Leeds (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Leeds (federal electoral district).

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.

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

Members of Provincial Parliament

Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

Assembly	Years	Member		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

Leeds South (1867–1883)

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		Benjamin Tett	Conservative
2nd	1871–1873		Herbert Stone MacDonald
	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

Leeds (1886–1985)

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
6th	1886–1890		Robert Henry Preston	Conservative
7th	1890–1894
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
17th	1926–1929		Frederick James Skinner
18th	1929–1933
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
	1949–1951		Hugh Alexander Reynolds
24th	1951–1954		Charles Gordon MacOdrum
	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
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Leeds—Grenville before the 1987 election

Election results

Leeds North and Grenville North (1867–1883)

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]

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Merrick	1,035	61.57	+0.56
	Independent	Henry Dolphus Smith	646	38.43	−0.56
Turnout			1,681	66.63	+13.91
Eligible voters			2,523
	Conservative hold		Swing		+0.56
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Merrick	1,084	59.53	−2.04
	Liberal	Mr. Meikle	737	40.47
Total valid votes			1,821	64.90	−1.73
Eligible voters			2,806
	Conservative hold		Swing		−2.04
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

Leeds South (1867–1883)

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Benjamin Tett	1,380	50.13
	Liberal	Stephen Richards	1,373	49.87
Total valid votes			2,753	83.96
Eligible voters			3,279
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Herbert Stone MacDonald	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, December 1873 Resignation of Herbert Stone MacDonald
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Godkin Giles	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[8]: 194

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Henry Preston	1,481	58.70
	Liberal	R. Fields	1,042	41.30
Turnout			2,523	79.87
Eligible voters			3,159
	Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[9]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Richardson	1,362	56.92	−1.78
	Independent	Mr. Green	1,031	43.08
Total valid votes			2,393	57.41	−22.45
Eligible voters			4,168
	Conservative hold		Swing		−1.78
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References

1. 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. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
7. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
8. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
9. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.