Former federal riding in Canada
This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see
Kingston (provincial electoral district) . For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see
Kingston (Province of Canada electoral district) .
Kingston Ontario electoral district Legislature House of Commons District created 1867 , 1952District abolished 1924, 1966 First contested 1867 Last contested 1965
Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario . It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 , and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario . In 1903, it was expanded to include the village of Portsmouth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Kingston City riding .
In 1952, a new Kingston riding was created from Kingston City and parts of Frontenac—Addington ridings. It consisted of the city of Kingston and the townships of Pittsburg, Storrington, Kingston, Howe Island, and Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island, and Mud Island) in the county of Frontenac.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Kingston and the Islands ridings.
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada :
Election results [ ]
1867–1925 [ ]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
John A. Macdonald
735
Unknown
John Carruthers
604
By-election on 29 December 1874
On Mr. Macdonald's election being declared void, 21 November 1874
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
John A. Macdonald
889
Unknown
John Carruthers
872
1882 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Alexander Gunn
889
Unknown
Michael Sullivan
797
By-election on 28 January 1892
On Mr. Macdonald's death, 6 June 1891
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
James Henry Metcalfe
acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Byron Moffatt Britton
1,879
Conservative
Donald Malcolm McIntyre
1,687
By-election on 15 January 1902
On Mr. Britton being appointed Judge of the Court of King's Bench for Ontario, 24 September 1901
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
William Harty
2,116
Conservative
James Henry Metcalfe
1,364
1908 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
William Harty
2,224
Conservative
Arthur Edward Ross
1,875
1917 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Government (Unionist)
William Folger Nickle
6,194
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
Alexander White Richardson
1,782
By-election on 20 October 1919
On Mr. Nickle's resignation, 7 July 1919
Party
Candidate
Votes
Government (Unionist)
Henry Lumley Drayton
acclaimed
1953–1968 [ ]
1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
William James Henderson
14,663
Progressive Conservative
Wilbert Aylesworth
11,806
Co-operative Commonwealth
Pearl Runnalls
731
1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
William James Henderson
14,728
Progressive Conservative
Thomas Ashmore Kidd
12,977
Co-operative Commonwealth
James Allan Millard
1,032
1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Benjamin Allmark
16,989
Liberal
William James Henderson
14,862
Co-operative Commonwealth
John H. McKinnon
887
1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Edgar John Benson
16,828
Progressive Conservative
Benjamin Allmark
13,599
New Democratic
John McKinnon
1,468
Social Credit
Ernest Hogan
214
1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Edgar John Benson
18,425
Progressive Conservative
J. Earl McEwen
12,879
New Democratic
Denis Kalman
2,400
Social Credit
Grace C.A. Gough
194
1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Edgar John Benson
16,022
Progressive Conservative
J. Earl McEwen
12,766
New Democratic
John Meister
3,530
Parliament of Canada
Preceded byNone
Riding represented by the Prime Minister 1867-1873
Succeeded by
Preceded byCarleton
Riding represented by the Prime Minister 1887-1891
Succeeded byVacant; next was Antigonish , in 1892
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