Dundas (federal electoral district)

Dundas was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

Dundas
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1924
First contested1867
Last contested1921

It consisted initially of Dundas County. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Finch and Osnabruck, and the village of Finch.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Grenville—Dundas riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     John Sylvester Ross Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     William Gibson Independent Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     John Sylvester Ross Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1887     Charles Erastus Hickey Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896 Hugo Homer Ross
8th  1896–1900 Andrew Broder
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Orren D. Casselman Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Preston Elliott Progressive
Riding dissolved into Grenville—Dundas

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Sylvester Ross acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Liberal William Gibson 1,350
Liberal–Conservative John Sylvester Ross 1,262
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Liberal William Gibson 1,389
Unknown H. G. Merkley 1,316
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Sylvester Ross 1,727
Unknown A. J. LaFlamme 1,548
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Erastus Hickey 1,719
Unknown T. F. Chamberlain 1,630
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles E. Hickey 2,079
Liberal Adam Johnston 1,960
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Hugo H. Ross 2,086
Liberal Adam Johnston 2,026
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Andrew Broder 1,932
Liberal Adam Johnston 1,870
McCarthyite James P. Fox 494
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Andrew Broder 2,376
Liberal Adam Johnston 2,118
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Andrew Broder 2,366
Liberal Theodore F. Chamberlain 1,945
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Andrew Broder 2,308
Liberal Wesley Byron Lawson 1,848
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Andrew Broder 2,262
Liberal John Alexander Campbell 1,618
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Orren D. Casselman 4,236
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Alexander W. MacIntyre 2,806
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Preston Elliott 5,732
Conservative Orren D. Casselman 5,499

See also

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