Niagara (electoral district)
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Niagara was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in some post-Confederation census records as a county of residence.
Niagara consisted of the Lincoln County townships of Niagara and Grantham, including the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines.
The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was merged into Lincoln and Niagara riding.
A similar county, Niagara County, New York, is the only other political division with the same name.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- Angus Morrison, Conservative - 1867-1874
- Josiah Burr Plumb (first term), Conservative - 1874-1878
- Patrick Hughes, Liberal - 1878-1879
- Josiah Plumb (second term), Conservative - 1879-1882
[edit] Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | MORRISON, Angus | 300 | |||
| Unknown | THOMSON, | 250 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | MORRISON, Angus | 300 | |||
| Unknown | CURRIE, J.M. | 298 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 336 | |||
| Unknown | CURRIE, J.M. | 306 | |||
On election being declared void:
| By-election on 22 December 1874 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 354 | |||
| Unknown | BROWN, Solomon John Johnson | 251 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | HUGHES, Patrick | 312 | |||
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 310 | |||
On election being declared void:
| By-election on 20 March 1879 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 310 | |||
| Liberal | HUGHES, Patrick | 308 | |||
Mr. Hughes was disqualified; subsequently the Court struck off four votes from Mr. Hughes' list for bribery, thus giving the seat to Mr. Plumb by a majority of two.
