Prince Edward (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
Prince Edward was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of the County of Prince Edward.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Prince Edward—Lennox riding.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Walter Ross | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | James Simeon McCuaig | Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Milton Platt | Liberal | |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | |||
| 1888–1891 | ||||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Archibald Campbell Miller | Conservative | |
| 1892–1896 | ||||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | William Varney Pettet | Patrons of Industry | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | George Oscar Alcorn | Conservative | |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Morley Currie | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Bernard Rickart Hepburn | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Government (Unionist) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | John Hubbs | Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Prince Edward—Lennox | ||||
Election history
[edit]| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Ross | 1,779 | ||||||
| Conservative | James McCuaig | 942 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Ross | 1,759 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Simeon McCuaig | 1,625 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Ross | 1,775 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Simeon McCuaig | 1,649 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Simeon McCuaig | 1,991 | ||||||
| Liberal | John M. Platt | 1,701 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John M. Platt | 1,944 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Simeon McCuaig | 1,925 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John M. Platt | 2,222 | ||||||
| Unknown | Robert Clapp | 2,151 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void:
| By-election: 19 March 1988 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | John M. Platt | 2,198 | ||||
| Unknown | Robert Clapp | 1,971 | ||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Archibald Campbell Miller | 2,264 | ||||||
| Liberal | John M. Platt | 2,225 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void:
| By-election: 4 February 1892 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Archibald Campbell Miller | acclaimed | ||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | Wm. Varney Pettet | 2,188 | ||||||
| Conservative | W. Boulter | 1,967 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Oscar Alcorn | 2,148 | ||||||
| Liberal | William V. Pettet | 2,080 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Oscar Alcorn | 2,253 | ||||||
| Liberal | ? Rose | 2,107 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Morley Currie | 2,341 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Oscar Alcorn | 2,204 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Bernard Rickart Hepburn | 2,304 | ||||||
| Liberal | Morley Currie | 2,024 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government | William Bernard Rickart Hepburn | 3,231 | ||||||
| Opposition | Herbert Horsey | 1,755 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Hubbs | 3,839 | ||||||
| Progressive | James Redner Anderson | 2,730 | ||||||
| Liberal | Herbert Horsey | 2,357 | ||||||
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.