Peterborough East

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Peterborough 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 Peterborough into two ridings.

The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.

In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.

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

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Canadian federal election, 1867: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative GROVER, Peregrine Maitland 956
     Unknown ANDERSON, 644


Canadian federal election, 1872: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative GROVER, Peregrine Maitland 804
     Unknown INGRAM, 752


Canadian federal election, 1874: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal HALL, James 993
     Unknown ROGERS, R.D. 879


Canadian federal election, 1878: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BURNHAM, J. 1,262
     Unknown BUCK, T. 1,236


Canadian federal election, 1882: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BURNHAM, John 1,449
     Unknown ROXBURGH, Wm. E. 1,192


Canadian federal election, 1887: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal LANG, John 1,697
     Conservative BURNHAM, John 1,588


Canadian federal election, 1891: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BURNHAM, John 1,832
     Liberal RORK, Thomas 1,803


Canadian federal election, 1896: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal LANG, John 2,353
     Conservative BURNHAM, John 1,738


Canadian federal election, 1900: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal LANG, John 1,876
     Conservative SEXSMITH, John A. 1,702


Canadian federal election, 1904: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal FINLAY, John 1,588
     Conservative SEXSMITH, John 1,518


Canadian federal election, 1908: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative SEXSMITH, John A. 1,922
     Liberal TANNER, Edward Alexander 1,540


Canadian federal election, 1911: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative SEXSMITH, John Albert 1,992
     Liberal KERR, Francis Dean 1,399


Canadian federal election, 1917: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Government SEXSMITH, John Albert 2,555
     Opposition JOHNSTON, William H. 1,389


Canadian federal election, 1921: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive BRETHEN, George Arthur 2,647
     Conservative SEXSMITH, John Albert 2,296
     Liberal DEWART, John A. 1,503

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