Cardwell (federal electoral district)

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Cardwell
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1903
First contested 1867
Last contested 1900

Cardwell, a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. Cardwell is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as Cardwell was listed in some post-Confederation census records as a county of residence.

Contents

Cardwell consisted of the Simcoe County townships of Adjala and Mono, and the Peel County townships of Albion (including the town of Bolton) and Caledon.

The Cardwell electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Dufferin, Peel and Simcoe South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Thomas Roberts Ferguson Conservative
2nd  1872–1874 John Hillyard Cameron
3rd  1874–1876
 1876–1878 Dalton McCarthy
4th  1878–1882 Thomas White
5th  1882–1885
 1885–1887
6th  1887–1888
 1888–1892 Robert Smeaton White
7th  1891–1895
 1895–1896   William Stubbs McCarthyite
8th  1896–1900   Independent Conservative
9th  1900–1904   Robert Johnston Conservative
Riding dissolved into Dufferin, Peel and Simcoe South

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Roberts Ferguson 1,155
UnknownDr. Philips1,078
Eligible voters2,612
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hon. John Hillyard Cameron 1,232
Unknown ? Boulton1,016
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hon. John Hillyard Cameron 1,204
UnknownThomas Bowles1,140

On Mr. Cameron's death, 14 November 1876:

By-election on 14 December 1876
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative D'Alton McCarthy acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas White 1,218
UnknownJos. Pattulo961
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas White 1,407
Liberal James F. McLaughlin [2] 1,066

On Mr. White's nomination as member of the Privy Council and as Minister of the Interior, 5 August 1885:

By-election on 27 August 1885
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas White acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hon. Thomas White 1,531
Liberal James H. Newlove1,128

On Mr. White's death, 21 April 1888:

By-election on 3 October 1888
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Robert Smeaton White 1,088
Independent Conservative William Stubbs 949
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Robert S. White 1,628
Liberal Elgin Myers1,380

On Mr. White's resignation, October 1895:

While the Library of Parliament reports that Stubbs won by acclamation, newspaper reports indicate there was an election between three candidates, William Stubbs (running as a McCarthyite, rather than an Independent Conservative, R. B. Willoughby for the Conservatives and R. B. Henry for the Liberals. [3] [4] [5]

By-election on 24 December 1895
PartyCandidateVotes
McCarthyite William Stubbs 1,503
Conservative W. B. Willoughby1,296
Liberal R. B. Henry544
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Independent Conservative William Stubbs 1,825
Conservative William Legh Walsh 1,441
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Robert Johnston 1,484
Independent Conservative William Stubbs 1,293

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. "Condensed Telegrams". The British Whig. January 23, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. "Cardwell Next". The Kingston Daily News. December 18, 1895. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  4. "Stubbs Gets In". Montreal Gazette. December 25, 1895. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. "The Edmonton Bulletin, December 30, 1895, Page 2, Item Ar00205".