# Kingston (provincial electoral district)

Kingston 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

Kingston :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Maxwell W. Strange | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | William Robinson | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | William Robinson | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | James Henry Metcalfe | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | James Henry Metcalfe | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | James Henry Metcalfe | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1892 | James Henry Metcalfe | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1894 | William Harty | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1895 | Edward H. Smythe | Conservative |
| 8th | 1895–1898 | William Harty | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1901 | William Harty | Liberal |
| 9th | 1901–1902 | Edward John Barker Pense | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Edward John Barker Pense | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Edward John Barker Pense | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | William Folger Nickle | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Arthur Edward Ross | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Arthur Edward Ross | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1922 | Arthur Edward Ross | Conservative |
| 15th | 1922–1923 | William Folger Nickle | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | William Folger Nickle | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Thomas Ashmore Kidd | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Thomas Ashmore Kidd | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Thomas Ashmore Kidd | Conservative |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Thomas Ashmore Kidd | Conservative |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Harry Allan Stewart | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Harry Allan Stewart | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Harry Allan Stewart | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | William McAdam Nickle | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | William McAdam Nickle | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | William McAdam Nickle | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Syl Apps | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Kingston and the Islands before the 1967 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maxwell W. Strange | 705 | 84.63 |
| | Liberal | John Stewart | 128 | 15.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 833 | 37.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,243 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Robinson | 607 | 50.04 | −34.59 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Breden | 586 | 48.31 | +32.94 |
| | Independent | John Stewart | 20 | 1.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | 58.21 | +21.07 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,084 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −33.77 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Robinson | 935 | 54.17 | +4.13 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James McCammon | 791 | 45.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 64.55 | +6.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,674 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.13 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Henry Metcalfe | 955 | 55.82 | +1.64 |
| | Liberal | William Robinson | 756 | 44.18 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,711 | 59.53 | −5.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,874 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.64 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1963 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Joseph Apps | 10,092 | 49.11 |
| | Liberal | William Mills | 9,068 | 44.13 |
| | New Democratic | Lavada Pinder | 1,389 | 6.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,549 | 100.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 30,294 |