Kingston City

Kingston City was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Kingston riding.

Kingston City
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1952
First contested1925
Last contested1949

It consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario, and the village of Portsmouth.

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

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Kingston
15th  1925–1926     Arthur Edward Ross Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Norman McLeod Rogers Liberal
19th  1940–1940†
 1940–1945 Angus Lewis Macdonald
20th  1945–1949     Thomas Kidd Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     William Henderson Liberal
Riding dissolved into Kingston

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArthur Edward Ross6,765
LiberalJohn Murdoch Campbell5,004
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArthur Edward Ross6,256
LiberalJames Halliday4,174
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeArthur Edward Ross6,539
LiberalJames Halliday4,771
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNorman McLeod Rogers6,897
ConservativeArthur Edward Ross5,979
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Alfred Compton373
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNorman McLeod Rogers9,609
National GovernmentThomas Kidd7,475
Canadian federal by-election, August 12, 1940
Death of Norman McLeod Rogers
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonaldacclaimed
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeThomas Kidd9,175
LiberalHugh Plaxton7,588
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam George Leonard1,271
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam Henderson10,045
Progressive ConservativeThomas Kidd7,831
Co-operative CommonwealthHenry Lennox Cartwright786

See also

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