Lincoln (provincial electoral district)

Former provincial electoral division in Ontario

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Lincoln (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Lincoln North (Province of Canada electoral district). For the British parliamentary constituency, see Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency).

Lincoln Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1995

Lincoln is a historical provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1867 and 1999. It was located on the Niagara Peninsula.

At various times, there was also a federal electoral district of the same name represented in the House of Commons.

There was also a Lincoln district used to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada starting in 1792.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

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Lincoln

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1867–1871 |  | John Charles Rykert | Conservative
2nd |  1871–1874
3rd |  1875–1879 |  | Sylvester Neelon | Liberal
4th |  1879–1883
5th |  1883–1886
6th |  1886–1890 | William Garson
7th |  1890–1894 |  | James Hiscott | Conservative
8th |  1894–1898
9th |  1898–1902 | Elisha Jessop
10th |  1902–1904
11th |  1905–1908
12th |  1908–1911
13th |  1911–1914
14th |  1914–1919 |  | Thomas Marshall | Liberal
15th |  1919–1923
16th |  1923–1926 |  | Robert Kemp | United Farmers
17th |  1926–1929 |  | Progressive
18th |  1929–1934 |  | Sidney Wilson | Conservative
19th |  1934–1937 |  | Frederick Avery | Liberal
20th |  1937–1942 | Archibald Haines
21st |  1943–1945 |  | Charles Daley | Progressive Conservative
22nd |  1945–1948
23rd |  1948–1951
24th |  1951–1955
25th |  1955–1959
26th |  1959–1963
27th |  1963–1967 | Bob Welch
28th |  1967–1971
29th |  1971–1975
30th |  1975–1977 |  | Ross Hall | Liberal
31st |  1977–1981
32nd |  1981–1985 |  | Philip Andrewes | Progressive Conservative
33rd |  1985–1987
34th |  1987–1990 |  | Harry Pelissero | Liberal
35th |  1990–1995 |  | Ron Hansen | New Democratic
36th |  1995–1999 |  | Frank Sheehan | Progressive Conservative
Riding merged into Erie—Lincoln and Niagara Centre

## Election results

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | John Charles Rykert | Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[1]

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | John Charles Rykert | Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Sylvester Neelon | 2,065 | 51.38
| Conservative | John Rykert | 1,954 | 48.62
Turnout  | 4,019 | 75.25
Eligible voters  | 5,341
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Sylvester Neelon | 2,222 | 50.79 | −0.59
| Conservative | Mr. McCarthy | 2,153 | 49.21 | +0.59
Total valid votes  | 4,375 | 68.25 | −7.00
Eligible voters  | 6,410
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.59
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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