Middlesex West (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see Middlesex West. For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Middlesex (Province of Canada electoral district).

Middlesex West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was renamed Middlesex South in 1933 before the 1934 election.

Middlesex West

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1929

Members of Provincial Parliament

Middlesex West
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		Nathaniel Currie	Conservative
2nd	1871–1871		Alexander Mackenzie	Liberal
	1872–1875		John Watterworth	Liberal
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1883		Alexander Johnston	Conservative
	1883–1886		George William Ross	Liberal
6th	1886–1890
7th	1890–1894
8th	1894–1898
9th	1898–1902
10th	1902–1905
11th	1905–1907
	1907–1908		Duncan Campbell Ross	Liberal
12th	1908–1911		John Campbell Elliott	Liberal
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923		John Giles Lethbridge	United Farmers
16th	1923–1926
17th	1926–1929
18th	1929–1934		Lloyd William Morgan Freele	Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[1]
Renamed Middlesex South riding after 1934

Election results

v t e 1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nathaniel Currie	1,100	52.08
	Liberal	Mr. Campbell	1,012	47.92
Total valid votes			2,112	87.45
Eligible voters			2,415
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[2]

v t e 1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Mackenzie	1,362	58.81	+10.89
	Conservative	Nathaniel Currie	954	41.19	−10.89
Turnout			2,316	77.17	−10.28
Eligible voters			3,001
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+10.89
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872 Ministerial by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alexander Mackenzie	Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 220

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, September 1872 Resignation of Alexander Mackenzie
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Watterworth	1,311	51.94
	Independent	J.D. Dewan	1,213	48.06
Total valid votes			2,524	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[4]^: 220

v t e 1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Watterworth	1,415	54.30	+2.36
	Conservative	Nathaniel Currie	1,191	45.70
Total valid votes			2,606	71.36
Eligible voters			3,652
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.36
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Watterworth	1,575	50.82	−3.47
	Conservative	Mr. Richardson	1,524	49.18	+3.47
Total valid votes			3,099	69.80	−1.56
Eligible voters			4,440
	Liberal hold		Swing		−3.47
Source: Elections Ontario^[6]

References

1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
   • For Nathaniel Currie's Legislative Assembly information see "Nathaniel Currie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For Alexander Mackenzie's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Mackenzie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For John Watterworth's Legislative Assembly information see "John Watterworth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For Alexander Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For George William Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "George William Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For Duncan Campbell Ross's Legislative Assembly information see "Duncan Campbell Ross, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For John Campbell Elliott's Legislative Assembly information see "John Campbell Elliott, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For John Giles Lethbridge's Legislative Assembly information see "John Giles Lethbridge, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
   • For Lloyd William Morgan Freele's Legislative Assembly information see "Lloyd William Morgan Freele, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
4. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
5. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
6. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.