# Peterborough East (provincial electoral district)

Peterborough East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1926. In 1926, Peterborough East and Peterborough West were redistributed into two ridings Peterborough City and Peterborough County. This lasted until 1934 when both ridings were merged into one riding called Peterborough.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Peterborough East :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | George Read | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | George Read | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | John C. O'Sullivan | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Thomas Blezard | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Thomas Blezard | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Thomas Blezard | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Thomas Blezard | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Thomas Blezard | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Thomas Blezard | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | William A. Anderson | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | William A. Anderson | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | James Thompson | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | James Thompson | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | James Thompson | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Ernest Nicholls McDonald | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Thomas Dalton Johnston | Conservative |
| Peterborough County |||||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | William Alfred Anderson | Liberal |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Thomas Percival Lancaster | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Peterborough before the 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Read | 996 | 62.52 |
| | Liberal | E. Ingram | 597 | 37.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,593 | 80.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,971 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Read | 779 | 61.68 | −0.84 |
| | Liberal | Mr. O'Donohoe | 480 | 38.00 | +0.53 |
| | Independent | Mr. Pearce | 4 | 0.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,263 | 60.55 | −20.27 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,086 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −0.69 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John C. O'Sullivan | 759 | 52.13 | −9.55 |
| | Liberal | James Stratton | 697 | 47.87 | +9.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,456 | 67.47 | +6.92 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,158 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, September 1875 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John C. O'Sullivan | 722 | 50.60 | −11.08 |
| | Independent | J. Hogan | 365 | 25.58 | |
| | Independent | W. Sargent | 340 | 23.83 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,427 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −11.08 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:302}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Blezard | 1,078 | 53.21 | |
| | Conservative | W.H. Calcutt | 948 | 46.79 | −3.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,026 | 65.38 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,099 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +1.90 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||