Huntingdon (federal electoral district)

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Huntingdon
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911

Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

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It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Châteauguay—Huntingdon electoral district in 1914.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Huntingdon
1st  1867–1867   John Rose Liberal–Conservative
 1867–1869
 1869–1872   Julius Scriver Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904 William Scott Maclaren
10th  1904–1908   Robert Nelson Walsh Conservative
11th  1908–1911   James Robb Liberal
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election : Huntingdon
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal–Conservative John Rose 1,280Green check.svgY
UnknownW. Kerr468
Source: Canadian Elections Database [1]
By-election on 28 November 1867

On Mr. Rose being named Minister of Finance, 18 November 1867

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Rose acclaimed
By-election on 30 October 1869

On Mr. Rose's resignation, October 1869

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver 876
UnknownA. Cross48
Source: lop.parl.ca
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver acclaimed
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver 1,206
UnknownC.P. Davidson591
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver 1,408
Conservative Duncan McCormick1,125
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Julius Scriver 1,546
Conservative William J. White827
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Scott Maclaren 1,147
Conservative Robert Nelson Walsh 1,123
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Robert Nelson Walsh 1,274
Liberal William Scott Maclaren 1,131
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Alexander Robb 1,292
Conservative Robert Nelson Walsh 1,212
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Alexander Robb 1,318
Conservative Robert Nelson Walsh 1,172

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References

  1. Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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