John Ritchie MacNicol | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Davenport | |
| In office 1935–1949 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Paul Hellyer |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Toronto Northwest | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Langton Church |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1878 Beaverton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 18, 1950 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | School teacher |
John Ritchie MacNicol (August 31, 1878 – June 18, 1950) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Beaverton, Ontario, MacNicol was educated at public school, collegiates, and at Bryant & Stratton College in Buffalo, New York. He taught school in Algoma and Grey Counties, Ontario. From 1917 to 1920, he was president of the South York Liberal-Conservative Association. From 1921 to 1922, he was president of the Ward 6 Toronto Association. From 1921 to 1923, he was secretary of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario and was president from 1923 to 1930. He was president of the federal Conservative Party from 1925 to 1943.
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario riding of Toronto Northwest in the 1930 federal election. He was re-elected in 1935, 1940, and 1945 for the riding of Davenport. He was defeated by Paul Hellyer in the 1949 election.
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paul Hellyer | 11,431 | 39.0 | +10.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Ritchie MacNicol | 10,476 | 35.8 | -12.9 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | David B. Archer | 7,366 | 25.2 | +6.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,273 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Ritchie MacNicol | 13,110 | 48.6 | -8.6 | ||||
| Liberal | William Alexander Gunn | 7,682 | 28.5 | -14.3 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Eamon Park | 4,931 | 18.3 | |||||
| Labor–Progressive | Richard W. Robertson | 882 | 3.3 | |||||
| Social Credit | David Ewald Hartman | 346 | 1.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,951 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| National Government | John Ritchie MacNicol | 14,890 | 57.2 | +17.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Neil Cameron | 11,140 | 42.8 | +15.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 26,030 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Davenport, Toronto | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John Ritchie MacNicol | 10,919 | 39.6 | |||||
| Liberal | John P. Travers | 7,675 | 27.8 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Williams Bruce | 4,766 | 17.3 | |||||
| Reconstruction | W. Harvey Brown | 4,216 | 15.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,576 | 100.0 | ||||||