Peterborough East

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Peterborough East
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1924
First contested 1867
Last contested 1921

Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough into two ridings.

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The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.

In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Peterborough and Peterborough West ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Peregrine Maitland Grover Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878   James Hall Liberal
4th  1878–1882   John Burnham Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   John Lang Independent Liberal
7th  1891–1896   John Burnham Conservative
8th  1896–1900   John Lang Independent Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908   John Finlay Liberal
11th  1908–1911   John Albert Sexsmith Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   George Arthur Brethen Progressive
Riding dissolved into Hastings—Peterborough and Peterborough West

Election history

1867 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Peregrine Maitland Grover 956
 UnknownJames Anderson644
1872 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Peregrine Maitland Grover 804
 UnknownEvans Ingram752
1874 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal James Hall 993
 UnknownR. D. Rogers879
1878 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative John Burnham 1,262
 UnknownT. Buck1,236
1882 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative John Burnham 1,449
 UnknownWilliam E. Roxburgh1,192
1887 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Independent Liberal John Lang 1,697
  Conservative John Burnham 1,588
1891 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative John Burnham 1,832
  Liberal Thomas Rork1,803
1896 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Independent Liberal John Lang 2,353
  Conservative John Burnham 1,738
1900 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Independent Liberal John Lang 1,876
  Conservative John A. Sexsmith 1,702
1904 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal John Finlay 1,588
  Conservative John Sexsmith 1,518
1908 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative John A. Sexsmith 1,922
  Liberal Edward A. Tanner1,540
1911 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative John A. Sexsmith 1,992
  Liberal Francis D. Kerr1,399
1917 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Government John A. Sexsmith 2,555
  Opposition William H. Johnston1,389
1921 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive George A. Brethen 2,647
  Conservative John A. Sexsmith 2,296
  Liberal John A. Dewart1,503

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