Elgin West was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 represented in the Canadian

Canada

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 House of Commons

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 from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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 of 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....

. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Elgin into two ridings: Elgin East

Elgin East

Elgin East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Elgin West based on a traditional division.

The West Riding of Elgin was redefined in 1882 to consist of the townships of Southwold, Dunwich, Alboro', Orford and Howard, and the village of Ridgetown. In 1903, it was redefined to exclude the townships of Orford and Howard, and the village of Ridgetown, and include the townships of the city of St. Thomas, and the town of Dutton. In 1914, it was redefined to include the villages of Rodney and West Lorne.

In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the county of Elgin, excluding the townships of Malahide and Bayham, and including the city of St. Thomas.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Elgin

Elgin (electoral district)

Elgin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of...

 ridings.

Election results

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|MUNROE, John H.

John H. Munroe

John H. Munroe was an Ontario real estate agent and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....

|align="right"| 970
|-

|MCDOUGALL,
|align="right"| 766
|}
|-

|CASEY, George Elliott
|align="right"| 1,115
|-

|MUNROE, J.H.
|align="right"| 1,023
|}
|-

|CASEY, George E.
|align="right"| 1,216
|-

|GUSTIN, E.W.
|align="right"| 891
|}
|-

|CASEY, George Elliott
|align="right"| 1,319
|-

|MUNRO, M.G.
|align="right"| 1,207
|}
|-

|CASEY, George Elliott
|align="right"| 2,110
|-

|CLARK, Alex
|align="right"|1,305
|}
|-

|CASEY, George E.
|align="right"| 2,351
|-

|GREER, James H.
|align="right"|1,519
|}
|-

|CASEY, George E.
|align="right"| 2,335
|-

|MCLEAN, Duncan
|align="right"|1,653
|}
|-

|CASEY, George E.
|align="right"|2,585
|-

|MCKILLOP, Alexander A.
|align="right"| 1,859
|}
|-

|ROBINSON, Jabel
|align="right"| 1,805
|-

|MCGUGAN, Angus Donald
|align="right"| 1,765
|-

|CASEY, George Elliott
|align="right"| 1,180
|}
|-

|JACKSON, William
|align="right"| 3,082
|-

|STEWART, Peter
|align="right"| 2,695
|}
|-

|CROTHERS, Thomas Wilson
|align="right"| 3,259
|-

|TOLMIE, William
|align="right"|2,741
|}
|-

|CROTHERS, Thomas Wilson
|align="right"| 3,629
|-

|MACNISH, Donald
|align="right"|2,732
|}

On Mr. Crother's being appointed Minister of Labour, 10 October 191:

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|CROTHERS, Thomas Wilson
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-

|CROTHERS, Hon. Thomas Wilson
|align="right"| 5,173
|-

|TOLMIE, William
|align="right"|3,526
|}
|-

|MCKILLOP, Hugh Charles
|align="right"| 4,367
|-

|HOOKWAY, Alfred Ernest
|align="right"| 4,013
|-

|TOLMIE, William
|align="right"| 3,631
|}
|-

|MCKILLOP, Hugh C.
|align="right"| 8,360
|-

|SLOGGETT, George Henry
|align="right"| 6,535
|}
|-

|HEPBURN, Mitchell Frederick

Mitchell Hepburn

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn was the 11th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest Premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37....

|align="right"| 7,920
|-

|MCKILLOP, Hugh Cummings
|align="right"| 7,742
|}
|-

|HEPBURN, Mitchell Frederick

Mitchell Hepburn

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn was the 11th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest Premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37....

|align="right"| 10,020
|-

|DOWLER, Jonathan
|align="right"| 8,583
|}

On Mr. Hepburn's resignation, 8 June 1934:

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|MILLS, Wilson Henry
|align="right"| 9,617
|-

|BORBRIDGE, Harry Clyde
|align="right"| 6,724
|-

|MACDONALD, Ronald William
|align="right"| 562
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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