# Northumberland East (provincial electoral district)

Northumberland East 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. It was merged with Northumberland West to form Northumberland.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Northumberland East :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | John Eyre | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | William Wilson Webb | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | James Marshall Ferris | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | James Marshall Ferris | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | James Marshall Ferris | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1887 | William Arnson Willoughby | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1888 | Richard Clarke | Liberal |
| 6th | 1888–1890 | William Arnson Willoughby | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | William Arnson Willoughby | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | William Arnson Willoughby | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | John Henry Douglas | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | William Arnson Willoughby | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | William Arnson Willoughby | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Samuel Greerson Nesbitt | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Samuel Greerson Nesbitt | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Samuel Greerson Nesbitt | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Wesley Montgomery | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | James Belford | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Northumberland before the 1926 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Eyre | 1,492 | 64.56 |
| | Conservative | G.S. Burrell | 817 | 35.35 |
| | Independent | Mr. Cummings | 1 | 0.04 |
| | Independent | Mr. Humphries | 1 | 0.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,311 | 66.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,451 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Wilson Webb | 694 | 37.70 | −26.86 |
| | Conservative | John Eyre | 664 | 36.07 | +0.71 |
| | Independent | Mr. Meyers | 483 | 26.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | 53.22 | −13.75 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,459 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −13.79 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Marshall Ferris | 1,551 | 48.27 | +10.58 |
| | Conservative | E. Cochrane | 1,448 | 45.07 | +9.00 |
| | Liberal | William Wilson Webb | 214 | 6.66 | −31.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,213 | 74.62 | +21.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,306 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, November 1875 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Marshall Ferris | 1,709 | 52.46 | +14.76 |
| | Conservative | E. Cochrane | 1,549 | 47.54 | +11.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,258 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.64 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:248}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Marshall Ferris | 1,887 | 50.64 | −1.81 |
| | Conservative | E. Cochrane | 1,839 | 49.36 | +1.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,726 | 71.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,224 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −1.81 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||