Cardwell (electoral district)
Cardwell, a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. Cardwell is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as Cardwell was listed in some post-Confederation census records as a county of residence.
Cardwell consisted of the Simcoe County townships of Adjala and Mono, and the Peel County townships of Albion (including the town of Bolton) and Caledon.
The Cardwell electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Dufferin, Peel and Simcoe South ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- Thomas Roberts Ferguson, Conservative - 1867-1872
- John Hillyard Cameron, Conservative - 1872-1876
- D'Alton McCarthy, Conservative - 1876-1878
- Thomas White, Conservative - 1878-1888
- Robert Smeaton White, Conservative - 1888-1895
- William Stubbs, Independent Conservative - 1895-1900
- Robert Johnston, Conservative - 1900-1903
Election results
On Mr. Cameron's death, 14 November 1876:
| By-election on 14 December 1876 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes
|
|
Conservative | MCCARTHY, D'Alton | acclaimed |
On Mr. White's nomination as member of the Privy Council and as Minister of the Interior, 5 August 1885:
| By-election on 27 August 1885 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes
|
|
Conservative | WHITE, Thomas | acclaimed |
On Mr. White's death, 21 April 1888:
| By-election on 3 October 1888 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes
|
|
Conservative | WHITE, Robert Smeaton | 1,088 |
|
Independent Conservative | STUBBS, William | 949 |
On Mr. White's resignation, October 1895:
| By-election on 24 December 1895 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes
|
|
Independent Conservative | STUBBS, William | acclaimed |
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