Victoria (Ontario electoral district)

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Victoria
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Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1966
First contested 1904
Last contested 1965

Victoria was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Peterborough East, Victoria North and Victoria South ridings.

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It was initially defined as consisting of the county of Victoria, and the provisional county of Haliburton. In 1947, it was expanded to include the townships of Rama, Mara, Thorah and Brock in the county of Ontario.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it became part of Victoria—Haliburton riding.

Members of Parliament

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Victoria North, Victoria South and Peterborough East
10th  1904–1908   Sam Hughes Liberal–Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1911
 1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   John Jabez Thurston Independent
15th  1925–1926   Thomas Hubert Stinson Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940   Bruce McNevin Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949   Clayton Hodgson Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965 Charles Lamb
27th  1965–1968 William C. Scott
Riding dissolved into Victoria—Haliburton

Election history

1904 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal–Conservative Sam Hughes 4,085
 UnknownR. J. McLaughlin3,782
1908 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal–Conservative Sam Hughes 4,315
 UnknownArchibald Wilson3,277
1911 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal–Conservative Sam Hughes 4,001
 UnknownJames Burnett Begg2,707
By-election: On Mr. Hughes being appointed Minister of the Militia and Defence, 27 October 1911: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal–Conservative Sam Hughes acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Government (Unionist) Sam Hughes 6,338
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) George Dunkley Isaac3,079
1921 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent John Jabez Thurston 8,019
  Conservative Thomas Hubert Stinson 7,816
1925 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Thomas Hubert Stinson 8,632
Progressive Bruce McNiven6,285
1926 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Thomas Hubert Stinson 9,070
Progressive John Jabez Thurston 6,004
1930 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Thomas Hubert Stinson 8,999
  Liberal Thomas John Carley6,269
1935 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Bruce McNevin 8,234
  Conservative Thomas Hubert Stinson 8,174
Reconstruction John R. Falconer558
1940 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Bruce McNevin 8,499
  National Government C. D. H. MacAlpine7,422
1945 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Hodgson 8,207
  Liberal Bruce McNevin 7,388
  Co-operative Commonwealth Allan Wilson Botting601
1949 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Hodgson 11,061
  Liberal Bruce McNevin 10,105
  Co-operative Commonwealth Gordon Balfour Milling625
1953 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Hodgson 12,634
  Liberal Foster M. Graham9,041
1957 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Hodgson 14,153
  Liberal Frank Welch5,835
Social Credit Albert G. McPhail917
  Co-operative Commonwealth George Albert Constable860
1958 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Hodgson 16,080
  Liberal Joseph A. Hutton5,190
  Co-operative Commonwealth George Constable1,112
1962 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Clayton Hodgson 12,555
  Liberal Frank Welch6,653
  New Democratic Allan Gordon McPhail3,029
Social Credit A. E. Hancock742
1963 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Charles Lamb 10,538
  Liberal S. Clifton Benson9,572
  New Democratic Allan Gordon McPhail2,994
1965 Canadian federal election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative William C. Scott 11,282
  Liberal Hugh David Petrie Logan8,828
  New Democratic Allan Gordon McPhail3,230

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