Peterborough East (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Peterborough East. For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Northumberland North (Province of Canada electoral district).

Peterborough East

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

Peterborough East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1926. In 1926, Peterborough East and Peterborough West were redistributed into two ridings Peterborough City and Peterborough County. This lasted until 1934 when both ridings were merged into one riding called Peterborough.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Peterborough East
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		George Read	Conservative
2nd	1871–1874
3rd	1875–1879		John C. O'Sullivan
4th	1879–1883		Thomas Blezard	Liberal
5th	1883–1886
6th	1886–1890
7th	1890–1894
8th	1894–1898
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1904		William A. Anderson
11th	1905–1908
12th	1908–1911		James Thompson	Conservative
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923		Ernest Nicholls McDonald	United Farmers
16th	1923–1926		Thomas Dalton Johnston	Conservative
Peterborough County
17th	1926–1929		William Alfred Anderson	Liberal
18th	1929–1934		Thomas Percival Lancaster	Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Peterborough before the 1934 election

Election results

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Read	996	62.52
	Liberal	E. Ingram	597	37.48
Total valid votes			1,593	80.82
Eligible voters			1,971
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Read	779	61.68	−0.84
	Liberal	Mr. O'Donohoe	480	38.00	+0.53
	Independent	Mr. Pearce	4	0.32
Turnout			1,263	60.55	−20.27
Eligible voters			2,086
	Conservative hold		Swing		−0.69
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John C. O'Sullivan	759	52.13	−9.55
	Liberal	James Stratton	697	47.87	+9.87
Total valid votes			1,456	67.47	+6.92
Eligible voters			2,158
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875 Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John C. O'Sullivan	722	50.60	−11.08
	Independent	J. Hogan	365	25.58
	Independent	W. Sargent	340	23.83
Total valid votes			1,427
	Conservative hold		Swing		−11.08
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 302

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Blezard	1,078	53.21
	Conservative	W.H. Calcutt	948	46.79	−3.80
Total valid votes			2,026	65.38
Eligible voters			3,099
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+1.90
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
   • For George Read's Legislative Assembly information see "George Read, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For John C. O'Sullivan's Legislative Assembly information see "John C. O'Sullivan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Thomas Blezard's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Blezard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For William A. Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "William A. Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For James Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Ernest Nicholls McDonald's Legislative Assembly information see "Ernest Nicholls McDonald, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Thomas Dalton Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Dalton Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For William Alfred Anderson's Legislative Assembly information see "William Alfred Anderson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Thomas Percival Lancaster's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Percival Lancaster, 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. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.