Malcolm Munroe

Malcolm Munroe
Ontario MPP
In office
January 1875 – July 1875
Preceded byThomas Hodgins
Succeeded byThomas Hodgins
ConstituencyElgin West
Personal details
PartyConservative

Malcolm G. Munroe was an Ontario political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from January to July 1875.

Munroe was initially elected to the legislature in the 1875 Ontario general election. His election, however was later petitioned, on the basis that Munroe, who won the election by a mere ten votes, had votes by "people not qualified to vote", and that valid ballots for his opponent were disregarded. The petition later proved to be successful in a decision made by the Ontario Elections court on June 24, 1875, elevating the election runner-up, Thomas Hodgins to the office and voiding the election results on July 7, 1875.

Electoral history

1875 Ontario general election: Elgin West
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Munroe1,10150.23+5.92
LiberalThomas Hodgins1,09149.77−5.92
Turnout 2,19278.01+1.46
Eligible voters 2,810
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.92
Source: Elections Ontario

References

  1. ↑ Patton, James; Ardagh, W. D.; Harrison, Robert Alexander; O'Brien, Arthur Henry; Labatt, Charles Bagot; Morse, Charles (1875). The Canada Law Journal. Canada law book Company, limited.
  2. ↑ Hodgins, Thomas (1883). Reports of the Decisions of the Judges for the Trial of Election Petitions in Ontario: Relating to Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1871-5-9, and to the House of Commons of Canada, 1874-8. Carswell.
  3. ↑ Forman, Debra (1984). Legislators and Legislatures of Ontario: 1867-1929. Ontario Legislative Library, Research and Information Services. ISBN 9780774390217.
  4. ↑ The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Citizen Print. and Publishing Company. 1878.
  5. ↑ "1875 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ Wood, S.C. (1876). "Sessional Paper No. 59 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1875". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1875-76: Vol. VIII - Part IV (Report). Toronto: King's Printer.