# Ontario North (provincial electoral district)

Ontario North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Ontario North :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Thomas Paxton | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Thomas Paxton | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Thomas Paxton | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1881 | Thomas Paxton | Liberal |
| 4th | 1881–1883 | Frank Madill | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Isaac James Gould | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Isaac James Gould | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | James Glendinning | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Thomas William Chapple | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | William Hoyle | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | William Hoyle | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | William Hoyle | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | William Hoyle | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | William Hoyle | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1918 | William Hoyle | Conservative |
| 14th | 1919–1919 | John Wesley Widdifield | United Farmers |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | John Wesley Widdifield | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | John Wesley Widdifield | United Farmers |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | John Wesley Widdifield | United Farmers |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | James Blanchard | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Ontario before the 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Paxton | 1,694 | 58.70 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Gillespie | 1,192 | 41.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,886 | 79.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,641 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Paxton | 1,279 | 73.80 | +15.11 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Wright | 446 | 25.74 | −15.57 |
| | Independent | Mr. Wheeler | 8 | 0.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,733 | 44.11 | −35.15 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,929 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +15.34 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Paxton | 1,858 | 51.84 | −21.96 |
| | Conservative | P. McRae | 1,726 | 48.16 | +22.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,584 | 68.24 | +24.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,252 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 27, 1876 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Paxton | 1,635 | 53.00 | −20.80 |
| | Conservative | P. McRae | 1,450 | 47.00 | +21.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,085 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −21.04 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:255}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Paxton | 2,244 | 52.21 | −0.79 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Gillespie | 2,054 | 47.79 | +0.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,298 | 63.85 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 6,731 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −0.79 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||