Elgin (electoral district)
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Elgin was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West
and Norfolk—Elgin
ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of St. Thomas. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Village of Belmont in the County of Middlesex. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The name of electoral district was changed in 1990 to Elgin—Norfolk.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Elgin—Middlesex—London
and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
ridings.
|MILLS, Wilson Henry
|align="right"| 11,295
|-
|DAVIS, Herbert James
|align="right"| 9,508
|-
|STANSELL, John Laurence
|align="right"| 1,793
|}
|-
|MILLS, Wilson Henry
|align="right"| 11,867
|-
|MARTIN, Norman Roy
|align="right"|8,905
|}
|-
|COYLE, Charles Delmer
|align="right"| 11,652
|-
|NEWELL, Gordon
|align="right"| 7,484
|-
|LAING, Peter
|align="right"| 2,397
|}
|-
|COYLE, Charles Delmer
|align="right"| 10,265
|-
|NEWELL, Gordon
|align="right"|9,085
|-
|STAFFORD, Colin Charles
|align="right"| 1,783
|}
|-
|COYLE, Charles Delmer
|align="right"| 12,482
|-
|PETERSON, John Frederick
|align="right"|10,743
|}
On Mr. Coyle's death, 19 January 1954:
|-
|MCBAIN, James Alexander
|align="right"|11,821
|-
|RODNEY, Harold Scott
|align="right"|10,680
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, James Alexander
|align="right"|14,822
|-
|HINDLEY, James Carman
|align="right"|7,280
|-
|WHATMORE, Frank H.
|align="right"| 1,407
|-
|ALLEN, Lloyd George
|align="right"|1,233
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, James A.
|align="right"|17,146
|-
|LAING, Peter
|align="right"|6,656
|-
|ALLEN, Lloyd
|align="right"| 1,008
|-
|YOUCKE, Harold G.
|align="right"| 252
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, John A.
|align="right"| 12,569
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold Edwin
|align="right"| 12,491
|-
|PHOENIX, Stuart Henry
|align="right"| 1,936
|-
|TUSTIAN, Richard Orval
|align="right"|622
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, John A.
|align="right"|13,957
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold Edwin
|align="right"|12,910
|-
|BROOKS, Harold Nathaniel
|align="right"|1,127
|-
|SHACKLETON, Kenneth E.
|align="right"|757
|}
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold E.
|align="right"|13,343
|-
|MCBAIN, James A.
|align="right"|12,309
|-
|HARGREAVES, Eric Dennis
|align="right"|1,530
|-
|INGER, Clare
|align="right"| 520
|}
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold E.
|align="right"|12,856
|-
|KER, John S.
|align="right"|11,799
|-
|WHITTAKER, Barry P.
|align="right"|4,227
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|17,281
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold E.
|align="right"|13,289
|-
|WRIGHT, Leroy B.
|align="right"|3,345
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|15,851
|-
|ROBERTS, Marietta
|align="right"| 13,349
|-
|MCNAUGHTON, Bob
|align="right"| 4,373
|-
|TRISKA, William
|align="right"| 126
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|21,181
|-
|TOKAR, Joe
|align="right"| 9,273
|-
|WEITZEL, Mary Lou
|align="right"| 4,293
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|16,845
|-
|JOHNSON, Gary
|align="right"| 12,410
|-
|WEITZEL, Mary Lou
|align="right"|4,508
|-
|BELAND, Roger
|align="right"|57
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|23,302
|-
|JOHNSON, Gary
|align="right"| 6,797
|-
|HABKIRK, Bob
|align="right"| 4,646
|}
|-
|MONTEITH, Ken
|align="right"|15,694
|-
|CSINOS, Tony
|align="right"|13,953
|-
|HABKIRK, Bob
|align="right"| 8,447
|-
|WYMENGA, Will
|align="right"|2,529
|}
|KNUTSON, Gar
|align="right"|17,438
|-
|MONTEITH, Ken
|align="right"|11,118
|-
|VAN DER VEEN, John
|align="right"| 8,236
|-
|HABKIRK, Bob
|align="right"| 2,168
|-
|DEKRAKER, Bob A.
|align="right"| 1,263
|-
|FALK, Rod
|align="right"|242
|-
|LY, Mai
|align="right"| 51
|}
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 1935 to 1997. 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 1933 from parts of Elgin West
Elgin West
Elgin West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Norfolk—Elgin
Norfolk—Elgin
Norfolk—Elgin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of St. Thomas. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Village of Belmont in the County of Middlesex. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The name of electoral district was changed in 1990 to Elgin—Norfolk.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Elgin—Middlesex—London
Elgin—Middlesex—London
Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex ridings.-Members of Parliament:...
and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004...
ridings.
Elgin
|-|MILLS, Wilson Henry
|align="right"| 11,295
|-
|DAVIS, Herbert James
|align="right"| 9,508
|-
|STANSELL, John Laurence
|align="right"| 1,793
|}
|-
|MILLS, Wilson Henry
|align="right"| 11,867
|-
|MARTIN, Norman Roy
|align="right"|8,905
|}
|-
|COYLE, Charles Delmer
|align="right"| 11,652
|-
|NEWELL, Gordon
|align="right"| 7,484
|-
|LAING, Peter
|align="right"| 2,397
|}
|-
|COYLE, Charles Delmer
|align="right"| 10,265
|-
|NEWELL, Gordon
|align="right"|9,085
|-
|STAFFORD, Colin Charles
|align="right"| 1,783
|}
|-
|COYLE, Charles Delmer
|align="right"| 12,482
|-
|PETERSON, John Frederick
|align="right"|10,743
|}
On Mr. Coyle's death, 19 January 1954:
|-
|MCBAIN, James Alexander
|align="right"|11,821
|-
|RODNEY, Harold Scott
|align="right"|10,680
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, James Alexander
|align="right"|14,822
|-
|HINDLEY, James Carman
|align="right"|7,280
|-
|WHATMORE, Frank H.
|align="right"| 1,407
|-
|ALLEN, Lloyd George
|align="right"|1,233
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, James A.
|align="right"|17,146
|-
|LAING, Peter
|align="right"|6,656
|-
|ALLEN, Lloyd
|align="right"| 1,008
|-
|YOUCKE, Harold G.
|align="right"| 252
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, John A.
|align="right"| 12,569
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold Edwin
|align="right"| 12,491
|-
|PHOENIX, Stuart Henry
|align="right"| 1,936
|-
|TUSTIAN, Richard Orval
|align="right"|622
|}
|-
|MCBAIN, John A.
|align="right"|13,957
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold Edwin
|align="right"|12,910
|-
|BROOKS, Harold Nathaniel
|align="right"|1,127
|-
|SHACKLETON, Kenneth E.
|align="right"|757
|}
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold E.
|align="right"|13,343
|-
|MCBAIN, James A.
|align="right"|12,309
|-
|HARGREAVES, Eric Dennis
|align="right"|1,530
|-
|INGER, Clare
|align="right"| 520
|}
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold E.
|align="right"|12,856
|-
|KER, John S.
|align="right"|11,799
|-
|WHITTAKER, Barry P.
|align="right"|4,227
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|17,281
|-
|STAFFORD, Harold E.
|align="right"|13,289
|-
|WRIGHT, Leroy B.
|align="right"|3,345
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|15,851
|-
|ROBERTS, Marietta
|align="right"| 13,349
|-
|MCNAUGHTON, Bob
|align="right"| 4,373
|-
|TRISKA, William
|align="right"| 126
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|21,181
|-
|TOKAR, Joe
|align="right"| 9,273
|-
|WEITZEL, Mary Lou
|align="right"| 4,293
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|16,845
|-
|JOHNSON, Gary
|align="right"| 12,410
|-
|WEITZEL, Mary Lou
|align="right"|4,508
|-
|BELAND, Roger
|align="right"|57
|}
|-
|WISE, John
|align="right"|23,302
|-
|JOHNSON, Gary
|align="right"| 6,797
|-
|HABKIRK, Bob
|align="right"| 4,646
|}
|-
|MONTEITH, Ken
|align="right"|15,694
|-
|CSINOS, Tony
|align="right"|13,953
|-
|HABKIRK, Bob
|align="right"| 8,447
|-
|WYMENGA, Will
|align="right"|2,529
|}
Elgin—Norfolk
|-|KNUTSON, Gar
Gar Knutson
Thomas Garfield "Gar" Knutson, PC is a lawyer and former member of the Parliament of Canada, as well as a former cabinet minister....
|align="right"|17,438
|-
|MONTEITH, Ken
|align="right"|11,118
|-
|VAN DER VEEN, John
|align="right"| 8,236
|-
|HABKIRK, Bob
|align="right"| 2,168
|-
|DEKRAKER, Bob A.
|align="right"| 1,263
|-
|FALK, Rod
|align="right"|242
|-
|LY, Mai
|align="right"| 51
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history of Elgin from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history of Elgin-Norfolk from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...