# Addington (provincial electoral district)

Addington was a provincial electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1954 before the 1955 election.

## Boundaries

In 1867, the boundaries included the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Anglesea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough and Bedford.
In 1885, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield, and the Village of Newburgh in Lennox and Addington County, and the townships of Barrie, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in Frontenac County.
In 1925, the boundaries were changed to include the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Kaladar, Sheffield and the Village of Newburgh in the County of Lennox aud Addington and the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Pittsburg, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston and Portland in the County of Frontenac.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Addington :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Edmund John Glyn Hooper | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Hammel Madden Deroche | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Hammel Madden Deroche | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Hammel Madden Deroche | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | George Denison | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | John Stewart Miller | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | James Reid | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | James Reid | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | James Reid | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1905 | James Reid | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | William James Paul | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | William James Paul | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | William Black | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | William Black | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | William Black | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | William Black | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | William Black | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | William Black | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | William Black | Conservative |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | William Black | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | John Abbott Pringle | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | John Abbott Pringle | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | John Abbott Pringle | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | John Abbott Pringle | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Frontenac—Addington for the 1955 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edmund John Glyn Hooper | 1,554 | 73.72 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Joyner | 551 | 26.14 |
| | Independent | B.C. Davy | 3 | 0.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,108 | 75.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,776 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hammel Madden Deroche | 809 | 50.82 | +24.68 |
| | Conservative | Edmund John Glyn Hooper | 783 | 49.18 | −24.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | 59.31 | −16.63 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,684 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +24.61 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hammel Madden Deroche | 1,453 | 60.77 | +9.95 |
| | Conservative | G. Lake | 938 | 39.23 | −9.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,391 | 67.91 | +8.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,521 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.95 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hammel Madden Deroche | 1,531 | 50.75 | −10.02 |
| | Conservative | George Denison | 1,486 | 49.25 | +10.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,017 | 66.76 | −1.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,519 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −10.02 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1883 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Denison | 1,739 | 52.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,556 | 49.2 | -1.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,295 |
vte1886 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J.S. Miller | 1,712 | 53.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,493 | 46.6 | -2.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,205 |
vte1890 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Reid | 1,498 | 51.5 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal | Frank Halliday | 1,412 | 48.5 | +1.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,910 |
vte1894 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Reid | 1,849 | 56.7 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Frank Halliday | 1,647 | 43.3 | -5.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,496 |
vte1898 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Reid | 1,901 | 54.3 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal | C.H. Wartman | 1,600 | 45.7 | +2.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,501 |