Huron North (federal electoral district)

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Huron North
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867, 1914
District abolished1882, 1952
First contested 1867
Last contested 1949

Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridings: Huron North and Huron South.

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The North Riding consisted of the Townships of Ashfield, Wawanosh, Turnberry, Howick, Morris, Grey, Colborne, Hullett, and the Village of Clinton and McKillop.

In 1872, the County of Huron was divided into three ridings when Huron Centre was created. The townships of Grey, Colborne, Hullett, and the Village of Clinton and McKillop, were transferred from Huron North to the new riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between the newly created Huron East and Huron West ridings.

In 1914, Huron North was re-created from Huron East and Huron West when Huron county was again divided into two ridings. The new riding consisted of the townships of Wawanosh East, Wawanosh West, Colborne, Ashfield, Turnberry, Morris, Howick, and Grey, the towns of Goderich and Wingham, and the villages of Blyth, Brussels and Wroxeter.

In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Huron lying north of and including the town of Goderich and the townships of Colborne, Wawanosh (East and West), Morris and Grey.

In 1934, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Goderich, Colborne, Ashfield, Wawanosh (East and West), Morris, Grey, Turnberry and Howick, and the town of Clinton in the county of Huron.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Huron and Wellington—Huron ridings.

Members of Parliament

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Joseph Whitehead Liberal
2nd  1872–1874   Thomas Farrow Liberal–Conservative
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
Riding dissolved into Huron East and Huron West
Riding re-created from Huron East and Huron West
13th  1917–1921   James Bowman Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   John Warwick King Progressive
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1927†
 1927–1930   George Spotton Conservative
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940   Robert Deachman Liberal
19th  1940–1945   Elston Cardiff National Government
20th  1945–1949   Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
Riding dissolved into Huron and Wellington—Huron

Election results

1867–1882

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Joseph Whitehead 1,940
UnknownJ. Holmes1,318
UnknownDr. Sloan675
Eligible voters5,173
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Farrow 1,550
Liberal James Somerville 1,359
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Farrow 1,655
Unknown ? Leckie1,510
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Farrow 1,933
Unknown ? Sloan1,849

1917–1953

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) James Bowman 4,799
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Archibald Hislop 2,770
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive John Warwick King 5,243
Conservative George Spotton 4,057
Liberal William Henry Frasier2,426
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive John Warwick King 5,340
Conservative George Spotton 5,170
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive John Warwick King 5,892
Conservative Hugh John Alexander MacEwan5,547

On Mr. King's death, 14 January 1927:

By-election on 12 September 1927
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Spotton 4,595
Liberal Archibald Hislop 4,407
Progressive Sheldon Bricker2,673
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Spotton 6,160
Liberal William Henry Robertson5,927
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Robert John Deachman 6,508
Conservative George Spotton 5,925
Reconstruction William James Henderson1,572
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
National Government Elston Cardiff 5,937
Liberal Robert John Deachman 5,897
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Elston Cardiff 7,083
Liberal Douglas Ross Nairn5,273
Co-operative Commonwealth Morley Francis Mills586
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Elston Cardiff 6,986
Liberal Robert Scott Hetherington6,465
Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Charles Burrows497

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 12 September 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.