Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre (French: Toronto-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto (1872–1903), Toronto Centre (1903–1925, and since 2004), Rosedale (1935–1997), and Toronto Centre—Rosedale (1997–2004).

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Toronto Centre (provincial electoral district).
Toronto Centre
Ontario electoral district
Toronto Centre in relation to other Toronto ridings (2015 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Bill Morneau
Liberal
District created1933
First contested1935
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]103,805
Electors (2015)66,351
Area (km²)[1]5.84
Pop. density (per km²)17,774.8
Census divisionsToronto
Census subdivisionsToronto
Map of Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre covers the heart of Downtown Toronto. The riding contains areas such as Regent Park (Canada's first and largest social housing development), St. James Town (a largely immigrant area and the most densely populated neighbourhood in Canada), Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley (Canada's largest gay neighbourhood), Ryerson University, The Toronto Eaton Centre and part of the city's financial district (the east side of Bay Street).

Historically, the riding was one of the few in central Toronto where the Progressive Conservatives usually did well. The PCs held the riding for 34 of the 58 years from 1935 to 1993. However, it has been in Liberal hands without interruption since 1993. The 2012 federal electoral redistribution shifted much of the wealthier northern part of the riding, which included Rosedale, to the new riding of University—Rosedale.[2]

The riding was represented by former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae after the federal by-elections of March 17, 2008. Rae resigned from Parliament on July 31, 2013.[3][4]

History

Centre Toronto riding was first created in 1872 from portions of West Toronto and East Toronto. In 1903, the name was changed to Toronto Centre. In 1924, the riding was broken into Toronto East Centre, Toronto West Centre and Toronto South.

A riding covering much the same area was created in 1933 named "Rosedale" after the wealthy neighbourhood of Rosedale. This riding was replaced with "Toronto Centre—Rosedale" in 1996, but the quickly growing population resulted in large areas being shaved off on all sides. In 2003, Toronto Centre—Rosedale was abolished, and a new riding somewhat to the east was created named "Toronto Centre".

Each of the four major national political parties (the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Green Party, and the NDP), have active federal and provincial riding associations which act as the local party organizations in the riding. Since the early 1990s, however, most contests have been between the Liberals and NDP.

This riding lost territory to University—Rosedale and Spadina—Fort York, and gained a small fraction of territory from Trinity—Spadina during the 2012 electoral redistribution. This made Toronto Centre the smallest size riding in the country, beating Papineau in Montreal by 3 km².

Former boundaries
  • 1903-1914
  • 1933 to 1966
  • 1966 to 1976
  • 1976 to 1987
  • 1987 to 1996
  • 1996 to 2003
  • 2003 to 2015

Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 58.1% White, 9.0% South Asian, 8.3% Chinese, 7.7% Black, 4.6% Filipino, 2.1% Latin American, 1.9% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Korean, 1.3% Arab, 1.2% West Asian, 1.1% Aboriginal
Languages: 62.6% English, 6.6% Chinese, 3.3% French, 2.4% Spanish, 2.3% Tagalog, 1.6% Bengali 1.5% Arabic, 1.4% Russian, 1.4% Tamil, 1.4% Korean, 1.1% Persian
Religions: 47.2% Christian (22.9% Catholic, 6.0% Anglican, 3.3% United Church, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Presbyterian), 7.7% Muslim, 3.9% Hindu, 3.7% Jewish, 2.3% Buddhist, 34.0% None.
Median income: $32,027 (2010)[5]
Average income: $62,774 (2010) [5]

According to the Canada 2016 Census

Languages: (2016) 79.9% English, 3.7% Mandarin, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.4% French, 1.3% Tamil, 1.3% Bengali, 1.2% Spanish, 1.0% Korean, 0.9% Arabic, 0.8% Farsi, 0.7% Russian, 0.5% Urdu, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Amharic, 0.5% Nepali[6]

Members of Parliament

These ridings have elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Centre Toronto
Riding created from West Toronto and East Toronto
2nd  1872–1874     Robert Wilkes Liberal
3rd  1874–1875
 1875–1878     John Macdonald Independent Liberal
4th  1878–1882     Robert Hay Liberal
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     George Ralph Richardson Cockburn Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1897     William Lount Liberal
 1897–1900 George Hope Bertram
9th  1900–1904     William Rees Brock Conservative
Toronto Centre
10th  1904–1905     Edward Frederick Clarke Conservative
 1905–1908 Edmund James Bristol
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Toronto East Centre, Toronto West Centre
and Toronto South
Rosedale
Riding re-created from Toronto East Centre, Toronto West Centre
and Toronto South
18th  1935–1940     Harry Gladstone Clarke Conservative
19th  1940–1945     Harry Jackman National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Charles Henry Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     David James Walker Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Donald Stovel Macdonald Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1978
 1978–1979     David Crombie Progressive Conservative
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 David MacDonald
35th  1993–1997     Bill Graham Liberal
Toronto Centre—Rosedale
36th  1997–2000     Bill Graham Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Toronto Centre
38th  2004–2006     Bill Graham Liberal
39th  2006–2007
 2008–2008 Bob Rae
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2013
 2013–2015 Chrystia Freeland
42nd  2015–2019 Bill Morneau
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Toronto Centre, 2003–present
Graph of election results in Toronto Centre (2013 boundaries, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBill Morneau31,27157.37-0.53$95,538.84
New DemocraticBrian Chang12,14222.27-4.34$58.656.81
ConservativeRyan Lester6,61312.13-0.06
GreenAnnamie Paul3,8527.07+4.47$34,903.20
Animal ProtectionRob Lewin1820.33–$2,171.71
RhinocerosSean Carson1470.27––
IndependentJason Tavares1260.23––
CommunistBronwyn Cragg1250.23-0.03
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez540.10-0.05–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,512100.0  –$107,308.65
Total rejected ballots 384
Turnout 54,89668.55
Eligible voters 80,087
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBill Morneau29,29757.90+8.52$170,325.26
New DemocraticLinda McQuaig13,46726.61-9.69$198,294.34
ConservativeJulian Di Battista6,16712.19+3.56$22,625.73
GreenColin Biggin1,3152.60-0.37$3,964.97
IndependentJordan Stone1470.29––
CommunistMariam Ahmad1330.26––
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez760.15+0.03–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,602100.0   $203,952.21
Total rejected ballots 266––
Turnout 50,868––
Eligible voters 66,351
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Liberal14,82839.42
  New Democratic13,61736.20
  Conservative6,74617.93
  Green1,9425.16
  Others4871.29
Graph of general election results in Toronto Centre (1968-2013, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Canadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChrystia Freeland17,19449.38+8.37$ 97,609.64
New DemocraticLinda McQuaig12,64036.30+6.0999,230.30
ConservativeGeoff Pollock3,0048.63−14.0175,557.39
GreenJohn Deverell1,0342.97−2.0521,521.10
Progressive CanadianDorian Baxter4531.30 –    
LibertarianJudi Falardeau2360.68+0.18–    
IndependentKevin Clarke840.24 560.00
IndependentJohn "The Engineer" Turmel560.16 –    
IndependentLeslie Bory510.15 633.30
OnlineMichael Nicula430.12 200.00
IndependentBahman Yazdanfar260.07−0.121,134.60
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,821 100.0   –   $ 101,793.06
Total rejected ballots 177 0.51 +0.12
Turnout 34,998 38.20 −24.73
Eligible voters 91,612    
Liberal hold Swing +1.94
By-election due to the resignation of Bob Rae.
Source(s)
"November 25, 2013 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
"November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports". Retrieved May 9, 2014.
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBob Rae22,83241.01-12.52$ 51,672.12
New DemocraticSusan Wallace16,81830.21+15.1218,904.44
ConservativeKevin Moore12,60422.64+4.3163,141.66
GreenEllen Michelson2,7965.02-6.8344,006.84
LibertarianJudi Falardeau2770.50–    
CommunistCathy Holliday1590.29-0.09502.10
IndependentBahman Yazdanfar1080.19653.91
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez760.14-0.04–    
Total valid votes/Expense limit/Total expenditures 55,670 100.0   $ 92,663.68 $ 178,881.07
Total rejected ballots 220 0.39  
Turnout 55,890 62.93  
Eligible voters 88,810    
  Liberal hold Swing -13.82

2008 general election

On September 21, 2008, Conservative candidate Chris Reid resigned because he said he couldn't commit to four years in government. However, blog entries were discovered that linked him to controversial musings on guns and the murder of Tim McLean aboard a Greyhound bus.[12] Chris Reid was replaced by David Gentili as the Conservative candidate for Toronto Centre.[13] Expenditures listed for Gentili include expenditures reported by Reid.

2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBob Rae27,46253.53-5.94$ 48,353.21
ConservativeDavid Gentili9,40218.33+6.0139,290.89
New DemocraticEl-Farouk Khaki7,74315.09+1.2121,305.27
GreenEllen Michelson6,08111.85-1.5623,041.16
CommunistJohan Boyden1930.38432.31
Animal AllianceLiz White1870.36-0.16685.91
IndependentGerald Derome1460.282,063.60
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez920.18–    
Total valid votes/Expense limit/Total Expenditures 51,306100.00 $ 92,067.97 $ 135,172.35
Total rejected ballots 2570.50
Turnout 51,56357.39

2008 by-election

A by-election, held on March 17, 2008 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Bill Graham was won by Liberal Bob Rae, a former Ontario NDP Premier.

The nominated Conservative candidate in the by-election, Mark Warner, was dropped by the party's national council on October 31, 2007.[14] Don Meredith was nominated as the Conservative candidate in December 2007.[15]

Activist El-Farouk Khaki ran for the NDP and Chris Tindal was the Green Party of Canada candidate. Liz White was the Animal Alliance Environmental Voters Party of Canada candidate, and Doug Plumb represented the Canadian Action Party.

By-election on March 17, 2008

On Bill Graham's resignation, July 2, 2007

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalBob Rae14,18759.47+7.24
New DemocraticEl-Farouk Khaki3,31213.88-9.86
GreenChris Tindal3,19913.41+8.20
ConservativeDonald Meredith2,93912.32-5.89
Animal AllianceLiz White1230.52+0.40
Canadian ActionDoug Plumb970.41
Total valid votes 23,857100.00
Total rejected ballots 960.40
Turnout 23,95327.86
  Liberal hold Swing +8.5
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Graham30,87452.23-4.30
New DemocraticMichael Shapcott14,03623.74-0.01
ConservativeLewis Reford10,76318.21+3.42
GreenChris Tindal3,0805.21+1.30
CommunistJohan Boyden1200.2-0.05
IndependentMichel Prairie1010.2
Animal AllianceLiz White720.12
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez660.11-0.01
Total valid votes 59,112100.00
  Liberal hold Swing -2.1
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Graham30,33656.53+1.26
New DemocraticMichael Shapcott12,74723.75+12.39
ConservativeMegan Harris7,93614.79−13.00
GreenGabriel Draven2,0973.91
MarijuanaJay Wagner3130.58−0.94
CommunistDan Goldstick1060.20−0.05
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez650.12−0.12
Canadian ActionKevin Peck630.12−2.97
Total valid votes 53,663100.00
Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Toronto Centre—Rosedale, 1996–2003
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Graham26,26455.27+6.08
Progressive ConservativeRandall Pearce8,15017.15-2.13
New DemocraticDavid Berlin5,39811.36-9.22
AllianceRichard Walker5,05710.64+2.83
Canadian ActionPaul Hellyer1,4663.09+2.44
MarijuanaNeev Tapiero7221.52
Natural LawDavid Gordon2240.47-0.11
CommunistDan Goldstick1210.25
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez1160.24-0.11
Total valid votes 47,518 100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Graham22,94549.19-0.80
New DemocraticDavid MacDonald9,59720.58+9.80
Progressive ConservativeStephen Probyn8,99319.28-1.96
ReformJohn Stewart3,6467.82-4.65
GreenJim Harris5771.24+0.30
Canadian ActionAnthony Robert Pedrette3030.65
Natural LawRon Parker2700.58-1.01
Marxist–LeninistSteve Rutchinski1660.36+0.25
IndependentTed W. Culp1450.31
Total valid votes 46,642 100.00

Rosedale, 1933–1996
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Graham25,72650.00+8.78
Progressive ConservativeDavid MacDonald10,93021.24-20.12
ReformDaniel Jovkovic6,41312.46
New DemocraticJack Layton5,54710.78-4.28
NationalMartin Lanigan1,0912.12
Natural LawDoug Henning8171.59
GreenLeslie Hunter4830.94+0.22
IndependentLinda Dale Gibbons3500.68
Marxist–LeninistSteve Rutchinski570.11
AbolitionistYann Patrice D'Audibert Garcien400.08
Total valid votes 51,454 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid MacDonald22,70441.36-11.44
LiberalBill Graham22,62441.21+15.08
New DemocraticDoug Wilson8,26615.06-2.77
LibertarianChris Blatchly4110.75+0.09
GreenFrank de Jong3970.72-1.15
RhinocerosLiane McLarty2650.48
IndependentMike Constable1020.19
IndependentHarry Margel910.17
Commonwealth of CanadaPaul Therrien330.06-0.27
Total valid votes 54,893 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Crombie23,21152.80+8.84
LiberalBill Graham11,48826.13-12.95
New DemocraticDell Wolfson7,83617.82+2.97
GreenShirley Ruth Farlinger8211.87
LibertarianClarke Slemon2910.66+0.30
CommunistSylvie Baillargeon1720.39+0.17
Commonwealth of CanadaDavid Dube1440.33
Total valid votes 43,963 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Crombie16,86243.96-3.30
LiberalAnne Cools14,99339.08+6.07
New DemocraticJim Hockley5,69814.85-2.69
RhinocerosGeoff Yates3190.83
LibertarianHarry J. Nelson1400.36-0.42
IndependentFrank Sommers1250.33
IndependentAnn Ladas1040.27-0.18
CommunistDan Goldstick850.22+0.02
Marxist–LeninistAlan Miller340.09+0.01
Total valid votes 38,360 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Crombie18,59447.26-10.69
LiberalAnne Cools12,98733.01+1.72
New DemocraticRon B. Thomson6,90217.54+8.24
LibertarianAlex W. Eaglesham3050.78
IndependentHans Blumenfeld1960.50
IndependentAnn Ladas1760.45
CommunistDan Goldstick800.20-0.17
IndependentJoanne Pritchard490.12
Marxist–LeninistAlan Miller320.08
IndependentSean Howes270.07–  
Total valid votes 39,348 100.00
By-election on October 16, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Crombie18,73257.95+17.68
LiberalJohn Robert Evans10,11431.29-17.84
New DemocraticRon B. Thomson3,0089.31-0.06
IndependentDonald M. Campbell1960.61
IndependentLinda Cain1550.48
CommunistDan Goldstick1200.37-0.02
Total valid votes 32,325 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald Stovel Macdonald17,22749.13+5.11
Progressive ConservativeHal Jackman14,11940.27-0.42
New DemocraticMaurice Desjardins3,2859.37-3.22
IndependentMarshall Bruce Evoy2200.63
CommunistDan Goldstick1360.39
Marxist–LeninistVern Harper750.21
Total valid votes 35,062 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald Stovel Macdonald16,07344.02-13.40
Progressive ConservativeWarren Beamish14,85640.69+11.44
New DemocraticRon Sabourin4,59812.59+0.26
IndependentAline Gregory8922.44
IndependentDavid Starbuck950.26
Total valid votes 36,514 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald Stovel Macdonald19,01157.42+12.58
Progressive ConservativeBob Bradley9,68329.25-5.16
New DemocraticJohn Chamard4,08312.33-8.41
CommunistF. Nelson Clarke1830.55
IndependentFred Reiner (New Canada Party)1480.45
Total valid votes 33,108 100.00

1933–1965
Graph of election results in Toronto Centre (1935-1963, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald Stovel Macdonald9,75744.84-10.03
Progressive ConservativeHal Jackman7,48734.41+5.38
New DemocraticHarding E. Bishop4,51420.75+5.67
Total valid votes 21,758 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald Stovel Macdonald12,86054.87+12.06
Progressive ConservativeHal Jackman6,80329.03-11.28
New DemocraticHarding E. Bishop3,53415.08-0.79
Social CreditGeorge Leslie2401.02+0.01
Total valid votes 23,437 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDonald Stovel Macdonald10,19142.81+16.54
Progressive ConservativeDavid J. Walker9,59740.31-22.89
New DemocraticDesmond Sparham3,77815.87+5.34
Social CreditJohn David Brunne2401.01
Total valid votes 23,806 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid J. Walker15,42963.21+8.93
LiberalTom O'Neill6,41226.27-4.87
Co-operative CommonwealthTom McAulay2,57010.53-2.75
Total valid votes 24,411 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid J. Walker12,41554.28+14.57
LiberalCharles Henry7,12231.14-10.06
Co-operative CommonwealthTom McAulay3,03813.28-4.36
Social CreditHarvey Jamieson2991.31
Total valid votes 22,874 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Henry8,70241.20+1.35
Progressive ConservativeDavid J. Walker8,38639.70+2.23
Co-operative CommonwealthDudley Bristow3,72717.64-5.04
Labor–ProgressiveJanet M. Clark3081.46
Total valid votes 21,123 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Henry10,83539.84+10.85
Progressive ConservativeHarry Jackman10,18937.47-11.37
Co-operative CommonwealthDudley Bristow6,17022.69+4.69
Total valid votes 27,194 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1945 election.

1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Jackman11,78448.84+3.38
LiberalWilliam Kearns6,99729.00-20.80
Co-operative CommonwealthDavid Cass-Beggs4,34217.99+13.25
Labor–ProgressiveJohn Weir1,0064.17
Total valid votes 24,129 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
National GovernmentHarry Jackman12,51952.36+12.1
LiberalJ. Louis Shannon10,39943.49+8.25
Co-operative CommonwealthNorah Dymond9914.14-5.52
Total valid votes 23,909 100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHarry Clarke9,49140.26-13.62
LiberalGeorge Alexander Urquhart8,30635.24-10.88
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Dennison2,76511.73
ReconstructionBert Watts2,2779.66
CommunistSamuel Scarlett7333.11
Total valid votes 23,572 100.00

Toronto Centre, 1903–1924
Graph of general election results in Toronto Centre (1904-1925, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeEdmund Bristol5,98553.88-20.57
LiberalNorman McEachren5,12346.12+21.91
Total valid votes 11,108 100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)Edmund Bristol12,05174.45+11.19
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Charles MacGuire3,91824.21-12.53
UnknownArchie Dramin2171.34
Total valid votes 16,186 100.00

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.

1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeEdmund Bristol5,15663.26+11.88
LiberalCharles MacGuire2,99436.74-11.88
Total valid votes 8,150 100.00
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeEdmund Bristol3,48251.38-0.96
LiberalT.C. Robinette3,29548.620.96
Total valid votes 6,777 100.00

Note: vote compared to 1904 election.

By-election on April 11, 1905
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeEdmund Bristolacc.
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeE.F. Clarke4,32152.34+2.00
LiberalT.C. Robinette3,93547.66+1.43
Total valid votes 8,256 100.00

Centre Toronto, 1872–1903
Graph of general election results in Centre Toronto (1872-1900, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Rees Brock2,62550.34+3.33
LiberalJohn Flett2,41146.23-6.76
LabourHenry Hargrave1793.43
Total valid votes 5,215 100.00
By-election on September 30, 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalG.H. Bertram2,21252.99+0.36
ConservativeO.A. Howland1,96247.01-0.36
Total valid votes 4,174 100.00
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam Lount2,39452.64+8.44
ConservativeGeorge Cockburn2,15447.36-8.44
Total valid votes 4,548 100.00
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Cockburn2,41455.80+0.28
LiberalJames Kirkpatrick Kerr1,91244.20-0.28
Total valid votes 4,326 100.00
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Cockburn2,28255.52
LiberalJohn Harvie1,82844.48-8.78
Total valid votes 4,110 100.00
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Hay1,62053.25-5.58
UnknownJ.D. Edgar1,42246.75
Total valid votes 3,042 100.00
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Hay1,63158.84+3.64
Independent LiberalJohn MacDonald1,14141.16
Total valid votes 2,772 100.00

Note: vote compared to 1874 election.

By-election on December 4, 1875
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn MacDonaldacc.
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Wilkes1,50955.19-0.76
UnknownA. Morrison1,22544.81
Total valid votes – 100.00
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRobert Wilkes1,50955.95
UnknownMr. Shanly1,18844.05
Total valid votes 2,697100.00

See also

References
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