Robert Christie (June 29, 1826 – March 9, 1914) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Wentworth North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1874.
Robert Christie | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Stock |
| Constituency | Wentworth North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1826 Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| Died | March 9, 1914 (aged 87) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He served as vice-president of the Canadian Mutual Fire Insurance Company and was a director of the Canada West Farmer's Mutual and Stock Insurance Company. He later was named Inspector of Asylums and Prisons. He died in 1914. He was the last surviving member of the first Ontario legislature at the time of his death.[1]
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Wentworth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Christie | 1,139 | 50.44 | |||||
| Conservative | Mr. Miller | 1,119 | 49.56 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,258 | 79.93 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,825 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Wentworth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Christie | 1,071 | 57.24 | +6.80 | ||||
| Conservative | Mr. Wood | 800 | 42.76 | −6.80 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,871 | 70.95 | −8.98 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,637 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.80 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Wentworth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Stock | 1,222 | 50.48 | +7.72 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Christie | 1,199 | 49.52 | −7.72 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,421 | 73.72 | +2.77 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,284 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Ontario Historical Society (1913). "Annual Report of the Ontario Historical Society". Annual Report. The Society. ISSN 0703-4474. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1873, HJ Morgan
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