Port Arthur (provincial electoral district)

Port Arthur was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. In 1902 the riding was created as Port Arthur and Rainy River. Six years later it was split into two ridings: Port Arthur and Rainy River. In 1996, it was merged with the riding of Nipigon to form Thunder Bay—Superior North.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Port Arthur (electoral district).
Port Arthur
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1902
District abolished1996
First contested1902
Last contested1995
Demographics
Census division(s)Thunder Bay District
Census subdivision(s)Port Arthur → Thunder Bay

When the city of Port Arthur merged with the neighbouring city of Fort William in 1970 to create the current city of Thunder Bay, the riding of Port Arthur and the riding Fort William continued as separate districts serving the new city.

Members of Provincial Parliament
Port Arthur
Assembly Years Member Party
Port Arthur and Rainy River
10th  1902–1904     James Conmee Liberal
11th  1905–1907 Hugh W Kennedy
 1907–1908     William Alfred Preston Conservative
Port Arthur
12th  1908–1911     John James Carrick Conservative
13th  1911–1914 Donald Hogarth
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923
16th  1923–1926 Francis Henry Keefer
17th  1926–1929     Donald Hogarth Independent Conservative
18th  1929–1934     Conservative
19th  1934–1937     Charles Winnans Cox Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Frederick Oliver Robinson Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955     George Wardrope Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971     Ron Knight Liberal
29th  1971–1975     Jim Foulds New Democratic
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Taras Kozyra Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Shelley Wark-Martyn New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Michael Gravelle Liberal
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Thunder Bay—Superior North before the 1999 election

Election results
1902 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJames Conmee1,12466.55
ConservativeJoseph King56533.45
Total valid votes 1,689100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 160.94
Turnout 1,70546.50
Eligible voters 3,667
1905 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHugh Kennedy1,28550.27-16.28
ConservativeWilliam Alfred Preston1,27149.73+16.28
Total valid votes 2,556100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 441.69+0.75
Turnout 2,60052.63+6.13
Eligible voters 4,940
Liberal hold Swing -16.28
1908 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJohn James Carrick1,24155.16+4.89
Independent ConservativeGeorge Mooring86138.27-
SocialistLeopold English1486.58-
Total valid votes 2,250100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 411.79+0.10
Turnout 2,29161.04+8.41
Eligible voters 3,753
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +21.58
1911 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDonald Hogarth1,51572.56+17.40
SocialistFrederick Urry57327.44+20.86
Total valid votes 2,088100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 381.79-
Turnout 2,12642,79-18.25
Eligible voters 4,968
Conservative hold Swing +19.13
1914 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDonald Hogarth2,21949.45-23.11
LiberalIsaac Matthews1,43031.87-
IndependentFrank Sangster83818.68-
Total valid votes 4,487100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 691.51-0.28
Turnout 4,55659.70+16.91
Eligible voters 7,631
Conservative hold Swing -27.49
1919 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDonald Hogarth2,57841.33-8.12
LiberalJohn Mooney2,09533.59+1.72
IndependentEdward Blaquier1,56425.08-
Total valid votes 6,237100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1552.42 +0.91
Turnout 6,39270.97+11.27
Eligible voters 9,006
Conservative hold Swing -4.92
1923 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeFrancis Henry Keefer2,33140.27-1.06
LiberalAlexander McComber1,60427.71-5.88
United FarmersJames Southern1,34623.25-
IndependentEdward Blaquier2844.91-20.17
IndependentHenry Bryan2243.87-
Total valid votes 5,789100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 470.80-1.62
Turnout 5,83658.19-12.78
Eligible voters 10,030
Conservative hold Swing -3.47
1926 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent ConservativeDonald Hogarth2,68338.31-
ConservativeFrancis Henry Keefer2,51135.85-4.42
LiberalGeorge Eakins1,81025.84+2.59
Total valid votes 7,004100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 420.60-0.20
Turnout 7,04660.40+2.21
Eligible voters 11,666
Independent Conservative gain from Conservative Swing +21.36
1929 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDonald HogarthAcclaimed
1934 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalCharles Winnans Cox7,51458.93
ConservativeDonald Clark4,28633.62
Farm-LabourJohn Gillbanks6084.77
Co-operative CommonwealthSamuel Wright3422.68
Total valid votes 12,750100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1590.60
Turnout 12,90981.96
Eligible voters 15,750
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -
1937 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Winnans Cox8,00656.34-2.59
ConservativeGeorge Wardrope4,94034.77+1.15
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn McKevitt1,2638.89+6.21
Total valid votes 14,209100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1451.01+0.41
Turnout 14,35473.92-8.04
Eligible voters 19,418
Liberal hold Swing -1.87
1943 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick Robinson7,92954.28+45.39
LiberalCharles Winnans Cox4,01027.45-26.39
Progressive ConservativeHarold Oakes2,66818.26-16.51
Total valid votes 14,607100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1200.81-0.20
Turnout 14,72773.97+0.05
Eligible voters 19,910
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Liberal Swing +35.89
1945 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick Robinson6,40334.90-19.38
LiberalHobart Styffe4,37523.85-3.60
Progressive ConservativeHerbert Cook3,25417.74-0.52
Independent LiberalCharles Winnans Cox2,82815.41-
Labor–ProgressiveBruce Magnuson1,4868.10-
Total valid votes 18,346100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2121.15+0.34
Turnout 18,41973.01-0.96
Eligible voters 25,419
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing
1948 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick Robinson8,73444.93+10.03
LiberalHobart Styffe6,13231.55+8.03
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Wardrope4,57223.52+5.78
Total valid votes 19,438100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1910.97-0.18
Turnout 19,62962.77-10.24
Eligible voters 31,273
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing
1951 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Wardrope7,75837.38+13.86
Co-operative CommonwealthFrederick Robinson6,17229.74-15.19
LiberalFrederick Kelly5,44726.25-5.3
Independent LiberalBruce Magnuson1,3756.63-
Total valid votes 20,752100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3331.58+0.61
Turnout 21,08564.02+1.25
Eligible voters 32,934
Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +14.52
1955 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Wardrope9,51742.52+5.14
Co-operative CommonwealthRonald Wilmot7,74134.59+4.85
LiberalCharles MacDonnell4,34719.42-6.83
Labor–ProgressiveBruce Magnuson7753.46-
Total valid votes 22,380100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2771.22-0.36
Turnout 22,65768.38+4.36
Eligible voters 33,132
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.99
1959 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Wardrope10,88140.88-1.64
LiberalDaniel Coghlan8,85933.29+13.87
Co-operative CommonwealthOliver Breton6,87425.83-8.76
Total valid votes 26,614100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3331.24+0.02
Turnout 26,94771.06+2.68
Eligible voters 37,919
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.75
1963 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Wardrope13,58050.56+9.68
New DemocraticJoseph Shannon6,73125.06-0.77
LiberalPaul Le May6,14322.87-10.42
CommunistBruce Magnuson4071.51-
Total valid votes 26,861100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1750.65-0.59
Turnout 27,03666.70-4.36
Eligible voters 40,533
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.22
1967 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRon Knight7,63637.56+14.69
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Wardrope6,82633.58-16.98
New DemocraticMay Seaman5,86628.86+3.80
Total valid votes 20,328100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1220.60-0.05
Turnout 20,45071.21+4.51
Eligible voters 28,716
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.83
1971 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJim Foulds11,46145.06+16.20
Progressive ConservativeCharles Johnston10,09239.68+6.10
LiberalRita Ubriaco3,88015.26-22.30
Total valid votes 25,433100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1150.45-0.15
Turnout 25,54875.47+4.26
Eligible voters 33,854
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +11.15
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJim Foulds12,21349.74+4.68
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Morgan7,59530.93-8.75
LiberalJoseph Vander Wees4,49918.32+3.06
CommunistNancy McDonald2471.01-
Total valid votes 24,554100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 950.38-0.07
Turnout 24,64966.36-9.11
Eligible voters 37,144
New Democratic hold Swing +6.71
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJim Foulds9,62940.14-9.60
Progressive ConservativeAllan Laakkonen9,29038.72-7.79
LiberalJuha Siimes4,81820.08+1.76
CommunistPhilip Harris2541.06+0.05
Total valid votes 23,991100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1040.43+0.05
Turnout 24,09561.46-4.90
Eligible voters 39,207
New Democratic hold Swing -8.69
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJim Foulds12,25846.10+5.96
Progressive ConservativeAllan Laakkonen10,88440.93+2.21
LiberalKenneth Tilson3,24712.21-7.87
CommunistPaul Pugh1030.39-0.67
Total valid votes 26,592100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1250.47+0.04
Turnout 26,71761.22-0.24
Eligible voters 43,644
New Democratic hold Swing +4.08
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJim Foulds13,08444.99-1.11
Progressive ConservativeClarence Johnson9,82633.79-7.14
LiberalJohn Ranta6,16921.21+9.00
Total valid votes 29,079100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1440.47+0.04
Turnout 29,22363.06+1.84
Eligible voters 46,344
New Democratic hold Swing -4.12
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalTaras Kozyra13,74745.62+24.41
New DemocraticChristopher Southcott11,82839.25-5.74
Progressive ConservativeEvelyn Dodds4,41914.66-19.13
Total valid votes 29,994100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1420.47-
Turnout 30,13667.85-
Eligible voters 44,414
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +15.07
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticShelley Wark-Martyn11,91942.88+3.63
LiberalTaras Kozyra10,88539.16-6.46
Progressive ConservativeAnthony Stehmann3,85413.86-0.80
Family CoalitionClaude Wyspianski1,1404.10-
Total valid votes 27,798100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5031.78+1.31
Turnout 28,30162.22-5.63
Eligible voters 45,482
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +5.04
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichael Gravelle14,28148.92+9.76
New DemocraticShelley Wark-Martyn7,49025.66-17.22
Progressive ConservativeJim Doherty6,55422.45+8.59
Family CoalitionAnita Harris6832.34-1.76
IndependentPaul Weber180.62-
Total valid votes 29,190100.00-
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3221.09-0.69
Turnout 29,51261.91-0.31
Eligible voters 47,672
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +13.49

References
  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Conmee's Legislative Assembly information see "James Conmee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Hugh W Kennedy's Legislative Assembly information see "Hugh W Kennedy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Alfred Preston's Legislative Assembly information see "William Alfred Preston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John James Carrick's Legislative Assembly information see "John James Carrick, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Francis Henry Keefer's Legislative Assembly information see "Francis Henry Keefer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Hogarth's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Hogarth, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Winnans Cox's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Winnans Cox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick Oliver Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick Oliver Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Wardrope's Legislative Assembly information see "George Wardrope, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ron Knight's Legislative Assembly information see "Ron Knight, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jim Foulds's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim Foulds, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Taras Kozyra's Legislative Assembly information see "Taras Kozyra, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Shelley Wark-Martyn's Legislative Assembly information see "Shelley Wark-Martyn, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Michael Gravelle's Legislative Assembly information see "Michael Gravelle, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
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