Algoma West

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Algoma West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma riding.

The west riding of Algoma was defined to consist of the portion of the territorial district of Algoma lying west of Algoma East riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Algoma, Cochrane, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins—Chapleau ridings. Algoma West was created in 1903 from Algoma, and was abolished in 1966 into Algoma and Sault Ste. Marie.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

1. Arthur Cyril Boyce, Conservative (1904-1917)
2. Thomas Edward Simpson, Conservative (1917-1935)
3. Henry Sidney Hamilton, Liberal (1935-1940)
4. George E. Nixon, Liberal (1940-1968)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BOYCE, A.C.	1,675
	Liberal	KEHOE, J.J.	1,580

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BOYCE, Arthur Cyril	2,079
	Liberal	GIBSON, Robert James	1,870

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BOYCE, Arthur Cyril	2,738
	Liberal	SMITH, Charles Napier	2,180

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	SIMPSON, Thomas Edward	4,780
	Opposition	SMITH, Charles Napier	2,510
	Labour	LOCKWOOD, James	658

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	SIMPSON, Thomas Edward	4,279
	Liberal	HAMILTON, Henry Sidney	3,565
	Progressive	FARQUHAR, Thomas	2,822

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	SIMPSON, Thomas Edward	6,767
	Liberal	MCCAULEY, Thomas John	3,574

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	SIMPSON, Thomas Edward	7,171
	Liberal-Labour	WHYTALL, Albert Ernest	4,187

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	SIMPSON, Thomas Edward	7,531
	Liberal	WHYTALL, Albert Ernest	6,108

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	HAMILTON, Henry Sidney	6,788
	Conservative	MCMILLAN, Ernest Victor	4,844
	Co-operative Commonwealth	HEADRICK, Albert Edward	1,669
	Liberal	WOOD, Albert Reid	1,180
	Reconstruction	PREWER, Vincent Hector	252

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	8,632
	National Government	LANG, John L.	5,612
	Co-operative Commonwealth	WAITE, Harry P.	2,196

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	7,476
	Progressive Conservative	TREFRY, Harold Scott	5,619
	Co-operative Commonwealth	SHEPHERD, Lloyd George	4,281

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	10,127
	Progressive Conservative	WISHART, Arthur Allison	5,056
	Co-operative Commonwealth	JOHNS, Richard Wellington	4,716

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	10,461
	Progressive Conservative	FOULDS, James Sydney	5,571
	Co-operative Commonwealth	BARKER, John G.	4,428

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George E.	10,166
	Progressive Conservative	LANG, Henry M.	8,345
	Co-operative Commonwealth	WILLOUGHBY, Harvey Claude	5,027

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	12,390
	Progressive Conservative	LANG, Henry	11,355
	Co-operative Commonwealth	CALLAHAN, Lorne D.	4,801

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	13,832
	Progressive Conservative	LANG, Henry	9,681
	New Democrat	WERNICK, Morris	8,274

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	14,023
	Progressive Conservative	EAID, Charles	10,119
	New Democrat	WERNICK, Morris	9,351
	Social Credit	ASH, Ronald James	355

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	NIXON, George Ewart	12,034
	Progressive Conservative	RAMSAY, Russ	11,914
	New Democrat	REGIER, Erhart	9,564

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament