Brantford (federal electoral district)

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Brantford
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903, 1947
District abolished1924, 1966
First contested 1904
Last contested 1965

Brantford was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968.

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The riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Brant South riding. It consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the township of Oakland, and the part of the township of Brantford south and west of the Grand River. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Brantford City riding.

It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Brant and Brantford City ridings. The second incarnation consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the townships of Burford and Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of the left bank of Grand River, in the county of Brant. In 1952, it was redefined to include a part of the township of Brantford lying to the east of the city Brantford.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Brant riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Brant South
10th  1904–1908   William Foster Cockshutt Conservative
11th  1908–1911   Lloyd Harris Liberal
12th  1911–1917   William Foster Cockshutt Conservative
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   William Gawtress Raymond Liberal
Riding dissolved into Brantford City
Riding re-created from Brant and Brantford City
21st  1949–1953   William Ross Macdonald Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 James Elisha Brown
23rd  1957–1958   Jack Wratten Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963   James Elisha Brown Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Brant

Election results

1904–1921

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 2,383
Liberal Charles Bernard Heyd 2,368
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Lloyd Harris 2,832
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 2,627
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 3,159
Liberal Thomas Hiram Preston2,440
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) William Foster Cockshutt 5,925
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) John Wedgewood Bowlby2,233
Labour Morrisson Mann MacBride1,726
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Gawtress Raymond 6,879
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 4,892
Progressive Arthur William Burt1,244

1949–1965

1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Ross Macdonald 12,565
Progressive Conservative John Tozeland Shillington6,747
Co-operative Commonwealth Reginald Cooper4,160
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 9,576
Progressive Conservative John Tozeland Shillington7,912
Co-operative Commonwealth John Houison Gillies3,839
Labor–Progressive Dorise Nielsen 216
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Jack Wratten 9,902
Liberal W. John McCormack8,095
Co-operative Commonwealth Margaret McLellan5,927
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Jack Wratten 14,059
Liberal James Gray Leslie7,694
Co-operative Commonwealth John Maycock3,726
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 11,475
Progressive Conservative Jack Wratten 8,549
New Democratic Robert G. Good4,085
Social Credit Geoffrey E. W. Styles1,193
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 10,804
Progressive Conservative Andy Andreasen9,680
New Democratic Bill Humble3,706
Social Credit Herb Motz766
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 9,948
Progressive Conservative Ken Hodge7,825
New Democratic Mac Makarchuk6,176
Social Credit Paul Seddon208

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