# Prescott (provincial electoral district)

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

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Prescott :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | James P. Boyd | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | George Wellesley Hamilton | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | William Harkin | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1881 | William Harkin | Conservative |
| 4th | 1881–1883 | Albert Hagar | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Albert Hagar | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Alfred Évanturel | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Alfred Évanturel | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Alfred Évanturel | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Alfred Évanturel | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Alfred Évanturel | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Louis-Joseph Labrosse | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Georges Pharand | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Gustave Évanturel | Liberal |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Gustave Évanturel | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Gustave Évanturel | Liberal |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Edmond Proulx | Liberal |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Edmond Proulx | Liberal |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Joseph St. Denis | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Aurélien Bélanger | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Aurélien Bélanger | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Aurélien Bélanger | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Aurélien Bélanger | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Louis-Pierre Cécile | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Louis-Pierre Cécile | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Louis-Pierre Cécile | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Louis-Pierre Cécile | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Louis-Pierre Cécile | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Combined with Russell to form Prescott and Russell before the 1967 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James P. Boyd | 838 | 50.67 |
| | Conservative | Thomas D'Arcy McGee | 816 | 49.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,654 | 82.78 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,998 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Wellesley Hamilton | 853 | 54.26 |
| | Liberal | James P. Boyd | 719 | 45.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 75.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,079 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, December 1871 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Wellesley Hamilton | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:311}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Harkin | 988 | 62.57 | +8.31 |
| | Liberal | R.P. Pattee | 591 | 37.43 | −8.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,579 | 59.61 | −16.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,649 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.31 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Harkin | 900 | 47.62 | −14.95 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Ryan | 622 | 32.91 | −4.52 |
| | Independent | S. Johnson | 232 | 12.28 | |
| | Independent | Mr. Vanbridger | 136 | 7.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,890 | 58.77 | −0.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,216 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.22 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||