# Essex North (provincial electoral district)

Essex North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Essex was split into Essex North and Essex South. It was renamed in 1967 to Essex-Kent before changing back to Essex North in 1975. It was changed back to Essex-Kent again in 1987 and finally was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Essex North :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Essex in 1875 |||||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | James Colebrooke Patterson | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1878–1879 | Solomon White | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Solomon White | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Solomon White | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Gaspard Pacaud | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Solomon White | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | William J. McKee | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | William J. McKee | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | Joseph Octave Reaume | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Joseph Octave Reaume | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Joseph Octave Reaume | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Joseph Octave Reaume | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Severin Ducharme | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Alphonse George Tisdelle | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Edward Philip Tellier | Liberal |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Paul Poisson | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Paul Poisson | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Adélard Trottier | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Adélard Trottier | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Arthur Nelson Alles | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Alexander Parent | Liberal–Labour |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Gordon Bennett Ellis | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Arthur Reaume | Liberal |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Arthur Reaume | Liberal |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Arthur Reaume | Liberal |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Arthur Reaume | Liberal |
| Renamed to Essex—Kent |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Dick Ruston | Liberal |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Dick Ruston | Liberal |
| Renamed to Essex North |||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Dick Ruston | Liberal |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Dick Ruston | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Dick Ruston | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Pat Hayes | New Democratic |
| Renamed to Essex—Kent |||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Jim McGuigan | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Pat Hayes | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Pat Hoy | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Essex riding before the 1999 election |||||

## Election results
### Essex (1875–1963)

vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Colebrooke Patterson | 1,209 | 61.56 |
| | Independent | Luc Montrieul | 755 | 38.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,964 | 54.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,612 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, September 1878 Resignation of James Colebrooke Patterson :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Solomon White | 687 | 99.85 | +38.30 |
| | Independent | Mr. Rankin | 1 | 0.15 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 688 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +38.30 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:77}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Solomon White | 1,062 | 56.04 | −43.81 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Gigniac | 833 | 43.96 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,895 | 42.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,440 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −43.81 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||