Hamilton (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 Hamilton (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Hamilton (Province of Canada electoral district).

Hamilton Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1894
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1890

Hamilton was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. In 1894 it was split into two ridings called Hamilton East and Hamilton West.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

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Hamilton

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1867–1871 |      | James Williams | Liberal
2nd |  1871–1874
3rd |  1875–1879
4th |  1879–1883 |      | John Gibson | Liberal
5th |  1883–1886
6th |  1886–1890
7th |  1890–1891 |      | Thomas Henry Stinson | Conservative
1891–1894 |      | John Gibson | Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Split into two ridings called Hamilton East and Hamilton West in 1894.

## Election results

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | James Miller Williams | 1,193 | 53.88
| Conservative | Mr. O'Reily | 1,021 | 46.12
Total valid votes  | 2,214 | 58.23
Eligible voters  | 3,802
| Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | James Miller Williams | 1,294 | 54.23 | +0.35
| Conservative | Mr. Brown | 1,092 | 45.77 | −0.35
Turnout  | 2,386 | 60.54 | +2.31
Eligible voters  | 3,941
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.35
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | James Miller Williams | Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | John Morison Gibson | 2,240 | 50.70
| Conservative | Mr. Murray | 2,178 | 49.30
Total valid votes  | 4,418 | 59.07
Eligible voters  | 7,479
| Liberal hold | Swing | –
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

## References

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1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
* For James Williams's Legislative Assembly information see "James Miller Williams, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For John Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Morison Gibson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Thomas Stinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Henry Stinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For John Gibson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Gibson, 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. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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