Huntingdon (electoral district)

Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

Huntingdon
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Châteauguay—Huntingdon electoral district in 1914.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Huntingdon
1st  1867–1867     John Rose Liberal–Conservative
 1867–1869
 1869–1872     Julius Scriver Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904 William Scott Maclaren
10th  1904–1908     Robert Nelson Walsh Conservative
11th  1908–1911     James Robb Liberal
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Rose1,280
UnknownW.H. Kerr468
By-election on 28 November 1867

On Mr. Rose being named Minister of Finance, 18 November 1867

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Roseacclaimed
By-election on 30 October 1869

On Mr. Rose's resignation, October 1869

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriveracclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriveracclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver876
UnknownA. Cross48
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriveracclaimed
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver1,206
UnknownC.P. Davidson591
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriveracclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver1,408
ConservativeDuncan McCormick1,125
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver1,546
ConservativeWilliam J. White827
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam Scott Maclaren1,147
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh1,123
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh1,274
LiberalWilliam Scott Maclaren1,131
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Alexander Robb1,292
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh1,212
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Alexander Robb1,318
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh1,172

See also

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