Brockville was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
It consisted initially of the Town of Brockville and the Township of Elizabethtown. In 1882, the township of Kitley was added to the riding. In 1903, the township of Kitley was removed from the riding, and the townships of Yonge and Escott (Front and Rear), and the village of Athens were added.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Leeds ridings.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1867–1872 | James Crawford | Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Jacob Dockstader Buell | Liberal | |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | William Fitzsimmons | Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Fisher Wood | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | |||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | |||
| 1892–1896 | ||||
| 8th | 1896–1899 | |||
| 1899–1900 | William Henry Comstock | Liberal | ||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | John Culbert | Conservative | |
| 10th | 1904–1907 | Daniel Derbyshire | Liberal | |
| 1907–1908 | George Perry Graham | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | John Webster | Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Leeds | ||||
Election results
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Crawford | 690 | ||||||
| Unknown | F. W. H. Chambers | 521 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,641 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons [2] | ||||||||
- Result by subdivision[3]
| Subdivision | Chambers | Crawford | Total vote | Eligible voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockville East Ward | 57 | 112 | 169 | 230 |
| Brockville Centre Ward | 88 | 97 | 185 | 289 |
| Brockville West Ward | 58 | 103 | 161 | 221 |
| Elizabethtown Township | 320 | 376 | 696 | 901 |
| Total | 521 | 690 | 1,211 | 1,641 |
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jacob Dockstader Buell | 804 | ||||||
| Unknown | H. Abbott | 793 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jacob Dockstader Buell | 910 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Crawford | 868 | ||||||
| Source: open.canada.ca[5][not specific enough to verify] | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Fitzsimmons | 1,033 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jacob Dockstader Buell | 906 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Fisher Wood | 1,277 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Comstock | 1,272 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Fisher Wood | 1,823 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Comstock | 1,534 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Fisher Wood | 1,815 | ||||||
| Liberal | Daniel Derbyshire | 1,637 | ||||||
On Mr. Wood's nomination as Controller of Inland Revenue, 5 December 1892:
| By-election on 21 December 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | John Fisher Wood | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Hon. John Fisher Wood | 1,781 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Cumming | 1,549 | ||||||
| McCarthyite | William Johnson Cluff | 148 | ||||||
On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:
| By-election on 20 April 1899 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | W. H. Comstock | 1,881 | |||
| Conservative | Hon. Peter White | 1,673 | |||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Culbert | 1,886 | ||||||
| Liberal | D. Derbyshire | 1,665 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | D. Derbyshire | 2,217 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Culbert | 2,013 | ||||||
On Mr. Derbyshire's resignation, 30 August 1907:
| By-election on 18 September 1907 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hon. G. P. Graham | acclaimed | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. G. P. Graham | 2,144 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Webster | 2,000 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Webster | 2,251 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. G. P. Graham | 2,140 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
- ^ 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.
- ^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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