# Frontenac (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Frontenac 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

Frontenac :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Henry Smith | Conservative |
| 1st | 1868–1871 | Delino Dexter Calvin | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Delino Dexter Calvin | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1877 | Peter Graham | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1877–1879 | Delino Dexter Calvin | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Delino Dexter Calvin | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Henry Wilmot | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1888 | Henry Wilmot | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1890 | Hugh Smith | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Hugh Smith | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Joseph Longford Haycock | Patrons of Industry |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | John S. Gallagher | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | John S. Gallagher | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | John S. Gallagher | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | John S. Gallagher | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Anthony McGuin Rankin | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Anthony McGuin Rankin | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Anthony McGuin Rankin | Conservative |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Anthony McGuin Rankin | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Frontenac-Lennox before the 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Smith | 1,186 | 62.49 |
| | Liberal | John Fraser | 710 | 37.41 |
| | Independent | B.M. Britton | 2 | 0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,898 | 73.91 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,568 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, November 2, 1868 Death of Henry Smith :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | 992 | 64.12 | +1.64 |
| | Independent | B.M. Britton | 555 | 35.88 | +35.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,547 | 100.0 | −18.49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −17.07 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:90}$ |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | Acclaimed |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Graham | 884 | 59.61 |
| | Liberal | T. Dawson | 599 | 40.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 55.92 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,652 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, February 14, 1877 Death of Peter Graham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | 747 | 45.83 | −13.78 |
| | Liberal | T. Dawson | 388 | 23.80 | −16.59 |
| | Independent | Mr. Bawden | 292 | 17.91 | |
| | Independent | Mr. Murray | 203 | 12.45 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,630 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.40 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:90}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Delino Dexter Calvin | 710 | 45.57 | −0.26 |
| | Liberal | T. Dawson | 506 | 32.48 | +8.67 |
| | Independent | Mr. Vanluven | 193 | 12.39 | |
| | Independent | Mr. Strachan | 149 | 9.56 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,558 | 55.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,789 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −4.47 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||