Kingston City
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Kingston City was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Kingston riding.
It consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario, and the village of Portsmouth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Kingston riding.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | ROSS, Arthur Edward | 6,765 | |||
| Liberal | CAMPBELL, John Murdoch | 5,004 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | ROSS, Arthur Edward | 6,256 | |||
| Liberal | HALLIDAY, James | 4,174 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | ROSS, Arthur Edward | 6,539 | |||
| Liberal | HALLIDAY, James | 4,771 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | ROGERS, Norman McLeod | 6,897 | |||
| Conservative | ROSS, Arthur Edward | 5,979 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | COMPTON, John Alfred | 373 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | ROGERS, Hon. Norman McLeod | 9,609 | |||
| National Government | KIDD, Thomas Ashmore | 7,475 | |||
On Mr. Rogers' death, 10 June 1940:
| By-election on 12 August 1940 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MACDONALD, Hon. Angus Lewis | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | KIDD, Thomas Ashmore | 9,175 | |||
| Liberal | PLAXTON, Hugh John | 7,588 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | LEONARD, William George | 1,271 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | HENDERSON, William James | 10,045 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | KIDD, Thomas Ashmore | 7,831 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | CARTWRIGHT, Henry Lennox | 786 | |||
