Hastings West (federal electoral district)

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This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Hastings West (provincial electoral district). Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Hastings West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1924
First contested	1867
Last contested	1924 by-election

Hastings West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hastings, divided into three ridings: Hastings West, Hastings East and Hastings North.

The West Riding consisted of the Town of Belleville, the Township of Sydney, and the Village of Trenton.

In 1903, the county of Hastings was divided into two ridings: Hastings West and Hastings East.

The west riding consisted of the townships of Sydney, Rawdon, Huntingdon, Marmora and Lake, Wollaston, Faraday, Herschel, McClure, Wicklow and Bangor, the city of Belleville, the town of Trenton, and the villages of Marmora and Sterling.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings South and Hastings—Peterborough ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
1st	1867–1872	James Brown	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882
5th	1882–1887	Alexander Robertson
6th	1887–1888	Alexander Robertson
6th	1888–1891	Henry Corby Jr.
7th	1891–1894
7th	1894–1896
8th	1896–1900
9th	1900–1901
9th	1902–1904	Edward Guss Porter
10th	1904–1908
11th	1908–1911
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921		Government (Unionist)
14th	1921–1924		Conservative
14th	1924–1925	Charles Edward Hanna	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Hastings South and Hastings—Peterborough

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Brown	773
	Liberal	Rufus Holden	313
Eligible voters			2,264
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871

1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Brown	1,030
	Liberal	Reuben Patterson	575

1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Brown	414
	Conservative	Thomas Wills	49

1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Brown	1,306
	Conservative	Lewis Wallbridge	1,055

1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alexander Robertson	1,317
	Conservative	James Brown	1,081

1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alexander Robertson	1,728
	Liberal	John G. Frost	1,550

On Mr. Robertson's death, 29 February 1888:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 March 1888
	Conservative	Henry A. Corby	acclaimed

1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Corby	1,955
	Liberal	R. C. Clute	1,595

On Mr. Corby's resignation, 22 June 1894:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 4 July 1894
	Conservative	Henry A. Corby	acclaimed

1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Corby	1,836
	Liberal	Thomas Ritchie	1,591

1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Henry Corby	2,094
	Liberal	Stephen Johnston Young	1,252

On Mr. Corby's resignation, 28 February 1901:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 15 January 1902
	Conservative	E. G. Porter	1,831
	Liberal	J. G. Frost	1,330

1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E. Guss Porter	3,240
	Liberal	Byron O. Lott	2,361

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edward Guss Porter	3,360
	Liberal	Jesse Funnell	2,199

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edward Guss Porter	3,623
	Liberal	William Henry Hubbell	1,852

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	Edward Guss Porter	5,710
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Robert James Graham	4,085

1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edward Guss Porter	7,279
	Progressive	Arza Daniel McIntosh	6,108

On Mr. Porter's resignation, 28 June 1924:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 25 November 1924
	Liberal	Charles Edward Hanna	8,315
	Conservative	E. G. Porter	7,901

References

"Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 12 September 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
"E. Guss Porter Not Yet Member". Montreal Gazette. 25 November 1921. p. 14. Retrieved 26 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"The Vanquished". The Toronto Daily Star. 26 November 1924. p. 3. ProQuest 1436781942.

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Eastern
Ontario

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
Provincial ridings in Ontario

Category:

Former federal electoral districts of Ontario

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

External links