Dufferin—Simcoe
Encyclopedia
Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Dufferin
and Simcoe South
ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Dufferin and that part of the county of Simcoe lying south of and including the townships of Tossorontio, Essa and Innisfil. In 1933, it was redefined to exclude the townships of East Luther and East Garafraxa in the county of Dufferin, and no part of the town of Barrie.
In 1947, it was defined as consisting of the county of Dufferin, including the town of Orangeville, but excluding the townships of East Luther and East Garafraxa, and the part of the county of Simcoe lying south of and including the townships of Tosorontio, Essa and Innisfil, and excluding the town of Barrie.
In 1952, it was defined as consisting of the county of Dufferin and the town of Orangeville, and the part of the county of Simcoe lying south of and including the townships of Tosorontio, Essa and Innisfil (excluding the town of Barrie).
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Peel—Dufferin
, Simcoe North
, Wellington—Grey
and York—Simcoe
ridings.
|ROWE, William Earl
|align="right"|8,942
|-
|WOOD, Robert John
|align="right"|5,936
|}
|-
|ROWE, William Earl
|align="right"|8,376
|-
|O'FLYNN, Thomas Johnston
|align="right"|5,303
|}
|-
|ROWE, William Earl
|align="right"|9,369
|-
|CASE, Wilfred Garfield
|align="right"| 4,388
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
|align="right"|8,150
|-
|BOAKE, William James Campbe
|align="right"| 4,767
|-
|FERRY, Allan Houghton
|align="right"| 2,657
|}
On Mr. Rowe's resignation when he accepted nomination for the Ontario Legislature at general election, 28 September 1937:
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
|align="right"|6,527
|-
|GILMORE, Andrew Parr
|align="right"|4,226
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
|align="right"|8,539
|-
|MACKINNON, Murdock Charles
|align="right"|4,885
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
|align="right"|7,639
|-
|MCCULLOCH, Richard
|align="right"|5,720
|}
|-
|ROWE, William Earl
|align="right"|9,248
|-
|MCCULLOCH, Richard
|align="right"|7,083
|}
|-
|ROWE, W. Earl
|align="right"|11,852
|-
|WALES, Burns
|align="right"|6,290
|}
|-
|ROWE, W. Earl
|align="right"|13,037
|-
|BOWERMAN, John D.
|align="right"| 5,750
|}
|-
|ROWE, W. Earl
|align="right"|10,533
|-
|STEWART, Harvey R.
|align="right"|7,526
|-
|CUMMING, Lloyd G.
|align="right"|1,547
|}
|-
|MADILL, J. Ellwood
|align="right"|10,278
|-
|STEWART, Harvey
|align="right"|8,941
|-
|CUMMING, Lloyd G.
|align="right"|1,626
|-
|MANSON, Derrick
|align="right"|673
|}
|-
|MADILL, J. Ellwood
|align="right"| 9,701
|-
|STEWART, Harvey R.
|align="right"|6,420
|-
|HILL, George
|align="right"|3,384
|-
|CUMMING, Lloyd G.
|align="right"|984
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
represented in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Dufferin
Dufferin (electoral district)
Dufferin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Simcoe South
Simcoe South
Simcoe South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925, and from 1979 to 1988. It was located north of Toronto in the province of Ontario...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Dufferin and that part of the county of Simcoe lying south of and including the townships of Tossorontio, Essa and Innisfil. In 1933, it was redefined to exclude the townships of East Luther and East Garafraxa in the county of Dufferin, and no part of the town of Barrie.
In 1947, it was defined as consisting of the county of Dufferin, including the town of Orangeville, but excluding the townships of East Luther and East Garafraxa, and the part of the county of Simcoe lying south of and including the townships of Tosorontio, Essa and Innisfil, and excluding the town of Barrie.
In 1952, it was defined as consisting of the county of Dufferin and the town of Orangeville, and the part of the county of Simcoe lying south of and including the townships of Tosorontio, Essa and Innisfil (excluding the town of Barrie).
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Peel—Dufferin
Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe
Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, Simcoe North
Simcoe North
Simcoe North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867. Its population was 119,400 in 2006.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 92.3% White, 5.9% Native Canadian...
, Wellington—Grey
Wellington—Grey
Wellington—Grey, renamed Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo in 1970, was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and York—Simcoe
York—Simcoe
York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe....
ridings.
Election results
|-|ROWE, William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|8,942
|-
|WOOD, Robert John
|align="right"|5,936
|}
|-
|ROWE, William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|8,376
|-
|O'FLYNN, Thomas Johnston
|align="right"|5,303
|}
|-
|ROWE, William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|9,369
|-
|CASE, Wilfred Garfield
|align="right"| 4,388
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|8,150
|-
|BOAKE, William James Campbe
|align="right"| 4,767
|-
|FERRY, Allan Houghton
|align="right"| 2,657
|}
On Mr. Rowe's resignation when he accepted nomination for the Ontario Legislature at general election, 28 September 1937:
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|6,527
|-
|GILMORE, Andrew Parr
|align="right"|4,226
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|8,539
|-
|MACKINNON, Murdock Charles
|align="right"|4,885
|}
|-
|ROWE, Hon. William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|7,639
|-
|MCCULLOCH, Richard
|align="right"|5,720
|}
|-
|ROWE, William Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|9,248
|-
|MCCULLOCH, Richard
|align="right"|7,083
|}
|-
|ROWE, W. Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|11,852
|-
|WALES, Burns
|align="right"|6,290
|}
|-
|ROWE, W. Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|13,037
|-
|BOWERMAN, John D.
|align="right"| 5,750
|}
|-
|ROWE, W. Earl
William Earl Rowe
William Earl Rowe, PC , was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. He also had four children, one of which died during labour....
|align="right"|10,533
|-
|STEWART, Harvey R.
|align="right"|7,526
|-
|CUMMING, Lloyd G.
|align="right"|1,547
|}
|-
|MADILL, J. Ellwood
|align="right"|10,278
|-
|STEWART, Harvey
|align="right"|8,941
|-
|CUMMING, Lloyd G.
|align="right"|1,626
|-
|MANSON, Derrick
|align="right"|673
|}
|-
|MADILL, J. Ellwood
|align="right"| 9,701
|-
|STEWART, Harvey R.
|align="right"|6,420
|-
|HILL, George
|align="right"|3,384
|-
|CUMMING, Lloyd G.
|align="right"|984
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...