# Peel (provincial electoral district)

Peel was a provincial riding in Central Ontario, Canada. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1867 for the area west of Toronto and York County, west of Halton County/Trafalgar Township, going north from Lake Ontario to Caledon / Albion (ending at the boundaries with Dufferin and Simcoe Counties). After 1967 Peel was split into two as Peel North and Peel South.

## Members of Provincial Parliament: Peel (1867-1967)

Peel :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | John Coyne | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1873 | John Coyne | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1873–1874 | Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1893 | Kenneth Chisholm | Liberal |
| 7th | 1893–1894 | John Smith | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | John Smith | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | John Smith | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | John Smith | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | John Smith | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Samuel Charters | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1913 | Samuel Charters | Conservative |
| 13th | 1913–1914 | James Fallis | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1916 | James Fallis | Conservative |
| 14th | 1916–1919 | William James Lowe | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Duncan Marshall | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Thomas Laird Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1962 | Bill Davis | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Bill Davis | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding split into Peel North and Peel South |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

### Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Coyne | 1,118 | 51.05 |
| | Liberal | R. Smith | 1,072 | 48.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,190 | 82.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,667 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Coyne | 1,118 | 51.36 | +0.30 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Bowles | 1,059 | 48.64 | −0.30 |
| | Independent | Mr. Capreol | 0 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,177 | 75.91 | −6.20 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,868 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.30 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, December 29, 1873 Death of John Coyne :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Chisholm | 1,324 | 55.17 | +6.52 |
| | Conservative | S. White | 1,076 | 44.83 | −6.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,400 | 100.0 | +10.24 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.52 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:284}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Chisholm | 1,349 | 51.98 | −3.18 |
| | Conservative | J.W. Beynon | 1,246 | 48.02 | +3.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,595 | 72.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,557 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −3.18 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Chisholm | 1,519 | 52.69 | +0.70 |
| | Conservative | Mr. McCulla | 1,364 | 47.31 | −0.70 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,883 | 76.09 | +3.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,789 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.70 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

## Members of Provincial Parliament: Peel North (1967-1975)

Peel North :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Bill Davis | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Bill Davis | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Brampton and Mississauga North |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Members of Provincial Parliament: Peel South (1967-1975)

Peel South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Douglas Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Douglas Kennedy | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Mississauga South |||||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Sources

* 1 2 3 For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below: For John Coyne's Legislative Assembly information see "John Coyne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For Kenneth Chisholm's Legislative Assembly information see "Kenneth Chisholm, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For John Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For Samuel Charters's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Charters, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For James Robinson Fallis's Legislative Assembly information see "James Robinson Fallis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For William Lowe's Legislative Assembly information see "William James Lowe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For Duncan Marshall's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan McLean Marshall, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For Bill Davis's Legislative Assembly information see "William Grenville Davis, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. For Douglas Kennedy's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Douglas Kennedy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
* ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
* ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
* ↑ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
* ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
* ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.