Northumberland East
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Northumberland East was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
The original definition of the riding is not known. In 1882, the East Riding of the county of Northumberland was defined to consist of the townships of Cramahe, Brighton, Murray, Percy and Seymour, the villages of Colborne, Brighton, Campbellford, and Hastings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Northumberland
riding.
|Liberal-Conservative
|KEELER, Joseph
|align="right"| 1,607
|Unknown
|MCKENZIE,
|align="right"| 827
|Unknown
|MEYERS,
|align="right"| 0
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
|KEELER, Joseph
|align="right"| 1,497
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, J.L.
|align="right"| 1,430
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, James Lyons
|align="right"| 1,662
|Liberal-Conservative
|KEELER, J.
|align="right"| 1,497
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, James Lyons
|align="right"| 1,670
|Unknown
|COCKBURN, James
|align="right"|1,385
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
|KEELER, Joseph
|align="right"| 1,799
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, J.L.
|align="right"|1,736
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|CROUTER, Darius
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"|2,073
|Independent Liberal
|CROUTER, D.
|align="right"| 1,800
|}
|-
|Liberal
|MALLORY, Albert Elhanan
|align="right"|2,291
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,278
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,148
|Liberal
|MALLORY, Albert E.
|align="right"| 2,124
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,074
|Liberal
|MALLORY, Albert E.
|align="right"|2,028
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, E.
|align="right"| 2,495
|Liberal
|KETCHUM, M.P.
|align="right"| 2,259
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, E.
|align="right"| 2,410
|Patrons of Industry
|MALLORY, C.A.
|align="right"| 2,013
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,452
|Liberal
|DENIKE, Robert Baldwin
|align="right"| 2,086
|}
|-
|Conservative
|COCHRANE, Edward farmer 2,402
|Liberal
|DOUGLAS, John H.
|align="right"|2,196
|}
|-
|Conservative
|OWEN, C.L.
|align="right"| 2,347
|Liberal
|MULHOLLAND, A.A.
|align="right"| 2,105
|}
|-
|Conservative
|OWEN, Charles Lewis
|align="right"| 2,448
|Liberal
|WEBB, Frank Leslie
|align="right"|2,252
|}
|-
|Conservative
|WALKER, Henry Joseph
|align="right"| 2,518
|Liberal
|WEATHERSON, Alexander
|align="right"| 2,127
|}
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 1917. 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.
The original definition of the riding is not known. In 1882, the East Riding of the county of Northumberland was defined to consist of the townships of Cramahe, Brighton, Murray, Percy and Seymour, the villages of Colborne, Brighton, Campbellford, and Hastings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Northumberland
Northumberland (Ontario electoral district)
Northumberland was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1987 to 2003, ad in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
riding.
Electoral history
|-|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|KEELER, Joseph
Joseph Keeler
Joseph Keeler was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1881....
|align="right"| 1,607
|Unknown
|MCKENZIE,
|align="right"| 827
|Unknown
|MEYERS,
|align="right"| 0
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|KEELER, Joseph
|align="right"| 1,497
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, J.L.
|align="right"| 1,430
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, James Lyons
James Lyons Biggar
James Lyons Biggar was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1878 as an Independent Liberal....
|align="right"| 1,662
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|KEELER, J.
|align="right"| 1,497
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, James Lyons
|align="right"| 1,670
|Unknown
|COCKBURN, James
|align="right"|1,385
|}
|-
|Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative Party
The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
|KEELER, Joseph
|align="right"| 1,799
|Independent Liberal
|BIGGAR, J.L.
|align="right"|1,736
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|CROUTER, Darius
Darius Crouter
Darius Crouter was a minister, farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1881 to 1882 as an Independent Liberal member....
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, Edward
Edward Cochrane
Edward Cochrane was a Canadian politician.Born in Cramahe Township, Upper Canada, Cochrane educated in the village of Colborne. A farmer, he was for many years a School Trustee, Township Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve and Warden of Northumberland and Durham...
|align="right"|2,073
|Independent Liberal
|CROUTER, D.
|align="right"| 1,800
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MALLORY, Albert Elhanan
|align="right"|2,291
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,278
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,148
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MALLORY, Albert E.
|align="right"| 2,124
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,074
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MALLORY, Albert E.
|align="right"|2,028
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, E.
|align="right"| 2,495
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|KETCHUM, M.P.
|align="right"| 2,259
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, E.
|align="right"| 2,410
|Patrons of Industry
Patrons of Industry
The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business....
|MALLORY, C.A.
|align="right"| 2,013
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, Edward
|align="right"| 2,452
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DENIKE, Robert Baldwin
|align="right"| 2,086
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|COCHRANE, Edward farmer 2,402
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|DOUGLAS, John H.
|align="right"|2,196
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|OWEN, C.L.
|align="right"| 2,347
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|MULHOLLAND, A.A.
|align="right"| 2,105
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|OWEN, Charles Lewis
|align="right"| 2,448
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|WEBB, Frank Leslie
|align="right"|2,252
|}
|-
|Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
|WALKER, Henry Joseph
|align="right"| 2,518
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|WEATHERSON, Alexander
|align="right"| 2,127
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts