Peterborough West

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Peterborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953. 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 was into two ridings. The West Riding consisted of the Townships of South Monaghan (in the County of Northumberland), North Monaghan, Smith, and Ennismore, and the Town of Peterborough.

In 1903, the townships of Cavendish, Galway, Harvey, and the village of Ashburnham were added to the riding. In 1914, the village of Ashburnham was excluded.

In 1924, Peterborough West was defined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough included in the townships of Galway, Cavendish, Harvey, Ennismore, Smith, Douro, Otanabee and North Monaghan, and that part of the county of Northumberland included in the township of South Monaghan, together with the city of Peterborough. In 1947, South Monaghan was excluded from the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Peterborough riding.

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Canadian federal election, 1867: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative PERRY, Charles 681
     Unknown GORDON, 652


Canadian federal election, 1872: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BERTRAM, John 735
     Conservative CLUXTON, Wm. 702


Canadian federal election, 1874: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BERTRAM, John 892
     Unknown SCOTT, W.H. 801


Canadian federal election, 1878: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative HILLIARD, George 1,071
     Liberal BERTRAM, J. 874


Canadian federal election, 1882: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative HILLIARD, George 1,035
     Unknown LUNDY, John J. 875


Canadian federal election, 1887: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative STEVENSON, James 1,280
     Liberal COX, George A. 1,264


Canadian federal election, 1891: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative STEVENSON, James 1,447
     Liberal HALL, Richard 1,215


Canadian federal election, 1896: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative KENDRY, James 1,485
     Liberal HALL, Richard 1,166
     Independent NEWMAN, Rob. C. 622


Canadian federal election, 1900: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative KENDRY, James manufacturer 1,750
     Liberal MCCLELLAN, Joseph H. 1,399


Canadian federal election, 1904: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal HALL, R.R. 2,467
     Conservative KENDRY, James 2,280


Canadian federal election, 1908: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal STRATTON, James Robert 2,851
     Conservative BURNHAM, John Hampden 2,518


Canadian federal election, 1911: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BURNHAM, John Hampden 2,944
     Liberal STRATTON, James Robert 2,902


Canadian federal election, 1917: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Government BURNHAM, John Hampden 6,382
     Opposition HALL, Robert Richard 2,964


By-election: On Mr. Burnham's resignation, 7 February 1921: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal GORDON, George Newcombe 4,093
     National Liberal and Conservative DENNE, Roland 2,811
     Independent Conservative BURNHAM, John Hampden 2,595
     United Farmers of Ontario CAMPBELL, James Corbett 2,319
     Labour MCMURRAY, Thomas Joseph 1,103


Canadian federal election, 1921: West Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal GORDON, George Newcombe 6,890
     Conservative BURNHAM, John Hampden 4,732


Canadian federal election, 1925: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative PECK, Edward Armour 9,100
     Liberal GORDON, Hon. George Newcombe 7,137


Canadian federal election, 1926: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative PECK, Edward Armour 8,934
     Liberal DUFFUS, Joseph James 6,825


Canadian federal election, 1930: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative PECK, Edward Armour 9,663
     Liberal DUFFUS, Joseph James 7,902


Canadian federal election, 1935: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DUFFUS, Joseph James 8,027
     Conservative STRICKLAND, James Fordyce 6,342
     Reconstruction ACKERMAN, Charles Hadyn 3,071
     Co-operative Commonwealth THOMAS, Lorna Cotton 1,489


Canadian federal election, 1940: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     National Government FRASER, Gordon Knapman 9,683
     Liberal GLOVER, Roland Maxwell 9,505


Canadian federal election, 1945: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative FRASER, Gordon Knapman 10,949
     Liberal GLOVER, Roland Maxwell 8,181
     Co-operative Commonwealth THOMAS, Lorna Cotton 2,512


Canadian federal election, 1949: Peterborough West
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative FRASER, Gordon Knapman 10,981
     Liberal CLAPPER, Aubrey Victor 10,738
     Co-operative Commonwealth MILES, John Howard 2,804

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