Norfolk North (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 Norfolk North. For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Norfolk (Province of Canada electoral district). For the UK Parliament constituency, see North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency).

Norfolk North

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1925
First contested	1867
Last contested	1923

Norfolk North 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.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Norfolk North
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		James Wilson	Conservative
2nd	1871–1874		John Fitzgerald Clarke	Liberal
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883		John Bailey Freeman
5th	1883–1886
6th	1886–1890
7th	1890–1890
	1891–1894		Edwin Clarendon Carpenter
8th	1894–1898
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1903		Frederick Snider	Conservative
	1903–1904		Archibald Little	Liberal
11th	1905–1908		Thomas Robert Atkinson
12th	1908–1911		Hugh Paterson Innes	Conservative
13th	1911–1914		Thomas Robert Atkinson	Liberal
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923		George David Sewell	United Farmers
16th	1923–1926
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Norfolk before the 1926 election

Election results

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v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Wilson	987	50.05
	Liberal	M.H. Foley	985	49.95
Total valid votes			1,972	83.84
Eligible voters			2,352
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fitzgerald Clarke	1,122	56.78	+6.83
	Conservative	James Wilson	854	43.22	−6.83
Turnout			1,976	74.43	−9.41
Eligible voters			2,655
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+6.83
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fitzgerald Clarke	1,417	52.19	−4.59
	Conservative	J. McKnight	1,298	47.81	+4.59
Total valid votes			2,715	75.77	+1.35
Eligible voters			3,583
	Liberal hold		Swing		−4.59
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bailey Freeman	1,490	52.12	−0.08
	Conservative	James Wilson	1,369	47.88	+0.08
Total valid votes			2,859	71.55	−4.23
Eligible voters			3,996
	Liberal hold		Swing		−0.08
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 Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For John Fitzgerald Clarke's Legislative Assembly information see "John Fitzgerald Clarke, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For John Bailey Freeman's Legislative Assembly information see "John Bailey Freeman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Edwin Clarendon Carpenter's Legislative Assembly information see "Edwin Clarendon Carpenter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Frederick Snider's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick Snider, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Archibald Little's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald Little, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Thomas Robert Atkinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Robert Atkinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Hugh Paterson Innes's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Paterson Innes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For George David Sewell's Legislative Assembly information see "George David Sewell, 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.