Kingston (federal electoral district)

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Kingston
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867, 1952
District abolished1924, 1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1965

Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario. In 1903, it was expanded to include the village of Portsmouth.

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The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Kingston City riding.

In 1952, a new Kingston riding was created from Kingston City and parts of Frontenac—Addington ridings. It consisted of the city of Kingston and the townships of Pittsburg, Storrington, Kingston, Howe Island, and Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island, and Mud Island) in the county of Frontenac.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Kingston and the Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   John A. Macdonald Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1874
 1874–1878
4th  1878–1882   Alexander Gunn Liberal
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   John A. Macdonald Conservative
7th  1891–1891†
 1892–1896 James Henry Metcalfe
8th  1896–1900   Byron Moffatt Britton Liberal
9th  1900–1901
 1902–1904 William Harty
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917   William Folger Nickle Conservative
13th  1917–1919   Government (Unionist)
 1919–1921 Henry Lumley Drayton
14th  1921–1925   Arthur Edward Ross Conservative
Riding dissolved into Kingston City
Riding re-created from Kingston City and Frontenac—Addington
22nd  1953–1957   William Henderson Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962   Benjamin Allmark Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963   Edgar Benson Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Kingston and the Islands and
Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Election results

1867–1925

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald 73583.8%
UnknownJohn Stewart14216.2%
Total877
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent)73554.9%
UnknownJohn Carruthers60445.1%
Total1,339
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent)83951.2%
UnknownJohn Carruthers80148.8%
Total1,640
Canadian federal by-election, 29 December 1874
On Macdonald's election being declared void on 21 November
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent)88950.5%
UnknownJohn Carruthers87249.5%
Total1,761
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alexander Gunn 99153.7%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent)84745.9%
UnknownJohn Stewart60.3%
Total1,844
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Gunn 889
UnknownMichael Sullivan797
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald 1,36850.3%
Liberal Alexander Gunn (incumbent)1,35149.7%
Total2,719
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent)1,78457.3%
Liberal Alexander Gunn 1,30141.8%
UnknownMajor Edwards290.9%
Total3,114
Canadian federal by-election, 28 January 1892
On Mr. Macdonald's death, 6 June 1891
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Henry Metcalfe acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Byron Moffatt Britton 1,671
Conservative Donald Malcolm McIntyre1,519
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Byron Moffatt Britton 1,879
Conservative Donald Malcolm McIntyre1,687
Canadian federal by-election, 15 January 1902
On Mr. Britton being appointed Judge of the Court of King's Bench for Ontario, 24 September 1901
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Harty 2,116
Conservative James Henry Metcalfe 1,364
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Harty 2,267
Conservative John Gaskin 1,735
UnknownChristopher J. Graham55
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Harty 2,224
Conservative Arthur Edward Ross1,875
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative William Folger Nickle 2,322
Liberal John McDonald Mowat 1,977
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) William Folger Nickle 6,194
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Alexander White Richardson1,782
Canadian federal by-election, 20 October 1919
On Mr. Nickle's resignation, 7 July 1919
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) Henry Lumley Drayton acclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Arthur Edward Ross 6,055
Liberal John Murdoch Campbell5,884

1953–1968

1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William James Henderson 14,663
Progressive Conservative Wilbert Aylesworth11,806
Co-operative Commonwealth Pearl Runnalls731
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William James Henderson 14,728
Progressive Conservative Thomas Ashmore Kidd 12,977
Co-operative Commonwealth James Allan Millard1,032
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Benjamin Allmark 16,989
Liberal William James Henderson 14,862
Co-operative Commonwealth John H. McKinnon887
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edgar John Benson 16,828
Progressive Conservative Benjamin Allmark 13,599
New Democratic John McKinnon1,468
Social Credit Ernest Hogan214
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edgar John Benson 18,425
Progressive Conservative J. Earl McEwen12,879
New Democratic Denis Kalman2,400
Social Credit Grace C.A. Gough194
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edgar John Benson 16,022
Progressive Conservative J. Earl McEwen12,766
New Democratic John Meister3,530
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
None
Riding represented by the prime minister
1867-1873
Succeeded by
Preceded by Riding represented by the prime minister
1887-1891
Succeeded by
Vacant; next was Antigonish, in 1892

See also

44°14′31″N76°29′46″W / 44.242°N 76.496°W / 44.242; -76.496

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