Elgin East

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Elgin East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Elgin into two ridings: Elgin East and Elgin West based on a traditional division.

In 1882, the East Riding of the county of Elgin was defined as consisting of the townships of Yarmouth, Malahide and Bayham, the villages of Port Stanley, Aylmer and Vienna, and the city of St. Thomas.

In 1903, the riding was redefined to exclude the township of Malahide and the city of St. Thomas, and to include the townships of Dorchester South and Malahide, and the village of Springfield.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Elgin West and Elgin—Norfolk ridings.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	DOBBIE, Thomas William	1,492
	Unknown	BURWELL,	1,382

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	HARVEY, William	1,658
	Unknown	RICE, S.	1,490

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	HARVEY, William	1,886
	Unknown	DAY, S.	1,704

On Mr. Harvey's death, 14 June 1874:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 11 August 1874
	Liberal	MACDOUGALL, Colin	1,738
	Unknown	SENKINS, Thomas	1,523

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	ARKILL, Thomas	2,168
	Liberal	MACDOUGALL, C.	2,128

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WILSON, John Henry	2,221
	Liberal-Conservative	ARKILL, Thomas	2,097

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WILSON, John Henry	2,744
	Conservative	ERMATINGER, Charles Oaks	2,690

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	INGRAM, A.B.	2,740
	Liberal	WILSON, J.H.	2,694

On election being declared void:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 12 February 1892
	Liberal-Conservative	INGRAM, Andrew B.	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	INGRAM, A.B.	2,862
	Liberal	WILSON, J.H.	2,684
	Patrons of Industry	MARTYN, J.P.	492

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	INGRAM, Andrew B.	3,076
	Liberal	WILSON, John Henry	2,925

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	INGRAM, Andrew B.	2,103
	Liberal	HEPBURN, Wm. F.	2,082

On Mr. Ingram's resignation, 8 December 1906, because of his appointment as Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 14 October 1906
	Conservative	MARSHALL, David	2,069
	Liberal	HAIGHT, G.	1,996

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MARSHALL, David	2,263
	Liberal	RUTHERFORD, Walter W.	2,016

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MARSHALL, David	2,313
	Liberal	MILLER, Francis Hincks	1,919

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	MARSHALL, David	2,591
	Opposition	CHARLTON, William Granville	2,283

On Mr. Marshall's death, 14 February 1920:

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 22 November 1920
	United Farmers	MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith	3,101
	National Liberal and Conservative	STANSELL, John Lawrence	2,850
	Liberal	CHARLTON, William Granville	2,012