Leeds_(provincial_electoral_district)

Leeds
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1886
District abolished	1986
First contested	1886
Last contested	1985

Leeds (provincial electoral district)

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Leeds was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1886 from Leeds South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings and was abolished in 1986 before the 1987 election.

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For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For Robert Henry Preston's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Henry Preston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Walter Beatty's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Beatty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For John Robertson Dargavel's Legislative Assembly information see "John Robertson Dargavel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Andrew Wellington Gray's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Wellington Gray, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Frederick James Skinner's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick James Skinner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For George Taylor Fulford's Legislative Assembly information see "George Taylor Fulford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Walter Bain Reynolds's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Bain Reynolds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Hugh Alexander Reynolds's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Alexander Reynolds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2019.

For Charles Gordon MacOdrum's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Gordon MacOdrum, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For James Auld's Legislative Assembly information see "James Auld, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For Bob Runciman's Legislative Assembly information see "Bob Runciman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[2] For Robert Henry Preston's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Henry Preston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[3] For Walter Beatty's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Beatty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[4] For John Robertson Dargavel's Legislative Assembly information see "John Robertson Dargavel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[5] For Andrew Wellington Gray's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Wellington Gray, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[6] For Frederick James Skinner's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick James Skinner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[7] For George Taylor Fulford's Legislative Assembly information see "George Taylor Fulford, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[8] For Walter Bain Reynolds's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Bain Reynolds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[9] For Hugh Alexander Reynolds's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh Alexander Reynolds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2019.

[10] For Charles Gordon MacOdrum's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Gordon MacOdrum, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[11] For James Auld's Legislative Assembly information see "James Auld, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[12] For Bob Runciman's Legislative Assembly information see "Bob Runciman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.

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"Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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Assembly	Years		Party
1st	1867–1871	Henry Dolphus Smith	Liberal
2nd	1871–1875	Henry Merrick	Conservative
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1886
*Merged with Leeds South into Leeds*

Assembly	Years		Party
1st	1867–1871	Benjamin Tett	Conservative
2nd	1871–1873	Herbert Stone MacDonald
2nd	1873–1879	John Godkin Giles
3rd	1875–1879	Robert Henry Preston
4th	1879–1883	William Richardson
5th	1883–1886	Robert Henry Preston
*Merged with Leeds North and Grenville North into Leeds*

Assembly	Years		Party
6th	1886–1890	Robert Henry Preston	Conservative
7th	1890–1894	Robert Henry Preston
8th	1894–1898	Walter Beatty
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1904
11th	1905–1908	John Robertson Dargavel
12th	1908–1911
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923	Andrew Wellington Gray
16th	1923–1926	Andrew Wellington Gray
17th	1926–1929	Frederick James Skinner
18th	1929–1933	Frederick James Skinner
*Merged with Brockville*
19th	1934–1937	George Taylor Fulford	Liberal
20th	1937–1943	Walter Bain Reynolds	Progressive Conservative
21st	1943–1945
22nd	1945–1948
23rd	1948–1949
23rd	1949–1951	Hugh Alexander Reynolds
24th	1951–1954	Charles Gordon MacOdrum
24th	1954–1955	James Auld
25th	1955–1959
26th	1959–1963
27th	1963–1967
28th	1967–1971
29th	1971–1975
30th	1975–1977
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1985	Bob Runciman
33rd	1985–1987	Bob Runciman
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
*Merged into Leeds—Grenville before the 1987 election*

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Henry Dolphus Smith	962	56.19
	Conservative	O.R. Gowan	750	43.81
Total valid votes			1,712	78.28
Eligible voters			2,187
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Merrick	723	61.01	+17.20
	Liberal	Henry Dolphus Smith	462	38.99	−17.20
Turnout			1,185	52.71	−25.57
Eligible voters			2,248
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+17.20
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

Leeds_(provincial_electoral_district)

Leeds (provincial electoral district)

Members of Provincial Parliament

Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

Leeds South (1867–1883)

Leeds (1886–1985)

Election results

Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

Leeds South (1867–1883)

References

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