Huron Centre was a federal electoral district

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...

 in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1872 to 1882. This riding was created from parts of Huron North

Huron North

Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Huron South

Huron South

Huron South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridings: Huron North and Huron South.In 1872, the County of...

 ridings.

The Centre riding consisted of the Townships of Colborne, Hullet, McKillop, Tuckersmith, Grey, the Town of Goderich and the village of Seaforth.

The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between Huron West

Huron West

Huron West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Huron South ridings.

Election results

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|HORTON, Horace

Horace Horton

Horace Horton was a Canadian insurance agent and political figure. He represented Huron Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member....

|align="right"| 1,354
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|WHITEHEAD, J.
|align="right"| 868
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|HORTON, Horace
|align="right"| 1,510
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|CRABB, C.
|align="right"| 730
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|HORTON, Horace
|align="right"| 1,732
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|PLATT, S.
|align="right"| 1,361
On Mr. Horton's resignation:

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|CARTWRIGHT, Hon. R.J.

Richard John Cartwright

Sir Richard John Cartwright, PC, GCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario in a United Empire Loyalist family, the son of Harriet Dobbs Cartwright and the grandson of Richard Cartwright...

|align="right"| 2,002
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|PLATT, S.
|align="right"| 1,601

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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