Thomas Grahame
Canadian politician
Thomas Grahame | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1867–1871 | |
Preceded by | Riding created |
Succeeded by | Peter Patterson |
Constituency | York West |
Personal details | |
Born | (1840-03-20)March 20, 1840 Vaughan Township, Upper Canada |
Died | May 7, 1907(1907-05-07) (aged 57) London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Thomas Grahame (March 20, 1840 – May 7, 1907) was an Ontario political figure. He represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in Vaughan Township, Upper Canada in 1840 and educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and the University of Glasgow, the son of a Scottish immigrant who later returned to Scotland.
He died in London in 1907.[1]
Electoral history
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Conservative | Thomas Grahame | 587 | 46.44 | |||||
Liberal | Dr. Bull | 514 | 40.66 | |||||
Independent | W. Tyrrell | 163 | 12.90 | |||||
Total valid votes | 1,264 | 56.71 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 2,229 | |||||||
Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Peter Patterson | 865 | 56.32 | +15.65 | ||||
Conservative | Thomas Grahame | 671 | 43.68 | −2.76 | ||||
Turnout | 1,536 | 62.54 | +5.83 | |||||
Eligible voters | 2,456 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.20 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
References
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. THOS. GRAHAME: Former Member of Legislature Passes Away in London, England", The Globe (1844-1936) [Toronto, Ont] 08 May 1907: 8.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1869, HJ Morgan
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