Prescott (electoral district)
Prescott was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of the County of Prescott.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Glengarry—Prescott riding.
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1867: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | 1,205 | ||||
| Unknown | (Unknown) Higginson | 130 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | acclaimed | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | 665 | ||||
| Unknown | T. White, Jr. | 659 | ||||
| Unknown | J. Boyd | 292 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Félix Routhier | 875 | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | 870 | ||||
| Unknown | Angus Urquhart | 661 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Simon Labrosse | 1,322 | ||||
| Conservative | Félix Routhier | 1,021 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Simon Labrosse | 1,414 | ||||
| Conservative | Félix Routhier | 1,223 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | 1,269 | ||||
| Conservative | Félix Routhier | 608 | ||||
| Unknown | E.A. Johnson | 532 | ||||
| Unknown | David Bertrand | 335 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. Proulx being unseated, 15 December 1891: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | acclaimed | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | 1,334 | ||||
| Patrons of Industry | Henry Joseph Cloran | 996 | ||||
| Conservative | Dosithé Sabourin | 902 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | 1,596 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Joseph Cloran | 1,177 | ||||
| Conservative | Dosithé Sabourin | 1,049 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,388 | ||||
| Conservative | L. Charbonneau | 1,323 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,527 | ||||
| Independent | Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel | 1,070 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,532 | ||||
| Nationalist Conservative | Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel | 1,220 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Opposition | Edmond Proulx | 3,743 | ||||
| Government | Andrew Richard Metcalfe | 1,439 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive | Joseph Binette | 3,661 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,764 | ||||
| Liberal | Amédée Sabourin | 2,359 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Gustave Évanturel | 4,198 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Joseph-Napoléon Coupal | 2,519 | ||||
| Conservative | Hiram Horton Kirby | 2,387 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Louis-Mathias Auger | 3,846 | ||||
| Liberal | Gustave Évanturel | 3,134 | ||||
| Conservative | Hiram Horton Kirby | 2,504 | ||||
| Independent | Raoul Labrosse | 635 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. Auger's resignation, 29 August 1929: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 5,152 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Gustave Gustave Évanturel | 3,562 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,572 | ||||
| Conservative | Edmund Alexander Mooney | 2,326 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,034 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Louis-Mathias Auger | 3,620 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph Saint-Denis | 1,614 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,431 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Léandre Maisonneuve | 2,028 | ||||
| National Government | Parnell Tierney | 1,819 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,623 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis-Pierre Cécile | 1,753 | ||||
| Bloc populaire | Léandre Maisonneuve | 1,500 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Bernard Dupuis | 408 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949: Prescott | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Raymond Bruneau | 5,380 | ||||
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 4,148 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Saint-Denis | 1,928 | ||||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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