| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872:
Northumberland West Resignation of Alexander Fraser | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Charles Gifford | 1,167 | 52.21 | +3.12 | ||||
| Independent | J. Fisher | 1,068 | 47.79 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,235 | 100.0 | +12.31 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.12 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [1]: 251 | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872:
Northumberland West Resignation of Alexander Fraser | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Charles Gifford | 1,167 | 52.21 | +3.12 | ||||
| Independent | J. Fisher | 1,068 | 47.79 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,235 | 100.0 | +12.31 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.12 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [1]: 251 | ||||||||