Brockville (federal electoral district)

Brockville was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

Brockville
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

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.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     James Crawford Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Jacob Dockstader Buell Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     William Fitzsimmons Conservative
5th  1882–1887     John Fisher Wood Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1899
 1899–1900     William Henry Comstock Liberal
9th  1900–1904     John Culbert Conservative
10th  1904–1907     Daniel Derbyshire Liberal
 1907–1908 George Perry Graham
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     John Webster Conservative
Riding dissolved into Leeds

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Crawford 690
Unknown F. W. H. Chambers 521
Eligible voters 1,641
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons [2]
Result by subdivision[3]
Subdivision Chambers Crawford Total vote Eligible voters
Brockville East Ward 57 112 169 230
Brockville Centre Ward 88 97 185 289
Brockville West Ward 58 103 161 221
Elizabethtown Township 320 376 696 901
Total 521 690 1,211 1,641


1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jacob Dockstader Buell 804
Unknown H. Abbott 793
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jacob Dockstader Buell 910
Conservative J. Crawford 868
Source: open.canada.ca[5][not specific enough to verify]
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Fitzsimmons 1,033
Liberal Jacob Dockstader Buell 906
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Fisher Wood 1,277
Liberal William Henry Comstock 1,272
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Fisher Wood 1,823
Liberal William Henry Comstock 1,534
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Fisher Wood 1,815
Liberal Daniel Derbyshire 1,637

On Mr. Wood's nomination as Controller of Inland Revenue, 5 December 1892:

By-election on 21 December 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Fisher Wood acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Hon. John Fisher Wood 1,781
Liberal James Cumming 1,549
McCarthyite William Johnson Cluff 148

On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:

By-election on 20 April 1899
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal W. H. Comstock 1,881
Conservative Hon. Peter White 1,673
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Culbert 1,886
Liberal D. Derbyshire 1,665
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal D. Derbyshire 2,217
Conservative John Culbert 2,013

On Mr. Derbyshire's resignation, 30 August 1907:

By-election on 18 September 1907
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Hon. G. P. Graham acclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Hon. G. P. Graham 2,144
Conservative John Webster 2,000
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Webster 2,251
Liberal Hon. G. P. Graham 2,140

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
  3. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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