Brockville (electoral district)
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Brockville was a federal electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
It consisted initially of the Town of Brockville
and the Township of Elizabethtown. In 1882, the township of Kitley was added to the riding. In 1903, the township of Kitley was removed from the riding, and the townships of Yonge and Escott (Front and Rear), and the village of Athens were added.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Leeds
ridings.
|CRAWFORD, James
|align="right"| 690
|-
|CHAMBERS,
|align="right"|521
|-
|BUELL, Jacob Dockstader
|align="right"| 804
|-
|ABBOTT, H.
|align="right"| 793
|-
|BUELL, Jacob Dockstader
|align="right"| 910
|-
|CRAWFORD, J.
|align="right"| 868
|-
|FITZSIMMONS, William
|align="right"| 1,033
|-
|BUELL, J.D.
|align="right"| 906
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
|align="right"|1,277
|-
|COMSTOCK, W.H.
|align="right"| 1,272
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
|align="right"| 1,823
|-
|COMSTOCK, W.H.
|align="right"| 1,534
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
|align="right"| 1,815
|-
|DERBYSHIRE, Daniel
|align="right"| 1,637
On Mr. Wood's nomination as Controller of Inland Revenue, 5 December 1892:
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|WOOD, Hon. John F.
|align="right"| 1,781
|-
|CUMMING, James
|align="right"|1,549
|-
|CLUFF, William Johnson
|align="right"| 148
On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:
|-
|COMSTOCK, W.H.
|align="right"| 1,881
|-
|WHITE, Hon. Peter
|align="right"| 1,673
|-
|CULBERT, John
|align="right"| 1,886
|-
|DERBYSHIRE, D.
|align="right"| 1,665
|-
|DERBYSHIRE, D.
|align="right"| 2,217
|-
|CULBERT, John
|align="right"| 2,013
On Mr. Derbyshire's resignation, 30 August 1907:
|-
|GRAHAM, Hon. G.P.
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|GRAHAM, Hon. G.P.
|align="right"|2,144
|-
|WEBSTER, John
|align="right"| 2,000
|-
|WEBSTER, John
|align="right"| 2,251
|-
|GRAHAM, Hon. G.P.
|align="right"| 2,140
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
It consisted initially of the Town of Brockville
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...
and the Township of Elizabethtown. In 1882, the township of Kitley was added to the riding. In 1903, the township of Kitley was removed from the riding, and the townships of Yonge and Escott (Front and Rear), and the village of Athens were added.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Leeds
Leeds (electoral district)
Leeds was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
ridings.
Election results
|-|CRAWFORD, James
James Crawford (Canadian politician)
James Crawford was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Brockville in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 690
|-
|CHAMBERS,
|align="right"|521
|-
|BUELL, Jacob Dockstader
Jacob Dockstader Buell
Jacob Dockstader Buell was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
|align="right"| 804
|-
|ABBOTT, H.
|align="right"| 793
|-
|BUELL, Jacob Dockstader
Jacob Dockstader Buell
Jacob Dockstader Buell was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
|align="right"| 910
|-
|CRAWFORD, J.
|align="right"| 868
|-
|FITZSIMMONS, William
William Fitzsimmons (Ontario politician)
William Fitzsimmons was a building contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville and Elizabethtown in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.He was born in...
|align="right"| 1,033
|-
|BUELL, J.D.
|align="right"| 906
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
John Fisher Wood
John Fisher Wood, PC, QC was an Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative from 1882 to 1899....
|align="right"|1,277
|-
|COMSTOCK, W.H.
|align="right"| 1,272
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
John Fisher Wood
John Fisher Wood, PC, QC was an Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative from 1882 to 1899....
|align="right"| 1,823
|-
|COMSTOCK, W.H.
|align="right"| 1,534
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
John Fisher Wood
John Fisher Wood, PC, QC was an Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative from 1882 to 1899....
|align="right"| 1,815
|-
|DERBYSHIRE, Daniel
Daniel Derbyshire
Daniel Derbyshire was a Canadian politician.Born in Plum Hollow, Leeds County, Canada West, the son of Harvey and Mary Derbyshire, Derbyshire was educated in Public Schools of the district and in the Athens High School. He received a first class normal certificate, after which he taught school for...
|align="right"| 1,637
On Mr. Wood's nomination as Controller of Inland Revenue, 5 December 1892:
|-
|WOOD, John Fisher
John Fisher Wood
John Fisher Wood, PC, QC was an Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative from 1882 to 1899....
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|WOOD, Hon. John F.
John Fisher Wood
John Fisher Wood, PC, QC was an Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative from 1882 to 1899....
|align="right"| 1,781
|-
|CUMMING, James
|align="right"|1,549
|-
|CLUFF, William Johnson
|align="right"| 148
On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:
|-
|COMSTOCK, W.H.
William Henry Comstock
William Henry Comstock was an American/Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Batavia, New York, Comstock was educated in Flushing, New York, and on leaving school started work as a clerk. He started his business in 1854, William H. Comstock Company, Ltd., which sold patent medicine including...
|align="right"| 1,881
|-
|WHITE, Hon. Peter
|align="right"| 1,673
|-
|CULBERT, John
John Culbert
John Culbert was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative....
|align="right"| 1,886
|-
|DERBYSHIRE, D.
Daniel Derbyshire
Daniel Derbyshire was a Canadian politician.Born in Plum Hollow, Leeds County, Canada West, the son of Harvey and Mary Derbyshire, Derbyshire was educated in Public Schools of the district and in the Athens High School. He received a first class normal certificate, after which he taught school for...
|align="right"| 1,665
|-
|DERBYSHIRE, D.
Daniel Derbyshire
Daniel Derbyshire was a Canadian politician.Born in Plum Hollow, Leeds County, Canada West, the son of Harvey and Mary Derbyshire, Derbyshire was educated in Public Schools of the district and in the Athens High School. He received a first class normal certificate, after which he taught school for...
|align="right"| 2,217
|-
|CULBERT, John
John Culbert
John Culbert was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative....
|align="right"| 2,013
On Mr. Derbyshire's resignation, 30 August 1907:
|-
|GRAHAM, Hon. G.P.
George Perry Graham
George Perry Graham, PC was a journalist, editor and politician in Ontario, Canada.In the 1898 Ontario provincial election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and re-elected in 1902 and 1905...
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-
|GRAHAM, Hon. G.P.
George Perry Graham
George Perry Graham, PC was a journalist, editor and politician in Ontario, Canada.In the 1898 Ontario provincial election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and re-elected in 1902 and 1905...
|align="right"|2,144
|-
|WEBSTER, John
John Webster (Canadian politician)
John Webster was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative. Webster's riding was abolished prior 1917 federal election and Webster did not run in the merged riding of Leeds held by fellow Tory...
|align="right"| 2,000
|-
|WEBSTER, John
John Webster (Canadian politician)
John Webster was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative. Webster's riding was abolished prior 1917 federal election and Webster did not run in the merged riding of Leeds held by fellow Tory...
|align="right"| 2,251
|-
|GRAHAM, Hon. G.P.
George Perry Graham
George Perry Graham, PC was a journalist, editor and politician in Ontario, Canada.In the 1898 Ontario provincial election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and re-elected in 1902 and 1905...
|align="right"| 2,140
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...