# 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.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

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

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Corby | 908 | 57.65 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Henderson | 667 | 42.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,575 | 75.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,094 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Corby | 186 | 88.57 | +30.92 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Henderson | 24 | 11.43 | −30.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210 | 10.10 | −65.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,079 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +30.92 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Conservative | Nathaniel Stephen Appleby | 1,064 | 63.37 | |
| | Conservative | B.S. Wilson | 571 | 34.01 | −54.56 |
| | Conservative | G.J. Potts | 44 | 2.62 | −85.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 58.20 | +48.10 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,885 |
| | Independent Conservative gain from Conservative | Independent Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +27.28 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Conservative | Nathaniel Stephen Appleby | 1,204 | 51.52 | −11.85 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Gordon | 1,133 | 48.48 | +11.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,337 | 67.82 | +9.62 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,446 |
| | Independent Conservative hold | Independent Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −11.85 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||