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.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
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
editThis 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
edit| 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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