Durham West
For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Durham West (provincial electoral district).
Durham West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Durham into two ridings: Durham West and Durham East.
The West Riding of Durham was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Durham riding.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Blake | 1,337 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mr. Milne | 931 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | acclaimed | ||||||
On Mr. Blake being elected for Durham West and for Bruce South and on his accepting the seat for Bruce South:
| By-election on 10 April 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edmund Burke Wood | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edmund B. Wood | 1,281 | ||||||
| Unknown | M. Brien | 736 | ||||||
On Mr. Wood being appointed Chief Justice, Superior Court of Manitoba:
| By-election on 7 April 1874 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harvey William Burk | 1,251 | |||
| Unknown | Thomas McClung | 989 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Harvey William Burk | 1,214[1] | ||||||
| Unknown | F. Cubitt | 1,172 | ||||||
On Mr. Burk's resignation, 18 October 1879, to allow Edward Blake to stand in Durham West:
| By-election on 17 November 1879 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Dominick Blake | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | 1,497 | ||||||
| Unknown | C.W. Bunting | 1,379 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hon. Edward Blake | 1,847 | ||||||
| Conservative | G.T. Blackstock | 1,731 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,962 | ||||||
| Conservative | George T. Blackstock | 1,764 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,458 | ||||||
| Conservative | D.F. Walsh | 1,406 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | C.J. Thornton | 428 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Jonas Thornton | 1,637 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,597 | ||||||
On election being declared void, 6 October 1901:
| By-election on 15 January 1902 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Beith | 1,740 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Jonas Thornton | 1,728 | |||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts