Brandon (electoral district)

Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1896 to 1953.

It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings.

In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Souris to form the district of Brandon—Souris.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1896: D'Alton McCarthy - McCarthyite
1896-1911: Sir Clifford Sifton - Liberal
1911-1917: James Albert Manning Aikins - Conservative Party of Canada
1917-1921: Howard Primrose Widden - Unionist Party
1921-1930: Robert Forke - Progressive Party of Canada (1921–1926), Liberal-Progressive (1926–1930)
1930: Thomas Alexander Crerar - Liberal
1930-1938: David Wilson Beaubier - Conservative Party of Canada
1938-1950: James Ewen Matthews - Liberal
1951-1952: Walter Dinsdale - Progressive Conservative

By-election: On the death of Mr. Matthews' on 24 November 1950

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Ewen Matthews	8,908
	National Government	John William McLeod Thompson	6,168
	Co-operative Commonwealth	James Henry Wood	2,609

By-election: On the death of Mr. Beaubier on 1 September 1938

By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke to the senate on 30 December 1929

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 5 February 1930
	Liberal	Thomas Alexander Crerar	Acclaimed

By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke as Minister of Immigration and Colonization on 5 October 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 2 November 1926
	Liberal–Progressive	Robert Forke	Acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	Howard Primrose Whidden	11,465
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Hugh Savigny Patterson	1,329

By-election: Mr McCarthy elected to sit for Simcoe North on 25 August 1896

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 November 1896
	Liberal	Clifford Sifton	Acclaimed