William Anderson (Ontario MPP)
William Anderson | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Absalom Greeley |
| Succeeded by | James Simeon McCuaig |
| Constituency | Prince Edward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1822 Ameliasburgh Township, Upper Canada |
| Died | October 16, 1887 (aged 65) Peterborough, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Farmer |
William Anderson (April 7, 1822 – October 10, 1887) was an
Conservative
member from 1870 to 1871.
He was born in
Orange Lodge of British North America
. Anderson later served as reeve for the township and was warden for Prince Edward County in 1884.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Anderson | 1,337 | 54.95 | +13.62 | ||||
| Independent | S. Sprague | 1,096 | 45.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,433 | 100.0 | −11.07 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.62 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[1]: 315 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,522 | 52.23 | |||||
| Conservative | William Anderson | 1,392 | 47.77 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,914 | 78.19 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,727 | |||||||
| Election voided[2] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
- OCLC 1052682.
- ^ Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1872. pp. 5–15.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
External links
- William Anderson – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)
- A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time .... GM Rose (1886)
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