Peterborough West

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Peterborough West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1952
First contested 1867
Last contested 1949

Peterborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953. 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 was into two ridings. The West Riding consisted of the Townships of South Monaghan (in the County of Northumberland), North Monaghan, Smith, and Ennismore, and the Town of Peterborough.

Contents

In 1903, the townships of Cavendish, Galway, Harvey, and the village of Ashburnham were added to the riding. In 1914, the village of Ashburnham was excluded.

In 1924, Peterborough West was defined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough included in the townships of Galway, Cavendish, Harvey, Ennismore, Smith, Douro, Otanabee and North Monaghan, and that part of the county of Northumberland included in the township of South Monaghan, together with the city of Peterborough. In 1947, South Monaghan was excluded from the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Peterborough riding.

Members of Parliament

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Charles Perry Conservative
2nd  1872–1872   John Bertram Liberal
 1872–1874   William Cluxton Conservative
3rd  1874–1878   John Bertram Liberal
4th  1878–1882   George Hilliard Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   James Stevenson Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900 James Kendry
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908   Robert Richard Hall Liberal
11th  1908–1911 James Robert Stratton
12th  1911–1917   John Hampden Burnham Conservative
13th  1917–1920   Government (Unionist)
 1920–1921   Independent Conservative
 1921–1921   George Newcombe Gordon Liberal
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926   Edward Armour Peck Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940   Joseph James Duffus Liberal
19th  1940–1945   Gordon Fraser National Government
20th  1945–1949   Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
Riding dissolved into Peterborough

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Charles Perry 681
 UnknownJ. Gordon652
Eligible voters1,686
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal John Bertram 735
  Conservative William Cluxton 702
1874 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal John Bertram 892
  Conservative William Hepburn Scott 801
1878 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal–Conservative George Hilliard 1,071
  Liberal John Bertram 874
1882 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal–Conservative George Hilliard 1,035
 UnknownJohn J. Lundy875
1887 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Stevenson 1,280
  Liberal George Albertus Cox 1,264
1891 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Stevenson 1,447
  Liberal Robert Richard Hall 1,215
1896 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Kendry 1,485
  Liberal Robert Richard Hall 1,166
  Independent Robert C. Newman622
1900 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative James Kendry 1,750
  Liberal Joseph H. McClellan1,399
1904 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Robert Richard Hall 2,467
  Conservative James Kendry 2,280
1908 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal James Robert Stratton 2,851
  Conservative John Hampden Burnham 2,518
1911 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative John Hampden Burnham 2,944
  Liberal James Robert Stratton 2,902
1917 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Government (Unionist) John Hampden Burnham 6,382
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Robert Richard Hall 2,964
By-election: On Mr. Burnham's resignation, 7 February 1921: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal George Newcombe Gordon 4,093
  National Liberal and Conservative Roland Denne2,811
  Independent Conservative John Hampden Burnham 2,595
  United Farmers of Ontario James Corbett Campbell2,319
  Labour Thomas Joseph McMurray1,103
1921 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal George Newcombe Gordon 6,890
  Conservative John Hampden Burnham 4,732
1925 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Edward Armour Peck 9,100
  Liberal George Newcombe Gordon 7,137
1926 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Edward Armour Peck 8,934
  Liberal Joseph James Duffus 6,825
1930 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Edward Armour Peck 9,663
  Liberal Joseph James Duffus 7,902
1935 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Joseph James Duffus 8,027
  Conservative James Fordyce Strickland6,342
Reconstruction Charles Hadyn Ackerman3,071
  Co-operative Commonwealth Lorna Cotton Thomas1,489
1940 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  National Government Gordon Fraser 9,683
  Liberal Roland Maxwell Glover9,505
1945 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Fraser 10,949
  Liberal Roland Maxwell Glover8,181
  Co-operative Commonwealth Lorna Cotton Thomas2,512
1949 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West
PartyCandidateVotes
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Fraser 10,981
  Liberal Aubrey Victor Clapper10,738
  Co-operative Commonwealth John Howard Miles2,804

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 12 September 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.