Glengarry (electoral district)
Glengarry was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, and from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of Glengarry county.
Ontario electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867, 1924 |
District abolished | 1914, 1966 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1965 |
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Glengarry and Stormont riding.
It was recreated in 1924, consisting again of the county of Glengarry.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Glengarry—Prescott ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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1st | 1867–1872 | Donald Alexander Macdonald | Liberal | |
2nd | 1872–1873 | |||
1873–1874 | ||||
3rd | 1874–1875 | |||
1875–1876 | Archibald McNab | |||
1876–1878 | ||||
4th | 1878–1882 | John McLennan | Liberal–Conservative | |
5th | 1882–1887 | Donald Macmaster | Conservative | |
6th | 1887–1891 | Patrick Purcell | Liberal | |
7th | 1891–1892 | Roderick R. McLennan | Conservative | |
1892–1896 | ||||
8th | 1896–1900 | |||
9th | 1900–1904 | Jacob Thomas Schell | Liberal | |
10th | 1904–1908 | |||
11th | 1908–1911 | John Angus McMillan | ||
12th | 1911–1917 | |||
Riding dissolved into Glengarry and Stormont | ||||
Riding re-created from Glengarry and Stormont | ||||
15th | 1925–1926 | Archibald John Macdonald | Liberal | |
16th | 1926–1930 | |||
17th | 1930–1935 | Angus McGillis | Conservative | |
18th | 1935–1940 | John David MacRae | Liberal | |
19th | 1940–1945 | William MacDiarmid | ||
20th | 1945–1945 | |||
1945–1949 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |||
21st | 1949–1953 | William Major | ||
Riding dissolved into Glengarry—Prescott |
Election results
1867–1917
1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | acclaimed |
1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | 1,289 | ||||||
Unknown | R. H. MacDonald | 193 |
On Mr. Macdonald's appointment as Postmaster General for Canada, 7 November 1873:
By-election on 26 November 1873 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | acclaimed |
1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | 1,288 | ||||||
Unknown | A. J. Grant | 612 |
On Mr. Macdonald's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 18 May 1875:
By-election on 7 July 1875 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Archibald McNab | 1,227 | |||
Unknown | Donald McMillan | 945 |
As Mr. McNab was unseated, 27 June 1876:
By-election on 31 July 1876 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Archibald McNab | 1,203 | |||
Unknown | John McLennan | 1,032 |
1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | John McLennan | 1,330 | ||||||
Liberal | Archibald McNab | 1,269 |
1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Donald Macmaster | 1,499 | ||||||
Unknown | D. A. McDonald | 1,276 |
1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Patrick Purcell | 2,020 | ||||||
Conservative | Donald Macmaster | 1,814 |
1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Roderick R. McLennan | 1,953 | ||||||
Liberal | Jacob Thomas Schell | 1,632 |
As Mr. McLennan was unseated, January 1892:
By-election on 14 January 1892 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Conservative | Roderick R. McLennan | acclaimed |
1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Roderick R. McLennan | 2,486 | ||||||
Patrons of Industry | James Lockie Wilson | 1,752 |
1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacob Thomas Schell | 2,392 | ||||||
Conservative | Roderick R. McLennan | 1,772 |
1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacob Thomas Schell | 2,349 | ||||||
Conservative | Donald Robert McDonald | 1,899 |
1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | John Angus McMillan | 2,279 | ||||||
Conservative | John F. McGregor | 1,958 |
1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | John Angus McMillan | 2,175 | ||||||
Conservative | Duncan McMartin | 1,949 |
1925–1949
1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Archibald John Macdonald | 2,785 | ||||||
Conservative | Angus McGillis | 2,628 | ||||||
Progressive | John Wilfred Kennedy | 2,519 |
1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Archibald John Macdonald | 4,382 | ||||||
Conservative | Duncan D. MacCuaig | 3,749 |
1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Angus McGillis | 5,059 | ||||||
Liberal | Joseph A. C. Huot | 3,830 |
1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | John David MacRae | 4,548 | ||||||
Conservative | Angus McGillis | 3,202 | ||||||
Reconstruction | John Alexander MacDonell | 1,052 |
1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | William MacDiarmid | 4,578 | ||||||
National Government | John David MacRae | 2,813 |
1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | William MacDiarmid | 4,934 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Lionel Devaux | 2,881 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | John A. Dewar | 411 |
Canadian federal by-election, August 6, 1945 On William MacDiarmid's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, June 22, 1945 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | 4,551 | 93.33 | |||||
Independent | Richard Monahan | 325 | 6.67 | |||||
Total valid votes | 4,876 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Glengarry, Ontario (1925-09-05 - 1953-06-12)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 24, 2020. |
1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | William Major | 4,809 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | John D. MacLeod | 3,559 | ||||||
Social Credit | John Joseph Fitzgerald | 300 |
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Parliament of Canada | ||
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Preceded by Prince Albert |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1945-1948 |
Succeeded by Quebec East |