Stormont (electoral district)

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Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as consisting of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1882 when it was merged with Cornwall riding into Cornwall and Stormont.

It was re-created as a separate riding in 1903, consisting again of Stormont County. It was abolisghed in 1914 when it was redistributed between Durham and Glengarry and Stormont ridings. S.C. 1903, c.60

It was re-created as a separate riding again in 1924 consisting again of Stormont County. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Stormont, including the city of Cornwall.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Stormont—Dundas riding.

[edit] Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1867: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal-Conservative	Samuel AULT	955
	Unknown	SINCLAIR	363

Canadian federal election, 1872: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril ARCHIBALD	828
	Liberal-Conservative	S. AULT	792

Canadian federal election, 1874: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril ARCHIBALD	905
	Unknown	J. CRYSLER	797

Canadian federal election, 1878: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal-Conservative	Oscar FULTON	1,082
	Liberal	C. ARCHIBALD	885

Canadian federal election, 1904: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert A. PRINGLE	2,700
	Liberal	Robert SMITH	2,589

Canadian federal election, 1908: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert SMITH	2,383
	Conservative	Robert Abercrombie PRINGLE	2,033
	Independent	Ambrose Fitzgerald MULHERN	658

Canadian federal election, 1911: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan Orestes ALGUIRE	2,539
	Liberal	George Ira GOGO	2,408

Canadian federal election, 1925: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles James HAMILTON	5,706
	Liberal	George Ira GOGO	5,394

Canadian federal election, 1926: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arnold Neilson SMITH	6,623
	Conservative	Charles James HAMILTON	6,083

Canadian federal election, 1930: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Thomas SHAVER	7,901
	Liberal	Arnold Neilson SMITH	7,326

Canadian federal election, 1935: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lionel CHEVRIER	9,233
	Conservative	Frank Thomas SHAVER	6,655
	Reconstruction	Nathan COPELAND	980

Canadian federal election, 1940: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lionel CHEVRIER	10,197
	National Government	Elzéar EMARD	6,202

Canadian federal election, 1945: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hon. Lionel CHEVRIER	11,702
	Progressive Conservative	John Allan PHILLIPS	6,016
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Charles STEER	991

Canadian federal election, 1949: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hon. Lionel CHEVRIER	12,639
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Thomas SHAVER	6,670
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Alexander Francis MULLIN	1,283
	Union des électeurs	ST-Lucien AMOUR	252

Canadian federal election, 1953: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hon. Lionel CHEVRIER	13,503b
	Progressive Conservative	John Lawrence MCDONALD	7,244

By-election: On Mr. Chevrier being appointed President of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority, 8 November 1954: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Albert Peter LAVIGNE	11,441
	Progressive Conservative	Donald Robert DICK	11,091

Canadian federal election, 1957: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Albert Peter LAVIGNE	12,505
	Progressive Conservative	Grant CAMPBELL	10,215
	Social Credit	Melvin Andrew ROWAT	646

Canadian federal election, 1958: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Grant CAMPBELL	13,964
	Liberal	Albert Peter LAVIGNE	11,977
	Social Credit	Melvin Andrew ROWAT	331

Canadian federal election, 1962: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lucien LAMOUREUX	11,363
	Progressive Conservative	Grant CAMPBELL	11,293
	Social Credit	Mel ROWAT	1,256
	New Democratic Party	Marjorie BALL	946

Canadian federal election, 1963*: Stormont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lucien LAMOUREUX	13,285
	Progressive Conservative	John ALGUIRE	9,728
	Social Credit	Ludger BOILEAU	851
	New Democratic Party	Bill KILGER	801

Note:
* Due to the death of the Liberal candidate for the riding of Stormont, the general election scheduled for June 18, 1962 in this riding was postponed until July 16, 1962.