Frontenac (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Former Ontario provincial electoral district

This article is about the former Ontario provincial electoral district. For the federal Ontario electoral district, see Frontenac (Ontario electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Frontenac (Province of Canada electoral district).

Frontenac Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1933
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1929

Frontenac 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.

## Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Frontenac

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1867–1868 |  | Henry Smith | Conservative
1868–1871 | Delino Dexter Calvin
2nd |  1871–1874
3rd |  1875–1877 | Peter Graham
1877–1879 | Delino Dexter Calvin
4th |  1879–1883
5th |  1883–1886 | Henry Wilmot
6th |  1886–1888
1888–1890 | Hugh Smith
7th |  1890–1894
8th |  1894–1898 |  | Joseph Longford Haycock | Patrons of Industry
9th |  1898–1902 |  | John S. Gallagher | Conservative
10th |  1902–1904
11th |  1905–1908
12th |  1908–1911
13th |  1911–1914 | Anthony McGuin Rankin
14th |  1914–1919
15th |  1919–1923
16th |  1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Frontenac-Lennox before the 1934 election

## Election results[edit]

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | Henry Smith | 1,186 | 62.49
| Liberal | John Fraser | 710 | 37.41
| Independent | B.M. Britton | 2 | 0.11
Total valid votes  | 1,898 | 73.91
Eligible voters  | 2,568
| Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

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Ontario provincial by-election, November 2, 1868
Death of Henry Smith

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | 992 | 64.12 | +1.64
| Independent | B.M. Britton | 555 | 35.88 | +35.77
Total valid votes  | 1,547 | 100.0  | −18.49
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.07
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 90

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | Peter Graham | 884 | 59.61
| Liberal | T. Dawson | 599 | 40.39
Turnout  | 1,483 | 55.92
Eligible voters  | 2,652
| Conservative hold | Swing |
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

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Ontario provincial by-election, February 14, 1877
Death of Peter Graham

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | 747 | 45.83 | −13.78
| Liberal | T. Dawson | 388 | 23.80 | −16.59
| Independent | Mr. Bawden | 292 | 17.91 |
| Independent | Mr. Murray | 203 | 12.45 |
Total valid votes  | 1,630
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.40
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 90

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | 710 | 45.57 | −0.26
| Liberal | T. Dawson | 506 | 32.48 | +8.67
| Independent | Mr. Vanluven | 193 | 12.39 |
| Independent | Mr. Strachan | 149 | 9.56 |
Total valid votes  | 1,558 | 55.86
Eligible voters  | 2,789
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.47
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
* For Henry Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Delino Dexter Calvin's Legislative Assembly information see "Delino Dexter Calvin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
* For Peter Graham's Legislative Assembly information see "Peter Graham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Henry Wilmot's Legislative Assembly information see "Henry Wilmot, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Hugh Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Joseph Longford Haycock's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Longford Haycock, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For John S. Gallagher's Legislative Assembly information see "John S. Gallagher, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Anthony McGuin Rankin's Legislative Assembly information see "Anthony McGuin Rankin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. OCLC 1052682.
4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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