Thomas Scott (Ontario politician)
Thomas Scott (c. 1828 – 1883) was a Canadian political figure. He represented Grey North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1875.
He was born in Nottingham, England. He served on the council for Grey County and also as mayor of Owen Sound.[1]
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Grey North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Thomas Scott | 1,430 | 55.17 | |||||
| Liberal | John Cooper | 1,162 | 44.83 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,592 | 74.63 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,473 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Grey North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Scott | 1,339 | 58.42 | +3.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Patterson | 953 | 41.58 | −3.25 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,292 | 50.22 | −24.41 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,564 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.25 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Grey North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Scott | 1,431 | 53.40 | −5.03 | ||||
| Liberal | C. McFayden | 1,249 | 46.60 | +5.03 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,680 | 67.59 | +17.37 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,965 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1874). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Ninth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 356.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.