Hastings East (provincial electoral district)

Hastings East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

Hastings East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1963

Members of Provincial Parliament

Hastings East
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871     Henry Corby Conservative
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1879 Nathaniel Stephen Appleby[note 1]
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 William Parker Hudson
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898     Alexander McLaren[note 2] Patrons of Industry
9th  1898–1902     Samuel Russell Liberal
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 Edward Walter Rathbun[note 3]
12th  1908–1911     Amos Augustus Richardson Conservative
13th  1911–1914 Sandy Grant
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Henry Ketheson Denyes United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     James Ferguson Hill Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1936
 1936–1937 Harold Edward Welsh
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Roscoe Robson Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1958
 1958–1959 Lloyd Harrison Price
26th  1959–1963 Clarke Rollins
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Hastings riding before the 1967 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeHenry Corby90857.65
LiberalMr. Henderson66742.35
Total valid votes1,57575.21
Eligible voters2,094
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHenry Corby18688.57+30.92
LiberalMr. Henderson2411.43−30.92
Turnout21010.10−65.11
Eligible voters2,079
Conservative holdSwing+30.92
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent ConservativeNathaniel Stephen Appleby1,06463.37 
ConservativeB.S. Wilson57134.01−54.56
ConservativeG.J. Potts442.62−85.95
Turnout1,67958.20+48.10
Eligible voters2,885
Independent Conservative gain from ConservativeSwing+27.28
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent ConservativeNathaniel Stephen Appleby1,20451.52−11.85
ConservativeMr. Gordon1,13348.48+11.85
Total valid votes2,33767.82+9.62
Eligible voters3,446
Independent Conservative holdSwing−11.85
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

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