William Torrance Hays
Canadian politician
William Torrance Hays (September 7, 1837 – June 27, 1875) was a Canadian politician. He represented Huron North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in Wilmot (later Haysville) in Upper Canada in 1837, the son of Irish immigrants. He became an attorney in 1862. He was captain in the local militia and served on the town council for Goderich.
Electoral history
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Conservative | William Torrance Hays | 2,030 | 50.80 | |||||
Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 1,966 | 49.20 | |||||
Total valid votes | 3,996 | 72.48 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 5,513 | |||||||
Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 2,259 | 55.86 | +6.66 | ||||
Conservative | William Torrance Hays | 1,785 | 44.14 | −6.66 | ||||
Turnout | 4,044 | 68.67 | −3.81 | |||||
Eligible voters | 5,889 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.66 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
References
External links
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1869, HJ Morgan
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