Prince Edward (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see Prince Edward (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Prince Edward (Province of Canada electoral district).

Prince Edward
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1924
First contested	1867
Last contested	1921

Prince Edward was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of the County of Prince Edward.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Prince Edward—Lennox riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
1st	1867–1872	Walter Ross	Liberal
2nd	1872–1874
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882	James Simeon McCuaig	Conservative
5th	1882–1887	John Milton Platt	Liberal
6th	1887–1888
6th	1888–1891
7th	1891–1892	Archibald Campbell Miller	Conservative
7th	1892–1896	Archibald Campbell Miller	Conservative
8th	1896–1900	William Varney Pettet	Patrons of Industry
9th	1900–1904	George Oscar Alcorn	Conservative
10th	1904–1908	George Oscar Alcorn	Conservative
11th	1908–1911	Morley Currie	Liberal
12th	1911–1917	Bernard Rickart Hepburn	Conservative
13th	1917–1921	Bernard Rickart Hepburn	Government (Unionist)
14th	1921–1925	John Hubbs	Conservative
Riding dissolved into Prince Edward—Lennox

Election history

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter Ross	1,779
	Conservative	James McCuaig	942
Source: Canadian Elections Database

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter Ross	1,759
	Conservative	James Simeon McCuaig	1,625
Source: Canadian Elections Database

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter Ross	1,775
	Conservative	James Simeon McCuaig	1,649

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Simeon McCuaig	1,991
	Liberal	John M. Platt	1,701

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John M. Platt	1,944
	Conservative	James Simeon McCuaig	1,925

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John M. Platt	2,222
	Unknown	Robert Clapp	2,151

By-election: On election being declared void:

By-election: 19 March 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John M. Platt	2,198
	Unknown	Robert Clapp	1,971

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Archibald Campbell Miller	2,264
	Liberal	John M. Platt	2,225

By-election: On election being declared void:

By-election: 4 February 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Archibald Campbell Miller	acclaimed

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Patrons of Industry	Wm. Varney Pettet	2,188
	Conservative	W. Boulter	1,967

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George Oscar Alcorn	2,148
	Liberal	William V. Pettet	2,080

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George Oscar Alcorn	2,253
	Liberal	? Rose	2,107

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Morley Currie	2,341
	Conservative	George Oscar Alcorn	2,204

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Bernard Rickart Hepburn	2,304
	Liberal	Morley Currie	2,024

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Government	William Bernard Rickart Hepburn	3,231
	Opposition	Herbert Horsey	1,755

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Hubbs	3,839
	Progressive	James Redner Anderson	2,730
	Liberal	Herbert Horsey	2,357

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

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

Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

Category:

Former federal electoral districts of Ontario

Members of Parliament

Election history

See also

External links