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1886 Ontario General Election
The 1886 Ontario general election was the sixth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 28, 1886, to elect the 90 Members of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The election results were characterized a "crushing defeat for the Conservatives. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a fifth consecutive term in government and an increased majority in the Legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith lost five of its seats. In Toronto, this and the next election (1890) were held under the Limited Vote system wherein Toronto voters had two votes for the three MPPs in their district. This allowed a degree of minority representation. Redistribution of ridings The Assembly was increased from 88 to 90 members, through the following changes: Results , - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ! rowspan=2 , Party leader ! colspan=5 , MPPs ! colspan=3 , Votes , - ! Candidates !1883 ! ...
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6th Legislative Assembly Of Ontario
The 6th Parliament of Ontario was in session from December 29, 1886, until April 26, 1890, just prior to the 1890 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser (Ontario MPP), John Fraser since August 2022. The party esp ... led by Oliver Mowat. Jacob Baxter served as speaker for the assembly. Notes References ''A History of Ontario : its resources and development.'', Alexander FraserMembers in Parliament 6
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Toronto (provincial Electoral District)
Toronto was an Ontario provincial electoral district that existed from 1886 to 1894. It was created by merging Toronto West and Toronto East ridings into one large riding covering the entire city. It was abolished prior to the 1894 election when it was split into four new ridings - Toronto North, Toronto South, Toronto East and Toronto West. The Toronto district elected three members. In each election voters were allowed to cast two votes; they were allowed to vote for two candidates (Limited voting Limited voting (also known as partial block voting) is a voting system in which electors have fewer votes than there are positions available. The positions are awarded to the candidates who receive the most votes absolutely. In the special case ...). The three candidates with the most votes were the winners. Parties did not run more than two candidates, for fear of splitting their votes, so mixed representation was produced in each contest in the Toronto district in 1886 and 1890.( ...
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Victoria North (provincial Electoral District)
Victoria North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Victoria North (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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Simcoe Centre (provincial Electoral District)
Simcoe Centre was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1886 from parts of Simcoe South and Simcoe North It was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election and merged into the riding of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Prior to the 2015 election Barrie was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consisted of the City of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 2003 whe .... Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Simcoe Centre (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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Simcoe West
Simcoe West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 from Simcoe North Simcoe North (french: Simcoe-Nord) is a federal electoral district in central Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census''; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 87.8% .... It was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election. It was re-established in 1987 and finally abolished in 1999. Members of Provincial Parliament References Notes Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Simcoe West (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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Simcoe South (provincial Electoral District)
Simcoe South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Simcoe South (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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Simcoe East (provincial Electoral District)
Simcoe East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was created in 1875 and was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Simcoe East (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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Leeds (provincial Electoral District)
Leeds was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was created in 1886 from Leeds South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeds (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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Grenville (electoral District)
Grenville was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Grenville South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings. It consisted of the county of Grenville. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Grenville—Dundas riding. Election results On Mr. Reid being appointed Minister of Customs, 10 October 1911: On Mr. Casselman's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 27 December 1921: See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliame ...
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Leeds South
Leeds South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Leeds into two Riding (division), ridings: a north riding and a south riding. The Leeds North and Grenville North, north riding was combined with the North Riding of the County of Grenville. The riding did not change its boundaries during its existence. It consisted of the Townships of North Crosby, South Crosby, Burgess South, Bastard, Leeds, Lansdowne, Escott and Yonge.http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e034/e000835542.pdf The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Leeds (electoral district), Leeds riding. Electoral history See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Parliamentary websi ...
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Leeds North And Grenville North
Leeds North and Grenville North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which allocated one member to the combined riding of the North Riding of Leeds and the North Riding of Grenville. In 1882, the North Riding of Leeds and Grenville was defined to consist of the townships of South Elmsley, Wolford, Oxford and South Gower, and the villages of Smith's Falls, Kemptville and Merrickville. The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Grenville and Leeds ridings. Electoral history On Mr. Ferguson being unseated, 10 November 1874: {{CANelec, CA, Liberal, Francis Theodore Frost , 1,267 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Can ...
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Grenville (provincial Electoral District)
Grenville was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. In 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ..., the area was split between Grenville North and Grenville South but these were merged in 1886 into one riding. In 1934, parts of Grenville were merged with the riding of Dundas to form Grenville-Dundas. In 1977 it was further redistributed to form Carleton-Grenville. It was merged into Leeds-Grenville and Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry in 1987. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grenville (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ...
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