Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)
Muskoka (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Muskoka (federal electoral district).
Muskoka was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed in various incarnations and names throughout its existence. It started as Muskoka-Parry Sound in 1875 and then changed to Muskoka in 1886. In 1934 it changed to Muskoka-Ontario and lasted until 1955 when it changed back to Muskoka. In 1987 it changed again to Muskoka-Georgian Bay. It was eliminated by redistribution in 1999, and its territories went to the new ridings of Parry Sound—Muskoka (66%) and Simcoe North (34%).
Quick Facts Ontario electoral district, Defunct provincial electoral district ...
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1875 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1875 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
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More information Assembly, Years ...
| Muskoka | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Muskoka and Parry Sound | ||||
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | John Classon Miller | Liberal | |
| 4th | 1879–1882 | |||
| 1882–1883 | James Whitney Bettes | |||
| 5th | 1883–1884 | Frederick G. Fauquier | Conservative | |
| 1884–1886 | Jacob William Dill | Liberal | ||
| Riding split into two ridings: Muskoka and Parry Sound | ||||
| 6th | 1886–1890 | George Marter | Conservative | |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | |||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | George Edward Langford | ||
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Samuel Bridgeland | Liberal | |
| 10th | 1902–1903 | |||
| 1903–1904 | Arthur Arnold Mahaffy | Conservative | ||
| 11th | 1905–1908 | |||
| 12th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 13th | 1911–1912 | |||
| 1912–1914 | Samuel Henry Armstrong | |||
| 14th | 1914–1916 | |||
| 1916–1919 | George Ecclestone | |||
| 15th | 1919–1923 | |||
| 16th | 1923–1926 | |||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | |||
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| Muskoka–Ontario | ||||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | James Francis Kelly | Liberal–Progressive | |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Liberal | ||
| 21st | 1943–1945 | |||
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | George Arthur Welsh | Progressive Conservative | |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | |||
| Muskoka | ||||
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Robert Boyer | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | |||
| 26th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | |||
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Frank Miller | ||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | |||
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| Muskoka–Georgian Bay | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Ken Black | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Dan Waters | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | William Lawrence Grimmett | Progressive Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into the ridings of Parry Sound—Muskoka and Simcoe North before the 1999 election | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1875 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Classon Miller | 839 | 58.63 | |||||
| Conservative | J. Long | 592 | 41.37 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,431 | 65.52 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,184 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
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- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For John Classon Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "John Classon Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For James Whitney Bettes's Legislative Assembly information see "James Whitney Bettes, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Frederick G. Fauquier's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick G. Fauquier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Jacob William Dill's Legislative Assembly information see "Jacob William Dill, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For George Marter's Legislative Assembly information see "George Marter, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For George Edward Langford's Legislative Assembly information see "George Edward Langford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Samuel Bridgland's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Bridgland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Arthur Arnold Mahaffy's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur Arnold Mahaffy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Samuel Henry Armstrong's Legislative Assembly information see "Samuel Henry Armstrong, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For George Ecclestone's Legislative Assembly information see "George Ecclestone, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For James Francis Kelly's Legislative Assembly information see "James Francis Kelly, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For George Arthur Welsh's Legislative Assembly information see "George Arthur Welsh, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Robert Boyer's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Boyer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Frank Miller's Legislative Assembly information see "Frank Miller, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Ken Black's Legislative Assembly information see "Ken Black, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For Daniel Waters's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel Waters, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For William Lawrence Grimmett's Legislative Assembly information see "William Lawrence Grimmett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.