Dufferin (federal electoral district)

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Dufferin
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Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested 1904
Last contested 1921

Dufferin was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Cardwell, Grey East, Simcoe South, Wellington Centre and Wellington North ridings.

Contents

It consisted of the county of Dufferin.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged with Simcoe South to create the new electoral district of Dufferin—Simcoe.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Cardwell, Grey East, Simcoe South,
Wellington Centre and Wellington North
10th  1904–1908   John Barr Conservative
11th  1908–1909†
 1909–1911 John Best
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Robert John Woods Progressive
Riding dissolved into Dufferin—Simcoe

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Barr 2,100
UnknownJohn Park814
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Barr 2,240
Liberal Jasper Noble Fish797

On Mr. Barr's death, 19 November 1909:

By-election on 22 December 1909
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Best acclaimed
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Best 2,496
Liberal David Bent Brown1,037
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) John Best 3,797
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Thomas Charlo Dryden806
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Robert John Woods 4,052
Conservative John Best 3,755

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