Fort William (electoral district)

Fort William was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Fort William and Rainy River riding.

Fort William
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1976
First contested1925
Last contested1974

It was initially defined to consist of the southern parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay adjacent to the southern boundary of Canada.

In 1947, it was defined to consist of the city of Fort William and the southern parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay adjacent to by the southern boundary of Canada.

In 1966, it was defined to consist of the City of Fort William and the Townships of Aldina, Blake, Crooks, Devon, Fraleigh, Gillies, Hartington, Lismore, Lybster, Marks, Neebing, O'Connor, Paipoonge, Pardee, Pearson, Scoble and Strange in the territorial district of Thunder Bay.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was merged into Thunder Bay—Atikokan riding.

History

S.C. 1924, c.63

Consisting of those parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay bounded on the south by the southern boundary of Canada, and on the west, north and east by a line described as commencing on the said southern boundary at the intersection of the fifth meridian passing between the townships of Melgund and Revell; thence north along the said meridian to a point five miles north of the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence southeast parallel to and at a distance of five miles northerly from the said line of railway to a point five miles due north of the station of Poland, south to the said railway and continuing along the same to the intersection of the projection westerly to the north boundary of the township of Forbes; thence along the north and east boundaries of the said township, the north and east boundaries of the townships of Conmee and Oliver, and the north boundary of the townships of Paipoonge and Neebing, and their projection easterly to the eighty-ninth meridian; thence along the said meridian to the southern boundary of Canada.

S.C. 1933, c.54

Consisting of those parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay bounded on the south by the southern boundary of Canada, on the west by the Fourth Meridan and on the north and east by a line described as commencing at a point on the said Fourth Meridian five miles north of the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence southeast parallel to and at a distance of five miles northerly from the said line of railway to a point five miles due north of the station of Poland; thence south to the said railway and continuing along the said railway to the intersection of the north boundary of the township of Goldie; thence along the north boundaries of the townships of Goldie and Forbes; thence south along the east boundaries of the townships of Forbes and Conmee; thence east and south along the north and east boundaries respectively of the township of Oliver; thence along the north boundaries of the townships of Paipoonge and Neebing and their projection easterly to the Eighty-ninth Meridian; thence south along the said meridian to the southern boundary of Canada.

S.C. 1947, c.71

Consisting of the city of Fort William and of those parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay bounded on the south by the southern boundary of Canada; on the west by the Fourth Meridian; (excluding Atikokan Improvement District) and on the north and east by a line described as commencing at a point on the said Fourth Meridian five miles north of the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence southeast parallel to and at a distance of five miles northerly from the said line of railway to a point five miles due north of the former station of Poland, which was situated approximately at the intersection of the said railway line with the north boundary of the township of Fallis, five and one half miles westerly from Argon station; thence south to the said railway and continuing along the said railway to the intersection of the north boundary of the township of Goldie; thence along the north boundaries of the townships of Goldie and Forbes; thence south along the east boundaries of the townships of Forbes and Conmee; thence east and south along the north and east boundaries respectively of the township of Oliver; thence along the north boundaries of the townships of Paipoonge and Neebing and their prolongation easterly to the Eighty-ninth Meridian of west longitude; thence south along the said Meridian to the southern boundary of Canada.

S.C. 1952, c.48

Consisting of the city of Fort William and of those parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay bounded on the south by the southern boundary of Canada; on the west by the Fourth Meridian; (excluding Atikokan Improvement District) and on the north and east by a line described as commencing at a point on the said Fourth Meridian five miles north of the Canadian Pacific Railway; thence southeast parallel to and at a distance of five miles northerly from the said line of railway to a point five miles due north of the former station of Poland, which was situated approximately at the intersection of the said railway line with the north boundary of the township of Fallis, five and one half miles westerly from Argon station; thence south to the said railway and continuing along the said railway to the intersection of the north boundary of the township of Goldie; thence along the north boundaries of the townships of Goldie and Forbes; thence south along the east boundaries of the townships of Forbes and Conmee; thence east and south along the north and east boundaries respectively of the township of Oliver; thence along the north boundaries of the townships of Paipoonge and Neebing and their prolongation easterly to the Eighty-ninth Meridian of west longitude; thence south along the said Meridian to the southern boundary of Canada.

Representation Order, 1966

Consisting of that part of the territorial district of Thunder Bay contained in the City of Fort William and the Townships of Aldina, Blake, Crooks, Devon, Fraleigh, Gillies, Hartington, Lismore, Lybster, Marks, Neebing, O'Connor, Paipoonge, Pardee, Pearson, Scoble and Strange.[1]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Fort William and Rainy River
15th  1925–1926     Robert James Manion Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1930
 1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Dan McIvor Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962 Hubert Badanai
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974 Paul McRae
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Thunder Bay—Atikokan

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHon. Robert James Manion6,205
LiberalDeWitt Clinton Garver2,830
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHon. Robert James Manion5,173
LabourWilliam Nassau Welsh2,440
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHon. Robert James Manion6,939
LiberalCharles White Wilson3,262
IndependentAlbert Edward Smith594

On Mr. Manion being named Minister of Railways and Canals, 7 August 1930:

Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHon. Robert James Manionacclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDaniel McIvor5,481
ConservativeHon. Robert James Manion4,565
ReconstructionClement Edward Chapple2,030
Co-operative CommonwealthGarfield Anderson1,635
IndependentJohn Joseph Spooner78
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDaniel McIvor8,504
National GovernmentHon. Robert James Manion6,768
Co-operative CommonwealthGarfield Anderson1,778
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDaniel McIvor7,209
Co-operative CommonwealthWilfred Carson McKenzie5,858
Progressive ConservativeRobert Barclay Pow4,945
Labor–ProgressiveDonald Stewart772
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDaniel McIvor9,569
Progressive ConservativeJ. Mac Spence5,751
Co-operative CommonwealthGarfield Anderson4,830
Labor–ProgressiveAlvin L. Johnson746
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDaniel McIvor10,402
Progressive ConservativeMurray Babe5,030
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Johnson3,847
Labor–ProgressiveNaomi Mara Powell508
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDaniel McIvor8,552
Progressive ConservativeArt Widnall7,926
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael Chicorli5,903
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHubert Badanai9,915
Progressive ConservativeArt Widnall9,798
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael Chicorli4,953
Labor–ProgressiveBruce Magnuson224
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHubert Badanai12,229
Progressive ConservativeBernard Black
New DemocraticEdward G. Freeman5,713
Social CreditArthur W. Hutton361
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHubert Badanai11,765
New DemocraticEdward G. Freeman7,619
Progressive ConservativeBen Devlin6,618
Social CreditArthur W. Hutton309
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHubert Badanai12,432
New DemocraticCharles A. Grant8,993
Progressive ConservativeBen Devlin4,773
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHubert Badanai10,635
New DemocraticCharles A. Grant7,394
Progressive ConservativeLionel Hastings7,284
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPaul McRae11,545
Progressive ConservativeLionel Hastings10,263
New DemocraticIan Stewart7,497
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPaul McRae13,789
New DemocraticTy Kaipio8,094
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Timko6,129
CommunistBruce Barrett149
Marxist–LeninistDianne Robinson72

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