Durham West (provincial electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Durham West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1999
First contested1867
Last contested1995

Durham West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It contained the towns of Pickering and Ajax.

The riding first existed from 1867 until 1926, when it was distributed into the Durham riding. When Durham was split back into Durham East and Durham West, as well as in 1975, the riding existed until 1999 when it was redistributed into Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax.

Members of Provincial Parliament[]

Durham West
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     John McLeod Liberal
2nd  1871–1871 Edward Blake
 1871–1874 John McLeod
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883 James McLaughlin
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894 William Lockhart
8th  1894–1898     William Reid Conservative
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904     William Rickard Liberal
11th  1905–1908     John Devitt Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     William Bragg Liberal
16th  1923–1926
Riding dissolved, 1926-1975
30th  1975–1977     Charles Godfrey New Democratic
31st  1977–1981     George Ashe Progressive Conservative
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Norah Stoner Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Jim Wiseman New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Janet Ecker Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge and Whitby—Ajax before the 1999 election

References[]

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John McLeod's Legislative Assembly information see "John McLeod, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward Blake's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Blake, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Wellington McLaughlin's Legislative Assembly information see "James Wellington McLaughlin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Thomas Lockhart's Legislative Assembly information see "William Thomas Lockhart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Henry Reid's Legislative Assembly information see "William Henry Reid, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Rickard's Legislative Assembly information see "William Rickard, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Henry Devitt's Legislative Assembly information see "John Henry Devitt, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William John Bragg's Legislative Assembly information see "William John Bragg, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Morris Godfrey's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Morris Godfrey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Ashe's Legislative Assembly information see "George Ashe, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Norah Stoner's Legislative Assembly information see "Norah Stoner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jim Wiseman's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim Wiseman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Janet Ecker's Legislative Assembly information see "Janet Ecker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""