Middlesex North (federal electoral district)

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Middlesex North
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Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911

Middlesex North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Middlesex into three ridings: the Middlesex North, Middlesex West and Middlesex East.

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The North Riding consisted of the Townships of McGillivray and Biddulph (taken from the County of Huron), and Williams East, Williams West, Adelaide, and Lobo.

In 1882, it was redefined add the township of Stephen and the villages of Ailsa Craig, Lucan, Exeter and Parkhill, and to exclude the townships of Adelaide and Lobo.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Adelaide, Biddulph, Lobo, McGillivray, Williams East and Williams West, the town of Parkhill and the villages of Ailsa Craig and Lucan.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Middlesex East and Middlesex West ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Thomas Scatcherd Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1876
 1876–1878 Robert Colin Scatcherd
4th  1878–1882   Timothy Coughlin Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896   William Henry Hutchins Conservative
8th  1896–1900   Valentine Ratz Liberal
9th  1900–1904   John Sherritt Conservative
10th  1904–1908   Valentine Ratz Liberal
11th  1908–1911 Alexander Wilson Smith
12th  1911–1917   George Adam Elliott Conservative
Riding dissolved into Middlesex East and Middlesex West

Election history

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Scatcherd 1,605
UnknownMr. Watson874
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Scatcherd acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Scatcherd acclaimed

On Mr. Scatcherd's death, 15 April 1876:

By-election on 7 June 1876
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Robert Colin Scatcherd 1,576
UnknownJohn Levi1,318
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Timothy Coughlin 1,629
Liberal Robert Colin Scatcherd 1,621
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Timothy Coughlin 1,741
UnknownL. E. Shipley1,632
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative T. Coughlin 2,133
UnknownL. E. Shipley1,864
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative W. H. Hutchins 1,965
Liberal W. H. Taylor1,959
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Valentine Ratz 2,184
Conservative William H. Hutchins 2,122
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Sherritt 2,221
Liberal Valentine Ratz 2,008
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Valentine Ratz 1,894
Liberal Robert Boston1,598
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Wilson Smith 1,842
Conservative James William Doyle1,779
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Elliot 1,768
Liberal Alexander Wilson Smith 1,715

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