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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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