Parry Sound (federal electoral district)

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Parry Sound
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1947
First contested 1904
Last contested 1945

Parry Sound was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Muskoka and Parry Sound riding.

Contents

It consisted of the territorial district of Parry Sound.

In 1933, it was expanded to include, in the territorial district of Nipissing, the townships of Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Boyd, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lister, Butt, Devine, Bishop, Freswick, McCraney, Hunter, McLaughlin, Bower, Finlayson, Peck, Canisbay and Sproule.

The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Parry Sound-Muskoka riding.

Members of Parliament

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Muskoka and Parry Sound
10th  1904–1908   Robert James Watson Liberal
11th  1908–1911   James Arthurs Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940   Arthur Slaght Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Wilfred McDonald
Riding dissolved into Parry Sound-Muskoka

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Robert James Watson 2,410
  Conservative James S. Freeborn2,035
1908 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Arthurs 2,932
  Liberal Robert James Watson 2,135
1911 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Arthurs 2,976
  Liberal George Morrison1,918
1917 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Government (Unionist) James Arthurs 5,182
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Norman Cecil Hocken2,043
1921 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Arthurs 3,229
  Independent William Robert Mason3,157
Progressive Augustus Wellington Partridge2,784
1925 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Arthurs 5,224
  Liberal William Robert Mason3,922
1926 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Arthurs 5,418
  Liberal James Ludgate4,358
1930 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Arthurs 5,504
  Liberal Joseph Hilliar4,365
1935 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Arthur Slaght 6,230
  Conservative Milton Henry Limbert3,965
Reconstruction William Robert Mason1,245
1940 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Arthur Slaght 5,850
  National Government A. Coulter McLean4,159
  New Democracy (Canada) Clarence E. Culbert786
1945 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Wilfred McDonald 5,301
  Progressive Conservative A. Coulter McLean4,909
  Co-operative Commonwealth Earle Torrie Taylor1,951

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