Brockville (federal electoral district)

Brockville was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see Brockville (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Brockville (Province of Canada electoral district).
Brockville
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

It consisted initially of the Town of Brockville and the Township of Elizabethtown. In 1882, the township of Kitley was added to the riding. In 1903, the township of Kitley was removed from the riding, and the townships of Yonge and Escott (Front and Rear), and the village of Athens were added.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Leeds ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     James Crawford Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Jacob Dockstader Buell Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     William Fitzsimmons Conservative
5th  1882–1887     John Fisher Wood Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1899
 1899–1900     William Henry Comstock Liberal
9th  1900–1904     John Culbert Conservative
10th  1904–1907     Daniel Derbyshire Liberal
 1907–1908 George Perry Graham
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     John Webster Conservative
Riding dissolved into Leeds

Election results
1867 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJames Crawford690
UnknownF. W. H. Chambers521
Eligible voters 3,333
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacob Dockstader Buell804
UnknownH. Abbott793
1874 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacob Dockstader Buell910
ConservativeJ. Crawford868
1878 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeWilliam Fitzsimmons1,033
LiberalJacob Dockstader Buell906
1882 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Fisher Wood1,277
LiberalWilliam Henry Comstock1,272
1887 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Fisher Wood1,823
LiberalWilliam Henry Comstock1,534
1891 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Fisher Wood1,815
LiberalDaniel Derbyshire1,637

On Mr. Wood's nomination as Controller of Inland Revenue, 5 December 1892:

By-election on 21 December 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Fisher Woodacclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHon. John Fisher Wood1,781
LiberalJames Cumming1,549
McCarthyiteWilliam Johnson Cluff148

On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:

By-election on 20 April 1899
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalW. H. Comstock1,881
ConservativeHon. Peter White1,673
1900 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Culbert1,886
LiberalD. Derbyshire1,665
1904 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalD. Derbyshire2,217
ConservativeJohn Culbert2,013

On Mr. Derbyshire's resignation, 30 August 1907:

By-election on 18 September 1907
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHon. G. P. Grahamacclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHon. G. P. Graham2,144
ConservativeJohn Webster2,000
1911 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Webster2,251
LiberalHon. G. P. Graham2,140

See also

References
  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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