Huron West

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Huron West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1882
District abolished1914
First contested 1882
Last contested 1911

Huron West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South ridings.

Contents

The West Riding of the county of Huron was initially defined to consist of the townships of East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Ashfield, Colborne and Goderich, and the towns of Goderich and Clinton.

In 1903, it was redefined to include the township of Hullett, and exclude the township of East Wawanosh.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Huron North and Huron South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South
5th  1882–1887   Malcolm Colin Cameron Liberal
6th  1887–1891   Robert Porter Liberal–Conservative
7th  1891–1891   Malcolm Colin Cameron Liberal
 1892–1895   James Colebrooke Patterson Conservative
 1896–1896   Malcolm Colin Cameron Liberal
8th  1896–1898
 1899–1900 Robert Holmes
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908   Edward Norman Lewis Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Huron North and Huron South

Election results

1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Malcolm Colin Cameron 1,736
Liberal–Conservative Robert Porter 1,707
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Robert Porter 2,165
Liberal Malcolm Colin Cameron 2,139
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Malcolm Colin Cameron 2,199
Liberal–Conservative Robert Porter 1,820

On Mr. Cameron being unseated, 26 December 1891:

By-election on 22 February 1892
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Colebrooke Patterson
Liberal Malcolm Colin Cameron

On Mr. Patterson being named Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, 2 September 1895:

By-election on 14 January 1896
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Malcolm Colin Cameron acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Malcolm Colin Cameron 1,837
Conservative Robert McLean1,520
Patrons of Industry G. Mcl. Kilty725

On Mr. Cameron's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories, May 30, 1898:

By-election on 21 February 1899
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Robert Holmes 2,274
Conservative Robert McLean2,134
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Robert Holmes 2,163
Conservative Robert McLean2,143
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Edward Norman Lewis 2,263
Liberal Robert Holmes 2,150
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Edward Norman Lewis 2,137
Liberal Robert Holmes 2,075
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Edward Norman Lewis 2,024
Liberal Malcolm Graeme Cameron 1,849

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