| James Evans | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Tooley |
| Constituency | Middlesex East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1821-01-18)January 18, 1821 |
| Died | March 20, 1880(1880-03-20) (aged 59) |
| Political party | Liberal |
James Evans (January 18, 1821 – March 20, 1880) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Middlesex East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 as a Liberal member.
Evans served as reeve of West Nissouri. He ran unsuccessfully for the East Middlesex seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in 1863. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for East Middlesex in the 1872 federal election.
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Middlesex East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | James Evans | 1,821 | 50.42 | |||||
| Conservative | Mr. Taylor | 1,791 | 49.58 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,612 | 86.62 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,170 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Middlesex East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Tooley | 1,622 | 51.41 | +1.83 | ||||
| Liberal | James Evans | 1,533 | 48.59 | −1.83 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,155 | 74.92 | −11.70 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,211 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Middlesex East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Tooley | 2,185 | 53.11 | +1.70 | ||||
| Liberal | James Evans | 1,929 | 46.89 | −1.70 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,114 | 72.87 | −2.06 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,646 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
References
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113814511/james-evans
- "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.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 195.
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