Huron East
Huron East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1882 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1882 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
The East Riding of the county of Huron was initially defined to consist of the townships of Howick, Turnberry, Grey and Morris, the town of Wingham, and the villages of Brussels, Blyth and Wroxeter.
In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Wawanosh East.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Huron North riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South | ||||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Thomas Farrow | Conservative | |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Peter Macdonald | Liberal | |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | |||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Thomas Chisholm | Conservative | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | James Bowman | ||
| Riding dissolved into Huron North | ||||
Election results
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Farrow | 1,631 | ||||||
| Unknown | William Sloan | 1,571 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Macdonald | 2,088 | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Farrow | 2,027 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Macdonald | 2,037 | ||||||
| Conservative | Wm. J. R. Holmes | 1,729 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Macdonald | 2,079 | ||||||
| Conservative | E. L. Dickinson | 1,920 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Macdonald | 2,002 | ||||||
| Conservative | Edmund Lindsay Dickinson | 1,862 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Chisholm | 2,189 | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Mcdonald | 2,005 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Chisholm | 2,177 | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald Hislop | 2,094 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Bowman | 2,020 | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald Hislop | 1,822 | ||||||
See also
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