Port Arthur (electoral district)
Port Arthur was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Port Arthur—Thunder Bay riding.
It consisted initially of the parts of the territorial districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, and Thunder Bay not included in the electoral districts of Algoma West, Cochrane, Fort William, and Kenora-Rainy River herein defined, and including the city of Port Arthur, together with that part of the district of Patricia not included in the electoral districts of Kenora—Rainy River and Cochrane.
In 1966, it was defined as consisting of the part of the territorial district of Thunder Bay contained in the City of Port Arthur and the Townships of Adrian, Blackwell, Conmee, Forbes, Fowler, Goldie, Gorham, Horne, Jacques, Laurie, MacGregor, McIntyre, McTavish, Oliver, Sackville, Sibley and Ware.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was merged into Thunder Bay—Nipigon riding.
Members of Parliament for Port Arthur
Port Arthur elected the following Members of Parliament:
- C.D. Howe, Liberal (1935-1957)
- Doug Fisher, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party (1957-1965)
- Bob Andras, Liberal (1965-1979)
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1935: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Clarence Decatur HOWE | 6,591 | ||||
| Conservative | George WARDROPE | 2,807 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex GIBSON | 1,357 | ||||
| Communist | Albert Edward SMITH | 1,161 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Peter Allan LEGROW | 519 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 10,327 | ||||
| National Government | Alan A. BARTON | 5,213 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex GIBSON | 3,128 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 10,045 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Arthur THOMPSON | 5,504 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Calvin WARDROPE | 3,516 | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | Robert Melbourne AYLWARD | 1,004 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Rt. Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 12,646 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Thomas CAWLEY | 6,401 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Ainslie ROBINSON | 5,068 | ||||
| Social Credit | John Emil DAGSVIK | 627 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Rt. Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 12,272 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald Vincent WILMOT | 5,865 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob ROBINSON | 5,415 | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | Bruce MAGNUSON | 923 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas M. FISHER | 12,228 | ||||
| Liberal | Clarence Decatur HOWE | 10,813 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ina M. VIGARS | 5,261 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas M. FISHER | 12,217 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman R. WILSON | 10,215 | ||||
| Liberal | Edward V. ANTEN | 9,043 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Douglas M. FISHER | 13,437 | ||||
| Liberal | David W. MORGAN | 11,502 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman R. WILSON | 9,226 | ||||
| Communist | Osmo R. LAHTI | 418 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gilbert HEATH | 352 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Douglas M. FISHER | 16,141 | ||||
| Liberal | Saul LASKIN | 13,132 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harvey W. SMITH | 6,316 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Robert ANDRAS | 14,706 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Gordon Oliver ROTHNEY | 12,275 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harvey SMITH | 8,075 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Robert K. ANDRAS | 11,079 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Gordon Oliver ROTHNEY | 7,306 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carl ROGERS | 4,179 | ||||
| Communist | Norman FREED | 233 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bob ANDRAS | 14,351 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Chris FERGUSON | 6,756 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John ERICKSON | 6,027 | ||||
| No affiliation | Clifford WAHL | 274 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bob ANDRAS | 14,523 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Dusty MILLER | 8,591 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank WRIGHT | 3,322 | ||||
| Communist | Clifford WAHL | 164 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Janina KLEE | 54 | ||||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada