John Ritchie MacNicol

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John Ritchie MacNicol
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Davenport
In office
1935–1949
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byPaul Hellyer
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto Northwest
In office
1930–1935
Preceded byThomas Langton Church
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born(1878-08-31)August 31, 1878
Beaverton, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 18, 1950(1950-06-18) (aged 71)
Political partyConservative
ProfessionSchool teacher

John Ritchie MacNicol (August 31, 1878 – June 18, 1950) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Beaverton, Ontario, MacNicol was educated at public school, collegiates, and at Bryant & Stratton College in Buffalo, New York. He taught school in Algoma and Grey Counties, Ontario. From 1917 to 1920, he was president of the South York Liberal-Conservative Association. From 1921 to 1922, he was president of the Ward 6 Toronto Association. From 1921 to 1923, he was secretary of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario and was president from 1923 to 1930. He was president of the federal Conservative Party from 1925 to 1943.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario riding of Toronto Northwest in the 1930 federal election. He was re-elected in 1935, 1940, and 1945 for the riding of Davenport. He was defeated by Paul Hellyer in the 1949 election.

Electoral record[]

1949 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Hellyer 11,431 39.0 +10.5
Progressive Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 10,476 35.8 -12.9
Co-operative Commonwealth David B. Archer 7,366 25.2 +6.9
Total valid votes 29,273 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 13,110 48.6 -8.6
Liberal William Alexander Gunn 7,682 28.5 -14.3
Co-operative Commonwealth George Eamon Park 4,931 18.3
Labor–Progressive Richard W. Robertson 882 3.3
Social Credit David Ewald Hartman 346 1.3
Total valid votes 26,951 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Government John Ritchie MacNicol 14,890 57.2 +17.6
Liberal Neil Cameron 11,140 42.8 +15.0
Total valid votes 26,030 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 10,919 39.6
Liberal John P. Travers 7,675 27.8
Co-operative Commonwealth John Williams Bruce 4,766 17.3
Reconstruction W. Harvey Brown 4,216 15.3
Total valid votes 27,576 100.0

References[]

  • John Ritchie MacNicol – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "John Ritchie MacNicol fonds". Library and Archives Canada. 20 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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