Elgin (federal electoral district)

Elgin (also known as Elgin—Norfolk) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.

Elgin
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1996
First contested1935
Last contested1993

It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of St. Thomas. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Village of Belmont in the County of Middlesex. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.

The name of electoral district was changed in 1990 to Elgin—Norfolk.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Elgin—Middlesex—London and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Elgin
Riding created from Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin
18th  1935–1940     Wilson Mills Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Charles Delmer Coyle Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1954†
 1954–1957 James Alexander McBain
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Harold Stafford Liberal
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974     John Wise Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Ken Monteith
Elgin—Norfolk
35th  1993–1997     Gar Knutson Liberal
Riding dissolved into Elgin—Middlesex—London
and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant

Election results

Elgin

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilson Mills11,295
ConservativeHerbert James Davis9,508
ReconstructionJohn Lawrence Stansell1,793
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilson Mills11,867
National GovernmentNorman Roy Martin8,905
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles Delmer Coyle11,652
LiberalGordon Newell7,484
Co-operative CommonwealthPeter Laing2,397
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles Delmer Coyle10,265
LiberalGordon Newell9,085
Co-operative CommonwealthColin Charles Stafford1,783
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles Delmer Coyle12,482
LiberalJohn Frederick Peterson10,743

On Mr. Coyle's death, 19 January 1954:

By-election on 22 March 1954
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJames Alexander McBain11,821
LiberalHarold Scott Rodney10,680
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJames Alexander McBain14,822
LiberalJames Carman Hindley7,280
Social CreditFrank H. Whatmore1,407
Co-operative CommonwealthLloyd George Allen1,233
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJames Alexander McBain17,146
LiberalPeter Laing6,656
Co-operative CommonwealthLloyd Allen1,008
Social CreditHarold G. Youcke252
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJames Alexander McBain12,569
LiberalHarold Edwin Stafford12,491
New DemocraticStuart Henry Phoenix1,936
Social CreditRichard Orval Tustian622
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJames Alexander McBain13,957
LiberalHarold Stafford12,910
New DemocraticHarold Nathaniel Brooks1,127
Social CreditKenneth E. Shackleton757
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHarold Stafford13,343
Progressive ConservativeJames Alexander McBain12,309
New DemocraticEric Dennis Hargreaves1,530
Social CreditClare Inger520
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHarold Stafford12,856
Progressive ConservativeJohn S. Ker11,799
New DemocraticBarry P. Whittaker4,227
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Wise17,281
LiberalHarold Stafford13,289
New DemocraticLeroy B. Wright3,345
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Wise15,851
LiberalMarietta Roberts13,349
New DemocraticBob McNaughton4,373
Social CreditWilliam Triska126
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Wise21,181
LiberalJoe Tokar9,273
New DemocraticMary Lou Weitzel4,293
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Wise16,845
LiberalGary Johnson12,410
New DemocraticMary Lou Weitzel4,508
Marxist–LeninistRoger Beland57
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Wise23,302
LiberalGary Johnson6,797
New DemocraticBob Habkirk4,646
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeKen Monteith15,694
LiberalTony Csinos13,953
New DemocraticBob Habkirk8,447
Christian HeritageWill Wymenga2,529

Elgin—Norfolk

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGar Knutson17,438
Progressive ConservativeKen Monteith11,118
ReformJohn Van der Veen8,236
New DemocraticBob Habkirk2,168
Christian HeritageBob A. Dekraker1,263
Natural LawRod Falk242
AbolitionistMai Ly51

See also

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