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Ontario West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created from parts of Ontario North, Ontario South and York North ridings.

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The West Riding of the county of Ontario consisted of the townships of Whitchurch, Uxbridge and Pickering, the town of Newmarket, the village of Uxbridge and the village of Stouffville.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between the three ridings from which it had been created.

Electoral history

1882 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal WHELER, George 1,793
 UnknownMAJOR, Ed.1,035
By-election: On Mr. Wheler's resignation, 22 August 1884: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal EDGAR, James David acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal EDGAR, Jas. D.1,900
  Conservative MILLER, John1,301
1891 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal EDGAR, Jas. D.1,867
  Conservative WHITE, F.P.868
1896 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal EDGAR, Hon. J.D.1,832
  Conservative MCCORMACK, W.A.1,093
By-election: On Mr. Edgar's death, 18 January 1900: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal GOULD, I.J. acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Ontario
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal GOULD, Isaac James1,740
  Conservative ROCHE, Francis J.1,231

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