Elgin East
Encyclopedia
Elgin East was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
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.
|DOBBIE, Thomas William
|align="right"| 1,492
|-
|BURWELL,
|align="right"| 1,382
|}
|-
|HARVEY, William
|align="right"| 1,658
|-
|RICE, S.
|align="right"| 1,490
|}
|-
|HARVEY, William
|align="right"| 1,886
|-
|DAY, S.
|align="right"|1,704
|}
On Mr. Harvey's death, 14 June 1874:
|-
|MACDOUGALL, Colin
|align="right"| 1,738
|-
|SENKINS, Thomas
|align="right"| 1,523
|}
|-
|ARKELL, Thomas
|align="right"| 2,168
|-
|MACDOUGALL, C.
|align="right"| 2,128
|}
|-
|WILSON, John Henry
|align="right"| 2,221
|-
|ARKELL, Thomas
|align="right"| 2,097
|}
|-
|WILSON, John Henry
|align="right"|2,744
|-
|ERMATINGER, Charles Oaks
|align="right"| 2,690
|}
|-
|INGRAM, A.B.
|align="right"| 2,740
|-
|WILSON, J.H.
|align="right"| 2,694
|}
On election being declared void:
|-
|INGRAM, Andrew B.
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|INGRAM, A.B.
|align="right"| 2,862
|-
|WILSON, J.H.
|align="right"| 2,684
|-
|MARTYN, J.P.
|align="right"|492
|}
|-
|INGRAM, Andrew B.
|align="right"| 3,076
|-
|WILSON, John Henry
|align="right"|2,925
|}
|-
|INGRAM, Andrew B.
|align="right"| 2,103
|-
|HEPBURN, Wm. F.
|align="right"|2,082
|}
On Mr. Ingram's resignation, 8 December 1906, because of his appointment as Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission:
|-
|MARSHALL, David
|align="right"|2,069
|-
|HAIGHT, G.
|align="right"| 1,996
|}
|-
|MARSHALL, David
|align="right"| 2,263
|-
|RUTHERFORD, Walter W.
|align="right"|2,016
|}
|-
|MARSHALL, David
|align="right"|2,313
|-
|MILLER, Francis Hincks
|align="right"| 1,919
|}
|-
|MARSHALL, David
|align="right"|2,591
|-
|CHARLTON, William Granville
|align="right"|2,283
|}
On Mr. Marshall's death, 14 February 1920:
|-
|United Farmers
|MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith
|align="right"| 3,101
|-
|National Liberal and Conservative
|STANSELL, John Lawrence
|align="right"| 2,850
|-
|CHARLTON, William Granville
|align="right"|2,012
|}
|-
|STANSELL, John Lawrence
|align="right"| 3,240
|-
|MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith
|align="right"| 3,172
|-
|COLTER, Charles Wesley
|align="right"| 1,750
|}
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 1867 to 1925. 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....
. 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
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.
Election results
|-|DOBBIE, Thomas William
Thomas William Dobbie
Thomas William Dobbie was a Canadian civil engineer, provincial land surveyor and political figure. He represented Elgin East in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 1,492
|-
|BURWELL,
|align="right"| 1,382
|}
|-
|HARVEY, William
|align="right"| 1,658
|-
|RICE, S.
|align="right"| 1,490
|}
|-
|HARVEY, William
|align="right"| 1,886
|-
|DAY, S.
|align="right"|1,704
|}
On Mr. Harvey's death, 14 June 1874:
|-
|MACDOUGALL, Colin
|align="right"| 1,738
|-
|SENKINS, Thomas
|align="right"| 1,523
|}
|-
|ARKELL, Thomas
Thomas Arkell
Thomas Arkell was a Canadian politician, farmer and grain merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1878 as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party to represent the riding of Elgin East. He was defeated in the election of 1882...
|align="right"| 2,168
|-
|MACDOUGALL, C.
|align="right"| 2,128
|}
|-
|WILSON, John Henry
John Henry Wilson
John Henry Wilson was a Canadian physician, professor, and parliamentarian. A Liberal, he served two terms as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Elgin East in the province of Ontario...
|align="right"| 2,221
|-
|ARKELL, Thomas
Thomas Arkell
Thomas Arkell was a Canadian politician, farmer and grain merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1878 as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party to represent the riding of Elgin East. He was defeated in the election of 1882...
|align="right"| 2,097
|}
|-
|WILSON, John Henry
|align="right"|2,744
|-
|ERMATINGER, Charles Oaks
|align="right"| 2,690
|}
|-
|INGRAM, A.B.
Andrew B. Ingram
Andrew B. Ingram was an Ontario real estate agent and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1890 and Elgin East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1906 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Strabane, Wentworth County,...
|align="right"| 2,740
|-
|WILSON, J.H.
|align="right"| 2,694
|}
On election being declared void:
|-
|INGRAM, Andrew B.
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|INGRAM, A.B.
|align="right"| 2,862
|-
|WILSON, J.H.
|align="right"| 2,684
|-
|MARTYN, J.P.
|align="right"|492
|}
|-
|INGRAM, Andrew B.
|align="right"| 3,076
|-
|WILSON, John Henry
|align="right"|2,925
|}
|-
|INGRAM, Andrew B.
|align="right"| 2,103
|-
|HEPBURN, Wm. F.
|align="right"|2,082
|}
On Mr. Ingram's resignation, 8 December 1906, because of his appointment as Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission:
|-
|MARSHALL, David
David Marshall (Canadian politician)
David Marshall was a Canadian politician.Born in Halton County, Canada West, Marshall was a businessman, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario electoral district of Elgin East in a 1906 by-election, after the sitting MP, Andrew B...
|align="right"|2,069
|-
|HAIGHT, G.
|align="right"| 1,996
|}
|-
|MARSHALL, David
David Marshall (Canadian politician)
David Marshall was a Canadian politician.Born in Halton County, Canada West, Marshall was a businessman, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario electoral district of Elgin East in a 1906 by-election, after the sitting MP, Andrew B...
|align="right"| 2,263
|-
|RUTHERFORD, Walter W.
|align="right"|2,016
|}
|-
|MARSHALL, David
David Marshall (Canadian politician)
David Marshall was a Canadian politician.Born in Halton County, Canada West, Marshall was a businessman, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario electoral district of Elgin East in a 1906 by-election, after the sitting MP, Andrew B...
|align="right"|2,313
|-
|MILLER, Francis Hincks
|align="right"| 1,919
|}
|-
|MARSHALL, David
David Marshall (Canadian politician)
David Marshall was a Canadian politician.Born in Halton County, Canada West, Marshall was a businessman, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario electoral district of Elgin East in a 1906 by-election, after the sitting MP, Andrew B...
|align="right"|2,591
|-
|CHARLTON, William Granville
|align="right"|2,283
|}
On Mr. Marshall's death, 14 February 1920:
|-
|United Farmers
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...
|MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith McDermand
Sydney Smith McDermand was a Canadian farmer and politician.He was born in Elgin County, Ontario where he lived his entire life...
|align="right"| 3,101
|-
|National Liberal and Conservative
National Liberal and Conservative Party
The National Liberal and Conservative Party was the name adopted by the Conservative Party of Canada in 1920 after the end of the Unionist government of Robert Borden....
|STANSELL, John Lawrence
John Lawrence Stansell
John Lawrence Stansell was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Haughton, Ontario and became a pure bred livestock breeder and farmer.He attended schools at Tuscarora and Aylmer...
|align="right"| 2,850
|-
|CHARLTON, William Granville
|align="right"|2,012
|}
|-
|STANSELL, John Lawrence
John Lawrence Stansell
John Lawrence Stansell was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Haughton, Ontario and became a pure bred livestock breeder and farmer.He attended schools at Tuscarora and Aylmer...
|align="right"| 3,240
|-
|MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith McDermand
Sydney Smith McDermand was a Canadian farmer and politician.He was born in Elgin County, Ontario where he lived his entire life...
|align="right"| 3,172
|-
|COLTER, Charles Wesley
|align="right"| 1,750
|}
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...