Northumberland (Ontario federal electoral district)

Northumberland was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968 and from 1987 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.

Northumberland
Ontario electoral district
Map of the riding as compared to nearby ridings (1996-2003)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914, 1976
District abolished1966, 2003
First contested1917
Last contested2000

This riding was first created in 1914 from Northumberland East and Northumberland West ridings. It initially consisted of the county of Northumberland, excluding the township of Monaghan South. In 1947, South Monaghan was added to the riding, so that it consisted of the county of Northumberland. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Northumberland—Durham and Prince Edward—Hastings ridings.

In 1976, Northumberland riding was recreated from parts of those two ridings. The new riding consisted of the County of Northumberland (including the Village of Hastings), but excluding the Township of Hope, the Town of Cobourg, and the part of the Township of Hamilton lying west of the Town of Cobourg and south of the Macdonald Cartier Freeway), and the Townships of Rawdon and Sidney (but excluding the city of Belleville) in the County of Hastings. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Northumberland and the City of Trenton.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Northumberland—Quinte West riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Northumberland East and Northumberland West
13th  1917–1921     Charles Arthur Munson Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Milton Edgar Maybee Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     William Alexander Fraser Liberal
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Earle Drope Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Frederick Robertson Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Ben Thompson Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963 Harry Oliver Bradley
26th  1963–1965     Pauline Jewett Liberal
27th  1965–1968     George Hees Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Northumberland—Durham and Prince Edward—Hastings
Riding re-created from Northumberland—Durham and Prince Edward—Hastings
31st  1979–1980     George Hees Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993     Christine Stewart Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004 Paul Macklin
Riding dissolved into Northumberland—Quinte West

Election results

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1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Charles Arthur Munson 6,313
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Samuel Drayton Dudley 2,916
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Milton Edgar Maybee 6,849
Progressive Frederick John Slade 6,073
Liberal Charles Wesley Kerr 1,778
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Milton Edgar Maybee 7,815
Progressive Frederick John Slade 6,665
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Milton Edgar Maybee 8,113
Liberal William Alexander Fraser 7,727
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Alexander Fraser (politician) 8,436
Conservative Milton Edgar Maybee 7,495
Independent Edith Kerr Macdonald 180
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Alexander Fraser (politician) 8,609
Conservative James Franklin B. Belford 6,842
Reconstruction Charles H. Davidson 869
Co-operative Commonwealth William Thompson 162
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Alexander Fraser (politician) 8,194
National Government Jamieson Bone 7,241
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Robert Earle Drope 7,996
Liberal Charles Smith Rutherford 7,168
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick D. Calnan 570
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Frederick Greystock Robertson 9,374
Progressive Conservative Robert Earle Drope 8,522
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Frederick G. Robertson 9,595
Progressive Conservative Olley Taylor 7,623
Co-operative Commonwealth Franklin Raymond Armstrong 442
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ben Thompson 10,062
Liberal Fred G. Robertson 9,112
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ben Thompson 12,517
Liberal Wesley R. Sweet 7,028
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Harry Oliver Bradley 10,451
Liberal Pauline Jewett 9,693
New Democratic Fred Keith Mabee 870
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pauline Jewett 10,343
Progressive Conservative Harry Bradley 9,838
New Democratic Fred Keith Mabee 621
Social Credit Gérard Beaudry 388
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Hees 10,876
Liberal Pauline Jewett 10,313
New Democratic Ian E. Reilly 712
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Hees 22,536
Liberal Duncan Armstrong 10,200
New Democratic Hugh Jenney 5,150
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Hees 17,860
Liberal Wilf Wilkinson 13,925
New Democratic Hugh Jenney 5,108
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Hees 24,060
Liberal John L. Hill 9,534
New Democratic Bill Cassells 4,633
Green Adrian O'Connell 262
Libertarian Mike Lantz 138
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Christine Stewart 18,600
Progressive Conservative Reg Jewell 18,572
New Democratic Gord Barnes 6,498
Christian Heritage John A. Meiboom 1,093
Libertarian Stephen R.B. Prust 194
Rhinoceros Real E. Humble 184
Confederation of Regions Frank Mitchell 94
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Christine Stewart 23,609
Reform Gord Johnston 11,552
Progressive Conservative Reg Jewell 10,147
New Democratic Diana Stewart 1,791
Christian Heritage Joe Appleman 341
National Leona Noel 319
Libertarian Steve R. Prust 285
Natural Law Roy Anderson 250
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Christine Stewart 21,182
Progressive Conservative Ralph Zarboni 11,458
Reform Al Matthews 10,602
New Democratic Murray Weppler 2,678
Christian Heritage Jeffrey Streutker 355
2000 Canadian federal election: Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Paul Macklin 20,109
Alliance Rick Norlock 11,410
Progressive Conservative Ralph James Zarboni 8,768
New Democratic Ben Burd 2,141
Green Tom Lawson 1,102
Canadian Action Gail Thompson 276

See also

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