Addington was an provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1954 before the 1955 election.
In 1867, the boundaries included the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Anglesea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough and Bedford.[1]
In 1885, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield, and the Village of Newburgh in Lennox and Addington County, and the townships of Barrie, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in Frontenac County.[2]
In 1925, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield and the Village of Newburgh in the County of Lennox aud Addington and the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Pittsburg, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in the County of Frontenac.[3]
Merged into Frontenac—Addington for the 1955 election
Election results[edit]
1867 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
E.H. Hooper
1,554
73.7
Liberal
Joyner
551
26.1
Independent
B.C. Davy
3
0.1
Total valid votes
2,108
100.0
1871 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
H.M. Deroche
809
50.8
+24.7
Conservative
E.H. Hooper
783
49.2
-24.5
Total valid votes
1,592
100.0
1875 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
H.M. Deroche
1,453
60.8
+10.0
Conservative
G. Lake
938
39.2
-10.0
Total valid votes
2,391
100.0
1879 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
H.M. Deroche
1,503
50.7
-11.1
Conservative
George Denison
1,459
49.3
+11.1
Total valid votes
2,962
100.0
1883 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
George Denison
1,739
52.8
+3.5
Liberal
H.M. Deroche
1,556
49.2
-1.5
Total valid votes
3,295
100.0
1886 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
J.S. Miller
1,712
53.4
+0.6
Liberal
H.M. Deroche
1,493
46.6
-2.6
Total valid votes
3,205
100.0
1890 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Reid
1,498
51.5
-1.9
Liberal
Frank Halliday
1,412
48.5
+1.9
Total valid votes
2,910
100.0
1894 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Reid
1,849
56.7
+5.2
Liberal
Frank Halliday
1,647
43.3
-5.2
Total valid votes
3,496
100.0
1898 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
James Reid
1,901
54.3
-2.4
Liberal
C.H. Wartman
1,600
45.7
+2.4
Total valid votes
3,501
100.0
References[edit]
^"Constitution Act, 1867, First Schedule, Electoral Ridings of Ontario, New Electoral Divisions". Government of Canada. April 6, 2018.
^Lewis, Roderick, ed. (1968). Centennial edition of a history of the electoral districts, legislatures and ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. Ontario: Chief Election Office. pp. 5–7.
^"Representation Act, RSO 1927, c 6". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1927.
^For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Edmund John Glyn Hooper's Legislative Assembly information see "Edmund John Glyn Hooper, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For Hammel Madden DeRoche's Legislative Assembly information see "Hammel Madden DeRoche, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For George Denison's Legislative Assembly information see "George Denison, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For John Stewart Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Stewart Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For James Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "James Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For William James Paul's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Paul, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For William David Black's Legislative Assembly information see "William David Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
For John Abbott Pringle's Legislative Assembly information see "John Abbott Pringle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
