Hamilton (electoral district)

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Hamilton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario and consisted of the city of Hamilton.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1872, it was assigned a second seat in the House of Commons so that it elected two Members of Parliament at each election.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was divided into Hamilton West and Hamilton East ridings.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MAGILL, Charles	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal-Conservative	CHISHOLM, Daniel B.	1,443	x
	Canadian Labour	WITTON, Henry B.	1,422	x
	Liberal	IRVING,	1,346
	Liberal	MAGILL,	1,324

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal	WOOD, Andrew Trew	2,086	x
	Liberal	IRVING, Aemilus	2,083	x
	Unknown	O'REILLY,	1,518
	Canadian Labour	WITTON,	1,515

On the election being declared void in each case:

20 May 1875 by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal	IRVING, Aemilus	1,977	x
	Liberal	WOOD, Andrew Trew	1,952	x
	Canadian Labour	WITTON, Henry Buckingham	1,691
	Unknown	BROWNE, Michael Wilson	1,568

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	KILVERT, F.E.	2,252	x
	Conservative	ROBERTSON, Thos.	2,214	x
	Liberal	IRVING,	2,005
	Liberal	WOOD,	1,981

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	KILVERT, Francis E.	2,666	x
	Conservative	ROBERTSON, Thomas	2,612	x
	Liberal	MOORE, Dennis	2,194
	Liberal	IRVING, E.	2,146

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	BROWN, Adam	3,574	x
	Conservative	MCKAY, Alex	3,571	x
	Liberal	WALTER, Frederic	3,410
	Liberal	BURNS, Alex	3,402

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	MCKAY, Alex	4,186	x
	Conservative	RYCKMAN, Samuel S.	4,156	x
	Liberal	DORAN, Wm.	3,532
	Liberal	LAIDLAW, Adam	3,474

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal	WOOD, A.T.	3,837	x
	Liberal	MACPHERSON, T.H.	3,797	x
	Conservative	BOVILLE, R.G.	3,773
	Conservative	BARKER, Samuel	3,546
	Independent	BUCHANNAN, W.W.	928
	Independent	WATKINS, F.W.	806