Huron West was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 represented in the Canadian

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 House of Commons

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 from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province

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 of Ontario

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. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre

Huron Centre

Huron Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882. This riding was created from parts of Huron North and Huron South ridings....

, 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 West Riding of the county of Huron was initially defined to consist of the
townships of East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Ashfield, Colborne and Goderich, and the towns of Goderich and Clinton.

In 1903, it was redefined to include the township of Hullett, and exclude the township of East Wawanosh.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Huron North and Huron South ridings.

Election results

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|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin

Malcolm Colin Cameron

Malcolm Colin Cameron was a businessman and lawyer in Ontario. He represented Huron South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1875 and from 1878 to 1882 and Huron West from 1882 to 1887, 1891 to 1892 and 1896 to 1898.He was born in Perth in Upper Canada in 1831. He was the son, probably...

|align="right"| 1,736
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|PORTER, Robt.
|align="right"| 1,707
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|PORTER, Robert
|align="right"| 2,165
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|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| 2,139
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|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| 2,199
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|PORTER, Robert
|align="right"| 1,820
|}

On Mr. Cameron being unseated, 26 December 1891:

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|PATTERSON, James Colebrooke
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|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
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On Mr. Patterson being named Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, 2 September 1895:

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|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| acclaimed
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|CAMERON, Malcolm Colin
|align="right"| 1,837
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|MCLEAN, Robert
|align="right"|1,520
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|KILTY, G. Mcl.
|align="right"| 725
|}

On Mr. Cameron's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories, May 30, 1898:

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|HOLMES, Robert
|align="right"| 2,274
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|MCLEAN, Robert
|align="right"| 2,134
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|HOLMES, Robert
|align="right"| 2,163
|-

|MCLEAN, Robert
|align="right"| 2,143
|}
|-

|LEWIS, Edward Norman
|align="right"| 2,263
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|HOLMES, Robert
|align="right"| 2,150
|}
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|LEWIS, Edward Norman
|align="right"| 2,137
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|HOLMES, Robert
|align="right"| 2,075
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|LEWIS, Edward Norman
|align="right"| 2,024
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|CAMERON, Malcolm Graeme
|align="right"| 1,849
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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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