Login
Login

Peterborough West

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada}}

{{About|the former federal electoral district|the former provincial electoral district|Peterborough West (provincial electoral district)|the pre-Confederation electoral district|Northumberland North (Province of Canada electoral district)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

| province = Ontario

| image =

| caption =

| fed-status = defunct

| fed-district-number =

| fed-created = 1867

| fed-abolished = 1952

| fed-election-first = 1867

| fed-election-last = 1949

}}

Peterborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough was into two ridings. The West Riding consisted of the Townships of South Monaghan (in the County of Northumberland), North Monaghan, Smith, and Ennismore, and the Town of Peterborough.

In 1903, the townships of Cavendish, Galway, Harvey, and the village of Ashburnham were added to the riding. In 1914, the village of Ashburnham was excluded.

In 1924, Peterborough West was defined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough included in the townships of Galway, Cavendish, Harvey, Ennismore, Smith, Douro, Otanabee and North Monaghan, and that part of the county of Northumberland included in the township of South Monaghan, together with the city of Peterborough. In 1947, South Monaghan was excluded from the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Peterborough riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

{{CanMP}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1867

| ToYr = 1872

| Assembly# = 1

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = Charles Perry

| RepLink = Charles Perry (Canadian politician)

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1872

| ToYr = 1872

| Assembly# = 2

| #ByElections = 1

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = John Bertram

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1872

| ToYr = 1874

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = William Cluxton

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1874

| ToYr = 1878

| Assembly# = 3

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = John Bertram

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1878

| ToYr = 1882

| Assembly# = 4

| CanParty = Liberal-Conservative

| PartyTerms# = 2

| RepName = George Hilliard

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1882

| ToYr = 1887

| Assembly# = 5

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1887

| ToYr = 1891

| Assembly# = 6

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| PartyTerms# = 4

| RepName = James Stevenson

| RepLink = James Stevenson (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1891

| ToYr = 1896

| Assembly# = 7

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1896

| ToYr = 1900

| Assembly# = 8

| RepName = James Kendry

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1900

| ToYr = 1904

| Assembly# = 9

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1904

| ToYr = 1908

| Assembly# = 10

| CanParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 2

| RepName = Robert Richard Hall

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1908

| ToYr = 1911

| Assembly# = 11

| RepName = James Robert Stratton

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1911

| ToYr = 1917

| Assembly# = 12

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = John Hampden Burnham

| RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1917

| ToYr = 1920

| Assembly# = 13

| #ByElections = 2

| CanParty = Unionist

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1920

| ToYr = 1921

| CanParty = Independent Conservative

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1921

| ToYr = 1921

| CanParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 2

| RepName = George Newcombe Gordon

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1921

| ToYr = 1925

| Assembly# = 14

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1925

| ToYr = 1926

| Assembly# = 15

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| PartyTerms# = 3

| RepName = Edward Armour Peck

| RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1926

| ToYr = 1930

| Assembly# = 16

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1930

| ToYr = 1935

| Assembly# = 17

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1935

| ToYr = 1940

| Assembly# = 18

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Joseph James Duffus

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1940

| ToYr = 1945

| Assembly# = 19

| CanParty = National Government

| RepName = Gordon Fraser

| RepLink = Gordon Fraser (politician)

| RepTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1945

| ToYr = 1949

| Assembly# = 20

| CanParty = PC

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1949

| ToYr = 1953

| Assembly# = 21

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Peterborough}}

{{CanMP end}}

Election results

{{Election votes only | title=1867 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|Charles Perry

|align="right"| 681

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Unknown|row}}

|Unknown

|J. Gordon

|align="right"|652

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|1,686}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871{{cite web |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |date=12 September 1871 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1871unse/page/176/mode/2up |access-date=27 June 2022}}}}

{{end}}

{{Election votes only | title=1872 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|John Bertram

|align="right"| 735

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|William Cluxton

|align="right"|702

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1874 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|John Bertram

|align="right"| 892

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|William Hepburn Scott

|align="right"|801

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1878 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Liberal–Conservative

|George Hilliard

|align="right"| 1,071

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|John Bertram

|align="right"| 874

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1882 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Liberal–Conservative

|George Hilliard

|align="right"| 1,035

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Unknown|row}}

|Unknown

|John J. Lundy

|align="right"| 875

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1887 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|James Stevenson

|align="right"| 1,280

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|George Albertus Cox

|align="right"|1,264

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1891 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|James Stevenson

|align="right"| 1,447

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Robert Richard Hall

|align="right"|1,215

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1896 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|James Kendry

|align="right"| 1,485

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Robert Richard Hall

|align="right"|1,166

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}

|Independent

|Robert C. Newman

|align="right"| 622

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1900 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|James Kendry

|align="right"|1,750

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Joseph H. McClellan

|align="right"|1,399

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1904 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Robert Richard Hall

|align="right"| 2,467

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|James Kendry

|align="right"|2,280

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1908 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|James Robert Stratton

|align="right"| 2,851

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|John Hampden Burnham

|align="right"| 2,518

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1911 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|John Hampden Burnham

|align="right"|2,944

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|James Robert Stratton

|align="right"|2,902

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1917 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Government (Unionist)

|John Hampden Burnham

|align="right"|6,382

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Opposition (Laurier Liberals)

|Robert Richard Hall

|align="right"|2,964

|}

{{Election votes only | title=By-election: On Mr. Burnham's resignation, 7 February 1921: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|George Newcombe Gordon

|align="right"| 4,093

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|National Liberal and Conservative

|Roland Denne

|align="right"|2,811

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}

|Independent Conservative

|John Hampden Burnham

|align="right"| 2,595

{{Canadian party colour|CA|United Farmers|row}}

|United Farmers of Ontario

|James Corbett Campbell

|align="right"|2,319

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Labour|row}}

|Labour

|Thomas Joseph McMurray

|align="right"| 1,103

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1921 Canadian federal election: West Riding of Peterborough}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|George Newcombe Gordon

|align="right"| 6,890

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|John Hampden Burnham

|align="right"|4,732

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1925 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|Edward Armour Peck

|align="right"| 9,100

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|George Newcombe Gordon

|align="right"| 7,137

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1926 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|Edward Armour Peck

|align="right"| 8,934

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Joseph James Duffus

|align="right"| 6,825

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1930 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|Edward Armour Peck

|align="right"|9,663

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Joseph James Duffus

|align="right"| 7,902

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1935 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Joseph James Duffus

|align="right"|8,027

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Conservative

|James Fordyce Strickland

|align="right"|6,342

{{CANelec|CA|Reconstruction|Charles Hadyn Ackerman| 3,071 }}

{{Canadian party colour|CA|CCF|row}}

|Co-operative Commonwealth

|Lorna Cotton Thomas

|align="right"| 1,489

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1940 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)|row}}

|National Government

|Gordon Fraser

|align="right"|9,683

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Roland Maxwell Glover

|align="right"| 9,505

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1945 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Gordon Fraser

|align="right"| 10,949

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Roland Maxwell Glover

|align="right"| 8,181

{{Canadian party colour|CA|CCF|row}}

|Co-operative Commonwealth

|Lorna Cotton Thomas

|align="right"|2,512

|}

{{Election votes only | title=1949 Canadian federal election: Peterborough West}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Gordon Fraser

|align="right"| 10,981

{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Aubrey Victor Clapper

|align="right"| 10,738

{{Canadian party colour|CA|CCF|row}}

|Co-operative Commonwealth

|John Howard Miles

|align="right"| 2,804

|}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • Website of the [https://www.parl.ca/ Parliament of Canada]

{{Ridings in Ontario}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Former federal electoral districts of Ontario