Brandon (electoral district)
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Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1896 to 1953.
It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings.
In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Souris to form the district of Brandon—Souris.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1896: D'Alton McCarthy - McCarthyite
- 1896-1911: Sir Clifford Sifton - Liberal
- 1911-1917: James Albert Manning Aikins - Conservative Party of Canada
- 1917-1921: Howard Primrose Widden - Unionist Party
- 1921-1930: Robert Forke - Progressive Party of Canada (1921-1926), Liberal-Progressive (1926-1930)
- 1930: Thomas Alexander Crerar - Liberal
- 1930-1938: David Wilson Beaubier - Conservative Party of Canada
- 1938-1950: James Ewen Matthews - Liberal
- 1951-1952: Walter Dinsdale - Progressive Conservative
[edit] Election results
By-election: On the death of Mr. Matthews' on 24 November 1950
| By-election on 25 June 1951 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Dinsdale | 11,124 | |||
| Liberal | J.W. Grant MacEwan | 8,371 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | James Ewen Matthews | 11,263 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bracken | 7,150 | |||
| Independent | Dwight Lyman Jackson | 1,964 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | James Ewen Matthews | 6,870 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Henry Young | 5,621 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alexander MacDonald Brown | 5,294 | |||
| Labour-Progressive | Albert Edward Smith | 497 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | James Ewen Matthews | 8,908 | |||
| National Government | John William McLeod Thompson | 6,168 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Henry Wood | 2,609 | |||
By-election: On the death of Mr. Beaubier on 1 September 1938
| By-election on 14 November 1938 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Ewen Matthews | 6,583 | |||
| Conservative | George Baubier | 5,600 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Henry Wood | 3,577 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | David Wilson Beaubier | 6,575 | |||
| Liberal | James Ewen Matthews | 6,368 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Henry Wood | 3,396 | |||
| Reconstruction | Cecil Evadne Leech | 556 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | David Wilson Beaubier | 8,512 | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Alexander Crerar | 6,457 | |||
| Labour | Beatrice Alice Brigden | 1,331 | |||
By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke to the senate on 30 December 1929
| By-election on 5 February 1930 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Alexander Crerar | Acclaimed | |||
By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke as Minister of Immigration and Colonization on 5 October 1926
| By-election on 2 November 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Progressive | Robert Forke | Acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal-Progressive | Robert Forke | 8,267 | |||
| Conservative | David Wilson Beaubier | 7,101 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive | Robert Forke | 6,411 | |||
| Conservative | David Wilson Beaubier | 5,428 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive | Robert Forke | 9,596 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Edmund Ivens | 4,067 | |||
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Cox | 404 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Government | Howard Primrose Whidden | 11,465 | |||
| Opposition | Hugh Savigny Patterson | 1,329 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | James Albert Manning Aikins | 4,436 | |||
| Liberal | Alfred Edward Hill | 3,570 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Clifford Sifton | 3,567 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Mayne Daly | 3,498 | |||
| Independent | Benjamin D'Arcy Wallace | 100 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Clifford Sifton | 3,625 | |||
| Independent | R.L. Richardson | 2,804 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Clifford Sifton | 5,011 | |||
| Conservative | Hugh John MacDonald | 4,342 | |||
By-election: Mr McCarthy elected to sit for Simcoe North on 25 August 1896
| By-election on 27 November 1896 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Clifford Sifton | Acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| McCarthyite | D'Alton McCarthy | 3,073 | |||
| Conservative | W.A. McDonald | 2,738 | |||
| Patrons of Industry | W. Postlethwaite | 1,102 | |||
