Durham West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the county of Durham into two ridings: Durham West and Durham East.
The West Riding of Durham was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Durham riding.
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Blake | 1,337 | ||||||
| Unknown | J. Milne | 931 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,776 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | acclaimed | ||||||
On Mr. Blake being elected for Durham West and for Bruce South and on his accepting the seat for Bruce South:
| By-election on 10 April 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edmund Burke Wood | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edmund B. Wood | 1,281 | ||||||
| Unknown | M. Brien | 736 | ||||||
On Mr. Wood being appointed Chief Justice, Superior Court of Manitoba:
| By-election on 7 April 1874 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harvey William Burk | 1,251 | |||
| Unknown | Thomas McClung | 989 | |||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Harvey William Burk | 1,214 [2] | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Col. F. Cubitt [3] | 1,172 | ||||||
On Mr. Burk's resignation, 18 October 1879, to allow Edward Blake to stand in Durham West:
| By-election on 17 November 1879 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Dominick Blake | acclaimed | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | 1,497 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | C.W. Bunting [4] | 1,379 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | 1,847 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Tate Blackstock | 1,731 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,962 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Tate Blackstock | 1,764 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,458 | ||||||
| Conservative | D.F. Walsh | 1,406 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | C.J. Thornton | 428 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Jonas Thornton | 1,637 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,597 | ||||||
On election being declared void, 6 October 1901:
| By-election on 15 January 1902 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,740 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Jonas Thornton | 1,728 | |||