1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages) : maps, digital file
Contents
1 The Oxford Ridings and Structures for Their Elections -- 2 Ethnicity, Social Class, and Orangemen in Oxford County -- 3 Elections in Oxford County, 1838-1848 -- 4 The General Election in Oxford County, 1851 (with J.C. Herbert Emery) -- 5 Elections in the Ridings of North Oxford and South Oxford, 1854-1858 -- 6 Elections in the Ridings of North Oxford and South Oxford, 1860-1866 -- 7 Provincial and Dominion Elections in the Oxfords, 1867-1875 -- 8 Democracy in Oxford County Elections, 1837-1875 -- Appendix A List of Elections in Oxford County, 1837-1875 -- Appendix B List of Statutes Referred to or Consulted
Summary
Elections in Oxford County, 1837-75 breaks new ground with its detailed treatment of the county's voice-vote method of election, which ended with the adoption of the secret ballot in 1874
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index