# Leeds (provincial electoral district)

Leeds was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1886 from Leeds South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election.

## Members of Provincial Parliament
### Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Henry Dolphus Smith | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Henry Merrick | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Henry Merrick | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Henry Merrick | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Henry Merrick | Conservative |
| Merged with Leeds South into Leeds |||||

### Leeds South (1867–1883)

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Benjamin Tett | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1873 | Herbert Stone MacDonald | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1873–1879 | John Godkin Giles | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Robert Henry Preston | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | William Richardson | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Robert Henry Preston | Conservative |
| Merged with Leeds North and Grenville North into Leeds |||||

### Leeds (1886–1985)

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Robert Henry Preston | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Robert Henry Preston | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Walter Beatty | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Walter Beatty | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Walter Beatty | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | John Robertson Dargavel | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | John Robertson Dargavel | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | John Robertson Dargavel | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | John Robertson Dargavel | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Andrew Wellington Gray | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Andrew Wellington Gray | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Frederick James Skinner | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1933 | Frederick James Skinner | Conservative |
| Merged with Brockville |||||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | George Taylor Fulford | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Walter Bain Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Walter Bain Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Walter Bain Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1949 | Walter Bain Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1949–1951 | Hugh Alexander Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1954 | Charles Gordon MacOdrum | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1954–1955 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | James Auld | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Bob Runciman | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Bob Runciman | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Leeds—Grenville before the 1987 election |||||

## Election results
### Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry Dolphus Smith | 962 | 56.19 |
| | Conservative | O.R. Gowan | 750 | 43.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,712 | 78.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,187 |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Merrick | 723 | 61.01 | +17.20 |
| | Liberal | Henry Dolphus Smith | 462 | 38.99 | −17.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 52.71 | −25.57 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,248 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +17.20 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Merrick | 1,035 | 61.57 | +0.56 |
| | Independent | Henry Dolphus Smith | 646 | 38.43 | −0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 66.63 | +13.91 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,523 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.56 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Merrick | 1,084 | 59.53 | −2.04 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Meikle | 737 | 40.47 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,821 | 64.90 | −1.73 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,806 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −2.04 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### Leeds South (1867–1883)

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Tett | 1,380 | 50.13 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Richards | 1,373 | 49.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,753 | 83.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,279 |
| | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. | Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Herbert Stone MacDonald | Acclaimed |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, December 1873 Resignation of Herbert Stone MacDonald :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Godkin Giles | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:194}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Henry Preston | 1,481 | 58.70 |
| | Liberal | R. Fields | 1,042 | 41.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,523 | 79.87 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,159 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Richardson | 1,362 | 56.92 | −1.78 |
| | Independent | Mr. Green | 1,031 | 43.08 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,393 | 57.41 | −22.45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,168 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −1.78 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||