Former federal electoral district in Canada
This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see
London (provincial electoral district) . For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see
London (Province of Canada electoral district) .
London Ontario electoral district Legislature House of Commons District created 1867 District abolished 1966 First contested 1867 Last contested 1965
London was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario .
It consisted initially of the City of London, Ontario .
In 1914, it was redefined to exclude parts of the former township of London, which was now a part of the city.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of that part of the city of London lying west of and south of a line following (from the north) Adelaide Street and Oxford Street, the east side of Wolsley Barracks area, Middleton Avenue, Glasgow Street, Lorne Avenue, Burbrook Place, Dundas Street, Swinyard Street, Pine Street, Elm Street, Trafalgar Street, Adelaide Street, the south branch of the River Thames, Beverly Street, and Wellington Street south to the south boundary of the city.
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Electoral history [ ]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
John Carling
1,101
Unknown
MacMahon
797
By-election on 18 February 1875
Walker unseated, 9 September 1874
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
James Harshaw Fraser
1,228
Unknown
Samuel Peters
1,100
1882 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
John Carling
1,485
Unknown
John Campbell
1,238
1887 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
John Carling
2,013
Liberal
Charles S. Hyman
1,974
By-election on 26 February 1892
Election annulled
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal–Conservative
John Carling
Liberal
C. S. Hyman
1900 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
C. S. Hyman
2,812
Conservative
Thomas Beattie
2,265
Independent
Robert Roadhouse
236
By-election on 13 June 1905
Hyman appointed Minister of Public Works, 22 May 1905
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
C. S. Hyman
4,581
Conservative
William Gray
4,251
By-election on 29 October 1907
Hyman resigned 11 April 1907
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Thomas Beattie
3,209
Liberal
J. D. Jacobs
2,174
1917 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Government (Unionist)
Hume Cronyn
11,136
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
George Sutton Gibbons
6,783
1921 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
John Franklin White
9,730
Liberal
Charles Ross Somerville
7,974
Progressive
Arthur Mould
4,252
1925 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
John Franklin White
12,260
Liberal
Edgar Sydney Little
7,777
Labour
John Colert
2,405
1926 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
John Franklin White
12,249
Liberal
William John Stevenson
11,404
1930 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
John Franklin White
13,981
Liberal
Jared Vining
9,698
1935 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Frederick Cronyn Betts
10,911
Liberal
George Arthur Porte Brickenden
8,628
Reconstruction
John Franklin White
3,814
Co-operative Commonwealth
Everett Orlan Hall
3,041
Independent
George Albert Wenige
2,101
Independent Liberal
Clifford Hamilton Reason
1,203
Independent
Hugh Allan Stevenson
406
By-election on 14 November 1938
Betts died 7 May 1938
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Robert James Manion
11,364
Co-operative Commonwealth
Everett Orlan Hall
8,166
1940 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Allan Johnston
15,824
National Government
12,534
Co-operative Commonwealth
Everett Orlan Hall
3,762
1945 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Park Manross
16,766
Liberal
Allan Johnston
13,421
Co-operative Commonwealth
Everett Orlan Hall
4,901
Labor–Progressive
Arthur Mould
225
1949 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Alex Jeffery
16,427
Progressive Conservative
Park Manross
14,988
Co-operative Commonwealth
Everett O. Hall
4,532
1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Robert Weld Mitchell
15,254
Liberal
S. Floyd Maine
12,869
Co-operative Commonwealth
Gwen Pemberton
2,748
Labor–Progressive
Allison Grant Campbell
662
1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Ernest Halpenny
19,804
Liberal
Hugh Mackenzie
11,110
Co-operative Commonwealth
Gwen Pemberton
2,714
1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Ernest Halpenny
24,276
Liberal
Hugh Alexander Mackenzie
9,107
Co-operative Commonwealth
E.O. Hall
2,598
1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Ernest Halpenny
16,096
Liberal
Harry Quigley
11,084
New Democratic
John Gelleta
3,679
Social Credit
Larry Wilcocks
447
1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Jack Irvine
15,700
Liberal
Clarence M. Peterson
14,262
New Democratic
Paddy O'Brien
3,335
Social Credit
Lloyd H. Alford
599
1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Jack Irvine
13,763
Liberal
Margaret Fullerton
11,164
New Democratic
Clayton Fee
4,412
Independent
Albert W. Plumb
422
Communist
Thomas Morris
271
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Ottawa Citizen , September 6, 1867, pg 1
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