Kingston City
Encyclopedia
Kingston City was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Kingston
riding.
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.
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
|align="right"| 6,765
|-
|CAMPBELL, John Murdoch
|align="right"| 5,004
|}
|-
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
|align="right"| 6,256
|-
|HALLIDAY, James
|align="right"| 4,174
|}
|-
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
|align="right"| 6,539
|-
|HALLIDAY, James
|align="right"| 4,771
|}
|-
|ROGERS, Norman McLeod
|align="right"| 6,897
|-
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
|align="right"| 5,979
|-
|COMPTON, John Alfred
|align="right"| 373
|}
|-
|ROGERS, Hon. Norman McLeod
|align="right"| 9,609
|-
|KIDD, Thomas Ashmore
|align="right"| 7,475
|}
On Mr. Rogers' death, 10 June 1940:
|-
|MACDONALD, Hon. Angus Lewis
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|KIDD, Thomas Ashmore
|align="right"| 9,175
|-
|PLAXTON, Hugh John
|align="right"| 7,588
|-
|LEONARD, William George
|align="right"|1,271
|}
|-
|HENDERSON, William James
|align="right"| 10,045
|-
|KIDD, Thomas Ashmore
|align="right"| 7,831
|-
|CARTWRIGHT, Henry Lennox
|align="right"| 786
|}
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...
represented in the Canadian
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...
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 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
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....
. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Kingston
Kingston (electoral district)
Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario...
riding.
It consisted of the city of Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, 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....
, and the village of Portsmouth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Kingston riding.
Election results
|-|ROSS, Arthur Edward
Arthur Edward Ross
Arthur Edward Ross was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1921 and represented Kingston and then Kingston City in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative member.He was born in Cobden,...
|align="right"| 6,765
|-
|CAMPBELL, John Murdoch
|align="right"| 5,004
|}
|-
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
Arthur Edward Ross
Arthur Edward Ross was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1921 and represented Kingston and then Kingston City in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative member.He was born in Cobden,...
|align="right"| 6,256
|-
|HALLIDAY, James
|align="right"| 4,174
|}
|-
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
Arthur Edward Ross
Arthur Edward Ross was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1921 and represented Kingston and then Kingston City in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative member.He was born in Cobden,...
|align="right"| 6,539
|-
|HALLIDAY, James
|align="right"| 4,771
|}
|-
|ROGERS, Norman McLeod
Norman McLeod Rogers
Norman McLeod Rogers, PC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman. He served as the member of parliament for Kingston, Ontario, Canada and as a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. He was also an early biographer of King.Rogers was born in Amherst, Nova...
|align="right"| 6,897
|-
|ROSS, Arthur Edward
Arthur Edward Ross
Arthur Edward Ross was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1921 and represented Kingston and then Kingston City in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative member.He was born in Cobden,...
|align="right"| 5,979
|-
|COMPTON, John Alfred
|align="right"| 373
|}
|-
|ROGERS, Hon. Norman McLeod
Norman McLeod Rogers
Norman McLeod Rogers, PC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman. He served as the member of parliament for Kingston, Ontario, Canada and as a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. He was also an early biographer of King.Rogers was born in Amherst, Nova...
|align="right"| 9,609
|-
|KIDD, Thomas Ashmore
Thomas Kidd (politician)
Thomas Ashmore Kidd was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1930-1934 and served as Conservative MLA for Kingston from 1926 to 1940 and Progressive Conservative MP for Kingston City from 1945 to 1949....
|align="right"| 7,475
|}
On Mr. Rogers' death, 10 June 1940:
|-
|MACDONALD, Hon. Angus Lewis
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Angus Lewis Macdonald, PC, QC , popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became the federal minister of defence for naval services...
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|KIDD, Thomas Ashmore
Thomas Kidd (politician)
Thomas Ashmore Kidd was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1930-1934 and served as Conservative MLA for Kingston from 1926 to 1940 and Progressive Conservative MP for Kingston City from 1945 to 1949....
|align="right"| 9,175
|-
|PLAXTON, Hugh John
Hugh Plaxton
Hugh John Plaxton was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and later served in the Canadian House of Commons....
|align="right"| 7,588
|-
|LEONARD, William George
|align="right"|1,271
|}
|-
|HENDERSON, William James
William James Henderson
William James Henderson was an American musical critic and scholar, born at Newark, New Jersey.-Biography:...
|align="right"| 10,045
|-
|KIDD, Thomas Ashmore
Thomas Kidd (politician)
Thomas Ashmore Kidd was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1930-1934 and served as Conservative MLA for Kingston from 1926 to 1940 and Progressive Conservative MP for Kingston City from 1945 to 1949....
|align="right"| 7,831
|-
|CARTWRIGHT, Henry Lennox
|align="right"| 786
|}
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...