Norfolk (federal electoral district)

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Norfolk
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903, 1933
District abolished1924, 1966
First contested 1904
Last contested 1965

Norfolk was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from Norfolk North and Norfolk South ridings.

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It consisted of the county of Norfolk.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Norfolk—Elgin riding.

It was recreated in 1933, again consisting of the county of Norfolk.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Norfolk—Haldimand riding.

Members of Parliament

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Norfolk North and Norfolk South
10th  1904–1908   David Tisdale Conservative
11th  1908–1911 Alexander McCall
12th  1911–1917   William Andrew Charlton Liberal
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   John Alexander Wallace Progressive
Riding dissolved into Norfolk—Elgin
Riding re-created from Norfolk—Elgin
18th  1935–1940   William Horace Taylor Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949   Theobald Butler Barrett Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953   Raymond Elmer Anderson Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958   Evans Knowles Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963   Jack Roxburgh Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Norfolk—Haldimand

Election results

1904–1925

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative David Tisdale 3,336
Liberal Hal B. Douly3,150
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alexander McCall 3,456
Liberal Hal B. Donly3,030
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Andrew Charlton 3,179
Conservative Alexander McCall 3,061
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) William Andrew Charlton 4,544
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) John Alexander Wallace 3,258
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive John Alexander Wallace 6,205
Conservative William Sutton5,451

1935–1968

1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Horace Taylor 7,623
Conservative David Edgett Tisdale4,390
Reconstruction Samuel Sandford English2,113
Co-operative Commonwealth Alexander Charles Stewart285
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Horace Taylor 9,230
National Government Arthur Clarence Pratt5,894
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Theobald Butler Barrett 7,505
Liberal Wilton Erwin Honey6,699
Co-operative Commonwealth John Alexander Wallace1,599
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Raymond Elmer Anderson 9,280
Progressive Conservative Theobald Butler Barrett 7,067
Co-operative Commonwealth William Ernest Stanl James1,180
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Raymond Elmer Anderson 8,475
Progressive Conservative Charles Wellington Birdsall6,747
Co-operative Commonwealth William E. S. James621
Labor–Progressive Helen Marks193
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Evans Knowles 10,885
Liberal Raymond Elmer Anderson 7,711
Social Credit Wesley Weekes Leonard690
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Evans Knowles 12,369
Liberal Raymond Elmer Anderson 7,347
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Jack Roxburgh 10,882
Progressive Conservative Evans Knowles 9,092
New Democratic Hugh Foley1,216
Social Credit Edwin Herbert Dickson464
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Jack Roxburgh 10,862
Progressive Conservative Evans Knowles 10,115
New Democratic Leonard Padyk1,156
Social Credit James W. Judd594
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Jack Roxburgh 9,833
Progressive Conservative Evans Knowles 9,724
New Democratic Myron Stachnyk1,532
Social Credit William Triska319

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