William Torrance Hays (September 7, 1837 – June 27, 1875) was a Canadian politician. He represented Huron North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in Wilmot (later Haysville) in Upper Canada in 1837, the son of Irish immigrants. He became an attorney in 1862. He was captain in the local militia and served on the town council for Goderich.
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Huron North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | William Torrance Hays | 2,030 | 50.80 | |||||
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 1,966 | 49.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,996 | 72.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 5,513 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Huron North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 2,259 | 55.86 | +6.66 | ||||
| Conservative | William Torrance Hays | 1,785 | 44.14 | −6.66 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,044 | 68.67 | −3.81 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,889 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.66 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
External links
edit- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1869, HJ Morgan
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