Huntingdon (electoral district)

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Huntingdon (provincial electoral district).
Huntingdon
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911

Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Châteauguay—Huntingdon electoral district in 1914.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Huntingdon
1st  1867–1867     John Rose Liberal–Conservative
 1867–1869
 1869–1872     Julius Scriver Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904 William Scott Maclaren
10th  1904–1908     Robert Nelson Walsh Conservative
11th  1908–1911     James Robb Liberal
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Rose 1,280
UnknownW.H. Kerr 468
By-election on 28 November 1867

On Mr. Rose being named Minister of Finance, 18 November 1867

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Rose acclaimed
By-election on 30 October 1869

On Mr. Rose's resignation, October 1869

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver 876
UnknownA. Cross 48
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver 1,206
UnknownC.P. Davidson 591
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver 1,408
ConservativeDuncan McCormick 1,125
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJulius Scriver 1,546
ConservativeWilliam J. White 827
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam Scott Maclaren 1,147
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh 1,123
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh 1,274
LiberalWilliam Scott Maclaren 1,131
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Alexander Robb 1,292
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh 1,212
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Alexander Robb 1,318
ConservativeRobert Nelson Walsh 1,172

See also

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