Peterborough East
Encyclopedia
Peterborough 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 Peterborough into two ridings.
The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.
In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Peterborough
and Peterborough West
ridings.
|Conservative
|GROVER, Peregrine Maitland
|align="right"| 956
|Unknown
|ANDERSON,
|align="right"| 644
|}
|-
|Conservative
|GROVER, Peregrine Maitland
|align="right"| 804
|Unknown
|INGRAM,
|align="right"|752
|}
|-
|Liberal
|HALL, James
|align="right"| 993
|Unknown
|ROGERS, R.D.
|align="right"|879
|}
|-
|Conservative
|BURNHAM, J.
|align="right"| 1,262
|Unknown
|BUCK, T.
|align="right"| 1,236
|}
|-
|Conservative
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"| 1,449
|Unknown
|ROXBURGH, Wm. E.
|align="right"|1,192
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|LANG, John
|align="right"| 1,697
|Conservative
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"|1,588
|}
|-
|Conservative
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"|1,832
|Liberal
|RORK, Thomas
|align="right"| 1,803
|}
|Independent Liberal
|LANG, John
|align="right"| 2,353
|Conservative
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"| 1,738
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|LANG, John
|align="right"|1,876
|Conservative
|SEXSMITH, John A.
|align="right"|1,702
|}
|-
|Liberal
| FINLAY, John
|align="right"|1,588
|Conservative
|SEXSMITH, John
|align="right"| 1,518
|}
|-
|Conservative
|SEXSMITH, John A.
|align="right"| 1,922
|Liberal
|TANNER, Edward Alexander
|align="right"| 1,540
|}
|-
|Conservative
|SEXSMITH, John Albert
|align="right"| 1,992
|Liberal
|KERR, Francis Dean
|align="right"| 1,399
|}
|-
|Government
|SEXSMITH, John Albert
|align="right"| 2,555
|Opposition
|JOHNSTON, William H.
|align="right"| 1,389
|}
|-
|Progressive
|BRETHEN, George Arthur
|align="right"|2,647
|Conservative
|SEXSMITH, John Albert
|align="right"| 2,296
|Liberal
|DEWART, John A.
|align="right"|1,503
|}
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 Peterborough into two ridings.
The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.
In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Peterborough
Hastings—Peterborough
Hastings—Peterborough was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Peterborough West
Peterborough West
Peterborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough was into two ridings...
ridings.
Electoral history
|-|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...
|GROVER, Peregrine Maitland
Peregrine Maitland Grover
Peregrine Maitland Grover was an Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough East in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874....
|align="right"| 956
|Unknown
|ANDERSON,
|align="right"| 644
|}
|-
|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...
|GROVER, Peregrine Maitland
|align="right"| 804
|Unknown
|INGRAM,
|align="right"|752
|}
|-
|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...
|HALL, James
James Hall (Canadian politician)
James Hall was a Scottish-born land surveyor, civil engineer, merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada...
|align="right"| 993
|Unknown
|ROGERS, R.D.
|align="right"|879
|}
|-
|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...
|BURNHAM, J.
John Burnham (politician)
John Burnham was a Canadian physician and politician from the province of Ontario.Born in St. Thomas, Canada West, the son of Mark Burnham, he came to the County of Peterborough with his father in 1852, and located in the Village of Ashburnham...
|align="right"| 1,262
|Unknown
|BUCK, T.
|align="right"| 1,236
|}
|-
|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...
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"| 1,449
|Unknown
|ROXBURGH, Wm. E.
|align="right"|1,192
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|LANG, John
John Lang (Canadian politician)
John Lang was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1891 and from 1896 to 1904 as an Independent Liberal member....
|align="right"| 1,697
|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...
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"|1,588
|}
|-
|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...
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"|1,832
|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...
|RORK, Thomas
|align="right"| 1,803
|}
|Independent Liberal
|LANG, John
|align="right"| 2,353
|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...
|BURNHAM, John
|align="right"| 1,738
|}
|-
|Independent Liberal
|LANG, John
|align="right"|1,876
|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...
|SEXSMITH, John A.
John Albert Sexsmith
John Albert Sexsmith was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1917 as a Conservative and from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member.He was born in Belmont Township, Canada West, the son of Thomas...
|align="right"|1,702
|}
|-
|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...
| FINLAY, John
|align="right"|1,588
|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...
|SEXSMITH, John
|align="right"| 1,518
|}
|-
|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...
|SEXSMITH, John A.
|align="right"| 1,922
|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...
|TANNER, Edward Alexander
|align="right"| 1,540
|}
|-
|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...
|SEXSMITH, John Albert
|align="right"| 1,992
|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...
|KERR, Francis Dean
|align="right"| 1,399
|}
|-
|Government
|SEXSMITH, John Albert
|align="right"| 2,555
|Opposition
Laurier Liberals
Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions:* the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canada's involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and* the Liberal Unionists who...
|JOHNSTON, William H.
|align="right"| 1,389
|}
|-
|Progressive
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
|BRETHEN, George Arthur
|align="right"|2,647
|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...
|SEXSMITH, John Albert
|align="right"| 2,296
|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...
|DEWART, John A.
|align="right"|1,503
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts