Simcoe West

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Simcoe West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1999[note 1]
First contested1875
Last contested1995

Simcoe West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 from Simcoe North. It was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election. It was re-established in 1987 and finally abolished in 1999.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Simcoe West
Assembly Years Member Party
3rd  1875–1879     Thomas Long Conservative
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886     Orson James Phelps Liberal
6th  1886–1890     Thomas Wylie Conservative
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Archibald Currie Patron-Liberal
9th  1898–1902     James Stoddart Duff Conservative
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1916
 1916–1919 William Torrance Allen
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926 James Edgar Jamieson
Abolished in 1925; re-established in 1987
34th  1987–1990     George McCague Progressive Conservative
35th  1990–1995     Jim Wilson Progressive Conservative
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Simcoe—Grey before the 1999 election

Election results

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1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Thomas Long 1,353 51.15
Liberal T.D. McConkey 1,292 48.85
Total valid votes 2,645 67.63
Eligible voters 3,911
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Long 1,483 51.10 −0.05
Liberal Orson Phelps 1,419 48.90 +0.05
Total valid votes 2,902 55.06 −12.57
Eligible voters 5,271
Conservative hold Swing −0.05
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Riding existed from 1875-1926 and again from 1987-1999.

Citations

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  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Thomas Long's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Long, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Orson James Phelps's Legislative Assembly information see "Orson James Phelps, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Wylie's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Wylie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Archibald Currie's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald Currie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Stoddart Duff's Legislative Assembly information see "James Stoddart Duff, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Torrance Allen's Legislative Assembly information see "William Torrance Allen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Edgar Jamieson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Edgar Jamieson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George McCague's Legislative Assembly information see "George McCague, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jim Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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