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

London Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1953
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1951

London was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election. It was re-established in 1934 and existed until 1955 when it was abolished again.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

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London

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1867–1871 |  | John Carling | Conservative
2nd |  1871–1872
1872–1874 | William Ralph Meredith
3rd |  1875–1879
4th |  1879–1883
5th |  1883–1886
6th |  1886–1890
7th |  1890–1894
8th |  1894–1898 |  | Thomas Saunders Hobbs | Liberal
9th |  1898–1902 | Francis Baxter Leys
10th |  1902–1904 |  | Adam Beck | Conservative
11th |  1905–1908
12th |  1908–1911
13th |  1911–1914
14th |  1914–1919
15th |  1919–1923 |  | Hugh Allan Stevenson | United Farmers
16th |  1923–1925 |  | Adam Beck | Conservative
Split into London North and London South before the 1926 election
19th |  1934–1937 |  | Archibald Stuart Duncan | Liberal
20th |  1937–1943
21st |  1943–1945 |  | William Gourlay Webster | Progressive Conservative
22nd |  1945–1948
23rd |  1948–1951 |  | Campbell Calder | Liberal
24th |  1951–1955 |  | John Robarts | Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Split into London North and London South before the 1955 election

## Election results

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | John Carling | 948 | 61.00
| Liberal | J. Durand | 606 | 39.00
Total valid votes  | 1,554 | 56.00
Eligible voters  | 2,775
| Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | John Carling | 985 | 63.84 | +2.83
| Liberal | Mr. Cornish | 558 | 36.16 | −2.83
Turnout  | 1,543 | 57.06 | +1.06
Eligible voters  | 2,704
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.83
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

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Ontario provincial by-election, September 4, 1872
Resignation of John Carling

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | William Ralph Meredith | 932 | 51.12 | −12.71
| Liberal | J. Durand | 891 | 48.88 | +12.71
Total valid votes  | 1,823 | 100.0  | +18.15
| Conservative hold | Swing | −12.71
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 202

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | William Ralph Meredith | 1,311 | 52.84 | +1.72
| Liberal | J. Durand | 1,170 | 47.16 | −1.72
Turnout  | 2,481 | 60.39
Eligible voters  | 4,108
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.72
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | William Ralph Meredith | 1,578 | 58.25 | +5.41
| Liberal | Mr. Magee | 1,131 | 41.75 | −5.41
Total valid votes  | 2,709 | 55.24 | −5.15
Eligible voters  | 4,904
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.41
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 John Carling's Legislative Assembly information see "John Carling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For William Ralph Meredith's Legislative Assembly information see "William Ralph Meredith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Thomas Saunders Hobbs's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Saunders Hobbs, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Francis Baxter Leys's Legislative Assembly information see "Francis Baxter Leys, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Adam Beck's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Beck, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Hugh Allan Stevenson's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Allan Stevenson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Archibald Stuart Duncan's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald Stuart Duncan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For William Gourlay Webster's Legislative Assembly information see "William Gourlay Webster, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Campbell Calder's Legislative Assembly information see "Campbell Calder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For John Robarts's Legislative Assembly information see "John Robarts, 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.
6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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