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Elgin East (federal electoral district)

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Elgin East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1924
First contested1867
Last contested1921

Elgin 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 Elgin into two ridings: Elgin East and Elgin West based on a traditional division.

In 1882, the East Riding of the county of Elgin was defined as consisting of the townships of Yarmouth, Malahide and Bayham, the villages of Port Stanley, Aylmer and Vienna, and the city of St. Thomas.

In 1903, the riding was redefined to exclude the township of Malahide and the city of St. Thomas, and to include the townships of Dorchester South and Malahide, and the village of Springfield.

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

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     Thomas William Dobbie Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     William Harvey Liberal
3rd  1874–1874†
 1874–1878 Colin MacDougall
4th  1878–1882     Thomas Arkell Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1887     John Henry Wilson Liberal
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892     Andrew B. Ingram Liberal–Conservative
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1906
 1906–1908     David Marshall Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1920     Government (Unionist)
 1920–1921     Sydney Smith McDermand United Farmers of Ontario
14th  1921–1925     John Lawrence Stansell Conservative
Riding dissolved into Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas William Dobbie 1,492
Unknown Leonidas Burwell 1,382
Eligible voters 3,733
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Harvey 1,658
Unknown S. Rice 1,490
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Harvey 1,886
Unknown S. Day 1,704

On Mr. Harvey's death, 14 June 1874:

By-election on 11 August 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Colin MacDougall 1,738
Conservative Thomas Jenkins 1,523
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Arkell 2,168
Liberal Colin MacDougall 2,128
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Henry Wilson 2,221
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Arkell 2,097
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Henry Wilson 2,744
Conservative Charles Oaks Ermatinger 2,690
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Andrew B. Ingram 2,740
Liberal John Henry Wilson 2,694

On election being declared void:

By-election on 12 February 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Andrew B. Ingram acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative A. B. Ingram 2,862
Liberal J. H. Wilson 2,684
Patrons of Industry J. P. Martyn 492
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Andrew B. Ingram 3,076
Liberal John Henry Wilson 2,925
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Andrew B. Ingram 2,103
Liberal Wm. F. Hepburn 2,082

On Mr. Ingram's resignation, 8 December 1906, because of his appointment as Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission:

By-election on 14 October 1906
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative David Marshall 2,069
Liberal G. Haight 1,996
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative David Marshall 2,263
Liberal Walter W. Rutherford 2,016
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative David Marshall 2,313
Liberal Francis Hincks Miller 1,919
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) David Marshall 2,591
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) William Granville Charlton 2,283

On Mr. Marshall's death, 14 February 1920:

By-election on 22 November 1920
Party Candidate Votes
United Farmers of Ontario Sydney Smith McDermand 3,101
  National Liberal and Conservative John Lawrence Stansell 2,850
Liberal William Granville Charlton 2,012
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Lawrence Stansell 3,240
Progressive Sydney Smith McDermand 3,172
Liberal Charles Wesley Colter 1,750

See also

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References

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