Hastings—Peterborough

Hastings—Peterborough was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Hastings East and Peterborough East ridings.

Hastings—Peterborough
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1952
First contested1925
Last contested1949

It was initially defined as consisting of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and the part of the county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir.

In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and that part of the county, together with that part of the county of Hastings lying north of a line described as commencing at the southwest corner of the township of Rawdon and following the south boundary of the said township, the south and east boundaries of the township of Huntingdon and the south boundary of the townships of Madoc and Elzevir to the east boundary of the said county.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Frontenac and Peterborough ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Hastings East and Peterborough East
15th  1925–1926     Alexander Thomas Embury Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Rork Scott Ferguson Liberal
19th  1940–1945     George Stanley White National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
Riding dissolved into Hastings—Frontenac and Peterborough

Election results

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alexander Thomas Embury 6,511
Progressive George Arthur Brethen 3,747
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alexander Thomas Embury 6,797
Liberal John Smith Marshall 2,680
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alexander Thomas Embury 6,993
Liberal Fraser Aylsworth 2,999
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rork Scott Ferguson 5,671
Conservative Alexander Thomas Embury 4,619
Reconstruction Judson Armstrong Gunter 2,552
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National Government George Stanley White 5,471
Liberal Rork Scott Ferguson 5,207
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Stanley White 6,876
Liberal Rork Scott Ferguson 4,226
Co-operative Commonwealth Ralph Francis Turner 673
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Stanley White 6,578
Liberal John Wellington Munro 4,681
Co-operative Commonwealth John Thomas Basil Haffey 732

See also

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