Peterborough East

Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. 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 into two ridings.

The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.

In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Peterborough and Peterborough West ridings.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1867: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Peregrine Maitland Grover 956
     Unknown James Anderson 644
Canadian federal election, 1872: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Peregrine Maitland Grover 804
     Unknown Evans Ingram 752
Canadian federal election, 1874: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal James Hall 993
     Unknown R.D. Rogers 879
Canadian federal election, 1878: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative John Burnham 1,262
     Unknown T. Buck 1,236
Canadian federal election, 1882: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative John Burnham 1,449
     Unknown William E. Roxburgh 1,192
Canadian federal election, 1887: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal John Lang 1,697
     Conservative John Burnham 1,588
Canadian federal election, 1891: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Burnham, John 1,832
     Liberal Rork, Thomas 1,803
Canadian federal election, 1896: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal Lang, John 2,353
     Conservative Burnham, John 1,738
Canadian federal election, 1900: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal Lang, John 1,876
     Conservative Sexsmith, John A. 1,702
Canadian federal election, 1904: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Finlay, John 1,588
     Conservative Sexsmith, John 1,518
Canadian federal election, 1908: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Sexsmith, John A. 1,922
     Liberal Tanner, Edward A. 1,540
Canadian federal election, 1911: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Sexsmith John A. 1,992
     Liberal Kerr, Francis D. 1,399
Canadian federal election, 1917: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Sexsmith, John A. 2,555
     Opposition Johnston, William H. 1,389
Canadian federal election, 1921: East Riding of Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveBrethen, George A. 2,647
     Conservative Sexsmith, John A. 2,296
     Liberal Dewart, John A. 1,503

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