Peel (federal electoral district)

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Peel
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1965

Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

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It consisted of the Townships of Chinguacousy, Toronto, and the Gore of Toronto, and the Villages of Brampton and Streetsville.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Peel to include townships of Caledon and Albion.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Peel South and Peel—Dufferin ridings.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   John Hillyard Cameron Conservative
2nd  1872–1874   Robert Smith Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882   William Elliott Conservative
5th  1882–1887   James Fleming Liberal
6th  1887–1891   William Armstrong McCulla Conservative
7th  1891–1892   Joseph Featherston Liberal
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904   Richard Blain Conservative
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Samuel Charters Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940 Gordon Graydon
19th  1940–1945   National Government
20th  1945–1949   Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1954
 1954–1957 John Pallett
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963   Bruce Beer Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Peel South and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe

Electoral history

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Hillyard Cameron 1,13851.40
UnknownWally Barber1,07648.60
Total valid votes2,214 100.0
Source(s)
"Peel, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Smith 1,26150.32
Conservative John Hillyard Cameron 1,24549.68-1.72
Total valid votes2,506 100.0
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Source(s)
"Peel, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Smith 1,29950.27-0.05
Conservative William Elliott 1,28549.73+0.05
Total valid votes2,584 100.0
Liberal hold Swing -0.05
Source(s)
"Peel, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
1878 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative William Elliott 1,414
  Liberal Robert Smith 1,325
1882 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal James Fleming 1,430
 UnknownRobert Barber1,387
1887 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative William Armstrong McCulla 1,711
  Liberal James Fleming 1,668
1891 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Joseph Featherston 1,667
  Conservative William Armstrong McCulla 1,613
By-election: On election being declared void,
11 February 1892 : Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Joseph Featherston acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Joseph Featherston 1,891
  Conservative A. F. Campbell1,425
1900 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Richard Blain 1,705
  Liberal Joseph Featherston 1,592
1904 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Richard Blain 2,640
  Liberal W. E. Milner2,524
1908 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Richard Blain 2,758
  Liberal Edward George Graham2,469
1911 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Richard Blain 2,656
  Liberal William James Lowe2,340
1917 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Government (Unionist) Samuel Charters 4,751
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Benjamin Petch2,499
1921 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Samuel Charters 4,892
  Liberal William James Lowe3,732
Progressive Herbert J. W. Taylor3,350
1925 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Samuel Charters 7,047
  Liberal William Ruston Perci Parker6,546
1926 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Samuel Charters 7,002
  Liberal William James Lowe6,294
1930 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Samuel Charters 7,112
  Liberal William James Lowe6,847
1935 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Gordon Graydon 7,132
  Liberal William James Lowe6,962
  Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph Maund1,036
Reconstruction John Bertram Dingwall842
1940 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  National Government Gordon Graydon 8,486
  Liberal George R. Farr7,638
1945 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Graydon 10,357
  Liberal Stanley George Harmer5,489
  Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Craig Smeaton1,788
1949 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Graydon 10,570
  Liberal Stanley G. Harmer7,788
  Co-operative Commonwealth Charles Donson Jenkins3,043
1953 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Graydon 13,487
  Liberal Alfred Joseph Clifford O'Marra9,263
  Co-operative Commonwealth James Adams2,560
By-election: On Mr. Graydon's death, 22 March 1954: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative John Pallett 13,500
  Liberal Alfred Joseph Clifford O'Marra8,944
  Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd Hartis Gane1,985
1957 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative John Pallett 19,818
  Liberal Robert Speck 10,467
  Co-operative Commonwealth John R. W. Whitehouse3,418
Social Credit Neil Carmichael913
1958 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative John Pallett 23,379
  Liberal Bob Fasken10,357
  Co-operative Commonwealth John R. W. Whitehouse3,848
Social Credit Neil Carmichael640
1962 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Bruce Beer 21,221
  Progressive Conservative John Pallett 19,238
  New Democratic Patrick Lawlor 8,341
Social Credit David Astle611
1963 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Bruce Beer 28,009
  Progressive Conservative John Fox15,921
  New Democratic Patrick Lawlor 8,836
Social Credit Ronald Gordon Sibbald354
1965 Canadian federal election: Peel
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Bruce Beer 29,057
  Progressive Conservative Ron Searle 17,955
  New Democratic Keith Woollard13,404
Social Credit Ronald G. Sibbald551

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