Brantford (federal electoral district)

Brantford was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968.

Brantford
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903, 1947
District abolished1924, 1966
First contested1904
Last contested1965

The riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Brant South riding. It consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the township of Oakland, and the part of the township of Brantford south and west of the Grand River. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Brantford City riding.

It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Brant and Brantford City ridings. The second incarnation consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the townships of Burford and Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of the left bank of Grand River, in the county of Brant. In 1952, it was redefined to include a part of the township of Brantford lying to the east of the city Brantford.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Brant riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Brant South
10th  1904–1908     William Foster Cockshutt Conservative
11th  1908–1911     Lloyd Harris Liberal
12th  1911–1917     William Foster Cockshutt Conservative
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     William Gawtress Raymond Liberal
Riding dissolved into Brantford City
Riding re-created from Brant and Brantford City
21st  1949–1953     William Ross Macdonald Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 James Elisha Brown
23rd  1957–1958     Jack Wratten Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     James Elisha Brown Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Brant

Election results

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1904–1921

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1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 2,383
Liberal Charles Bernard Heyd 2,368
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lloyd Harris 2,832
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 2,627
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 3,159
Liberal Thomas Hiram Preston 2,440
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) William Foster Cockshutt 5,925
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) John Wedgewood Bowlby 2,233
Labour Morrisson Mann MacBride 1,726
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Gawtress Raymond 6,879
Conservative William Foster Cockshutt 4,892
Progressive Arthur William Burt 1,244

1949–1965

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Ross Macdonald 12,565
Progressive Conservative John Tozeland Shillington 6,747
Co-operative Commonwealth Reginald Cooper 4,160
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 9,576
Progressive Conservative John Tozeland Shillington 7,912
Co-operative Commonwealth John Houison Gillies 3,839
Labor–Progressive Dorise Nielsen 216
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack Wratten 9,902
Liberal W. John McCormack 8,095
Co-operative Commonwealth Margaret McLellan 5,927
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack Wratten 14,059
Liberal James Gray Leslie 7,694
Co-operative Commonwealth John Maycock 3,726
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 11,475
Progressive Conservative Jack Wratten 8,549
New Democratic Robert G. Good 4,085
Social Credit Geoffrey E. W. Styles 1,193
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 10,804
Progressive Conservative Andy Andreasen 9,680
New Democratic Bill Humble 3,706
Social Credit Herb Motz 766
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Elisha Brown 9,948
Progressive Conservative Ken Hodge 7,825
New Democratic Mac Makarchuk 6,176
Social Credit Paul Seddon 208

See also

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