Elgin—Norfolk
Elgin (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Elgin (provincial electoral district).
Elgin (also known as Elgin—Norfolk) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.
Quick Facts Ontario electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
 Ontario electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
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It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of St. Thomas. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Village of Belmont in the County of Middlesex. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The name of electoral district was changed in 1990 to Elgin—Norfolk.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Elgin—Middlesex—London and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant ridings.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
More information Parliament, Years ...
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Elgin Riding created from Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin |
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| 18th | 1935–1940 | Wilson Mills | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Charles Delmer Coyle | Progressive Conservative | |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1954† | |||
| 1954–1957 | James Alexander McBain | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Harold Stafford | Liberal | |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | |||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | John Wise | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Ken Monteith | ||
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| 35th | 1993–1997 | Gar Knutson | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Elgin—Middlesex—London and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant |
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More information 1935 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Wilson Mills | 11,295 | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert James Davis | 9,508 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | John Lawrence Stansell | 1,793 | ||||||
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More information 1940 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Wilson Mills | 11,867 | ||||||
| National Government | Norman Roy Martin | 8,905 | ||||||
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More information 1945 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Delmer Coyle | 11,652 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Newell | 7,484 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Peter Laing | 2,397 | ||||||
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More information 1949 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Delmer Coyle | 10,265 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Newell | 9,085 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Colin Charles Stafford | 1,783 | ||||||
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More information 1953 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Delmer Coyle | 12,482 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Frederick Peterson | 10,743 | ||||||
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On Mr. Coyle's death, 19 January 1954:
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| By-election on 22 March 1954 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 11,821 | |||
| Liberal | Harold Scott Rodney | 10,680 | |||
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More information 1957 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 14,822 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Carman Hindley | 7,280 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Frank H. Whatmore | 1,407 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd George Allen | 1,233 | ||||||
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More information 1958 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 17,146 | ||||||
| Liberal | Peter Laing | 6,656 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Allen | 1,008 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Harold G. Youcke | 252 | ||||||
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More information 1962 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 12,569 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold Edwin Stafford | 12,491 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Stuart Henry Phoenix | 1,936 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Richard Orval Tustian | 622 | ||||||
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More information 1963 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 13,957 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 12,910 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harold Nathaniel Brooks | 1,127 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Kenneth E. Shackleton | 757 | ||||||
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More information 1965 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 13,343 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 12,309 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Eric Dennis Hargreaves | 1,530 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Clare Inger | 520 | ||||||
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More information 1968 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 12,856 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John S. Ker | 11,799 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Barry P. Whittaker | 4,227 | ||||||
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More information 1972 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 17,281 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 13,289 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Leroy B. Wright | 3,345 | ||||||
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More information 1974 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 15,851 | ||||||
| Liberal | Marietta Roberts | 13,349 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bob McNaughton | 4,373 | ||||||
| Social Credit | William Triska | 126 | ||||||
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More information 1979 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 21,181 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joe Tokar | 9,273 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Mary Lou Weitzel | 4,293 | ||||||
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More information 1980 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 16,845 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gary Johnson | 12,410 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Mary Lou Weitzel | 4,508 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Roger Beland | 57 | ||||||
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More information 1984 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 23,302 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gary Johnson | 6,797 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bob Habkirk | 4,646 | ||||||
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More information 1988 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Monteith | 15,694 | ||||||
| Liberal | Tony Csinos | 13,953 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bob Habkirk | 8,447 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Will Wymenga | 2,529 | ||||||
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More information 1993 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gar Knutson | 17,438 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Monteith | 11,118 | ||||||
| Reform | John Van der Veen | 8,236 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bob Habkirk | 2,168 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Bob A. Dekraker | 1,263 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Rod Falk | 242 | ||||||
| Abolitionist | Mai Ly | 51 | ||||||
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- Riding history of Elgin from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history of Elgin-Norfolk from the Library of Parliament