Peterborough East

Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough into two ridings.

The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.

In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Peterborough and Peterborough West ridings.

Electoral history

1867 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peregrine Maitland Grover 956
  Unknown James Anderson 644
1872 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peregrine Maitland Grover 804
  Unknown Evans Ingram 752
1874 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Hall 993
  Unknown R.D. Rogers 879
1878 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative John Burnham 1,262
  Unknown T. Buck 1,236
1882 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative John Burnham 1,449
  Unknown William E. Roxburgh 1,192
1887 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Independent Liberal John Lang 1,697
  Conservative John Burnham 1,588
1891 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Burnham, John 1,832
  Liberal Rork, Thomas 1,803
1896 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Independent Liberal Lang, John 2,353
  Conservative Burnham, John 1,738
1900 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Independent Liberal Lang, John 1,876
  Conservative Sexsmith, John A. 1,702
1904 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Finlay, John 1,588
  Conservative Sexsmith, John 1,518
1908 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Sexsmith, John A. 1,922
  Liberal Tanner, Edward A. 1,540
1911 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Sexsmith John A. 1,992
  Liberal Kerr, Francis D. 1,399
1917 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
  Government Sexsmith, John A. 2,555
  Opposition Johnston, William H. 1,389
1921 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveBrethen, George A.2,647
  Conservative Sexsmith, John A. 2,296
  Liberal Dewart, John A. 1,503

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.