Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867, 1903, 1924 |
| District abolished | 1882, 1914, 1966 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as consisting of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1882 when it was merged with Cornwall riding into Cornwall and Stormont.
It was re-created as a separate riding in 1903, consisting again of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Durham and Glengarry and Stormont ridings.
It was re-created as a separate riding again in 1924 consisting again of Stormont County. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Stormont, including the city of Cornwall.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Stormont—Dundas riding.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Samuel Ault | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Cyril Archibald | Liberal | |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Oscar Fulton | Liberal–Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Cornwall and Stormont | ||||
| Riding re-created from Cornwall and Stormont | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Robert Abercrombie Pringle | Conservative | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Robert Smith | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Duncan Orestes Alguire | Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Glengarry and Stormont and Durham | ||||
| Riding re-created from Glengarry and Stormont and Durham | ||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles James Hamilton | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Arnold Neilson Smith | Liberal | |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Frank Thomas Shaver | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Lionel Chevrier | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | |||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1954 | |||
| 1954–1957 | Albert Lavigne | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Grant Campbell | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Lucien Lamoureux | Liberal | |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Stormont—Dundas | ||||
Election results
edit1867–1882
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Samuel Ault | 955 | ||||||
| Unknown | Sinclair | 363 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
- Result by municipality[2]
| Municipality | Ault | Sinclair | Total vote | Eligible voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Township | 231 | 64 | 295 | 399 |
| Roxborough Township | 107 | 206 | 313 | 421 |
| Osnabrook Township | 617 | 93 | 710 | 943 |
| Total | 955 | 363 | 1,318 | 1,763 |
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Cyril Archibald | 828 | ||||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Samuel Ault | 792 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[3] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Cyril Archibald | 905 | ||||||
| Unknown | J. Crysler | 797 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Oscar Fulton | 1,082 | ||||||
| Liberal | Cyril Archibald | 885 | ||||||
1904–1917
edit| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Abercrombie Pringle | 2,700 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Smith | 2,589 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Smith | 2,383 | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Abercrombie Pringle | 2,033 | ||||||
| Independent | Ambrose Fitzgerald Mulhern | 658 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Duncan Orestes Alguire | 2,539 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Ira Gogo | 2,408 | ||||||
1925–1968
edit| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Hamilton | 5,706 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Ira Gogo | 5,394 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arnold Neilson Smith | 6,623 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Hamilton | 6,083 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Frank Thomas Shaver | 7,901 | ||||||
| Liberal | Arnold Neilson Smith | 7,326 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lionel Chevrier | 9,233 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frank Thomas Shaver | 6,655 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Nathan Copeland | 980 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lionel Chevrier | 10,197 | ||||||
| National Government | Elzéar Emard | 6,202 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lionel Chevrier | 11,702 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Allan Phillips | 6,016 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Charles Steer | 991 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lionel Chevrier | 12,639 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Thomas Shaver | 6,670 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alexander Francis Mullin | 1,283 | ||||||
| Union of Electors | Amour St-Lucien | 252 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lionel Chevrier | 13,503b | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Lawrence McDonald | 7,244 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 11,441 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Robert Dick | 11,091 | |||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 12,505 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Campbell | 10,215 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 646 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Campbell | 13,964 | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 11,977 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 331 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Lamoureux | 11,363 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Campbell | 11,293 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Mel Rowat | 1,256 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Marjorie Ball | 946 | ||||||
Note:
* Due to the death of the Liberal candidate for the riding of Stormont, the general election scheduled for June 18, 1962, in this riding was postponed until July 16, 1962.
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Lamoureux | 13,285 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Alguire | 9,728 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Ludger Boileau | 851 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bill Kilger | 801 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Lamoureux | 13,530 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Bergeron | 7,458 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John B. Trew | 3,201 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
External links
edit- Website of the Parliament of Canada