George William Monk
Canadian politician
George Monk | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1871–1894 | |
Preceded by | Robert Lyon |
Succeeded by | George Kidd |
Constituency | Carleton |
Personal details | |
Born | (1838-09-10)September 10, 1838 March Township, Ontario |
Died | August 18, 1917(1917-08-18) (aged 78) March Township, Ontario |
Political party | Conservative |
George William Monk (September 10, 1838 – August 18, 1917) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the Ottawa area riding of Carleton from 1871 to 1894.
He was born in March Township, Ontario in 1838. He was educated in Bytown and Potsdam, New York.
Monk represented Carleton in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1871 to 1894 as a Conservative MLA. He was a deputy grandmaster of the Orange Lodge in British North America. He died in 1917.[1]
Electoral history
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Conservative | George William Monk | 822 | 50.31 | |||||
Liberal | Robert Lyon | 812 | 49.69 | |||||
Turnout | 1,634 | 63.46 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 2,575 | |||||||
Election voided | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
Previous election voided | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | George William Monk | 1,109 | 54.23 | +9.24 | ||||
Liberal | Robert Lyon | 936 | 45.77 | −1.52 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,045 | 100.0 | −2.01 | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.38 | ||||||
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 40 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | George William Monk | Acclaimed | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[4] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Conservative | George William Monk | 2,074 | 79.74 | |||||
Liberal | C. Christian | 527 | 20.26 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,601 | 55.47 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 4,689 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[5] |
References
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- Historical Sketch of the County of Carleton (1971) - originally published in 1879, reprinted by Mika Press, Belleville, Ontario
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, J. Durie
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