Stormont (federal electoral district)

Stormont
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867, 1903, 1924
District abolished1882, 1914, 1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965

Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as consisting of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1882 when it was merged with Cornwall riding into Cornwall and Stormont.

It was re-created as a separate riding in 1903, consisting again of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Durham and Glengarry and Stormont ridings.

It was re-created as a separate riding again in 1924 consisting again of Stormont County. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Stormont, including the city of Cornwall.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Stormont—Dundas riding.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     Samuel Ault Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Cyril Archibald Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Oscar Fulton Liberal–Conservative
Riding dissolved into Cornwall and Stormont
Riding re-created from Cornwall and Stormont
10th  1904–1908     Robert Abercrombie Pringle Conservative
11th  1908–1911     Robert Smith Liberal
12th  1911–1917     Duncan Orestes Alguire Conservative
Riding dissolved into Glengarry and Stormont and Durham
Riding re-created from Glengarry and Stormont and Durham
15th  1925–1926     Charles James Hamilton Conservative
16th  1926–1930     Arnold Neilson Smith Liberal
17th  1930–1935     Frank Thomas Shaver Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Lionel Chevrier Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1954
 1954–1957 Albert Lavigne
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Grant Campbell Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Lucien Lamoureux Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Stormont—Dundas

Election results

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1867–1882

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal-Conservative Samuel Ault 955
  Unknown Sinclair 363
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
Result by municipality[2]
Municipality Ault Sinclair Total vote Eligible voters
Finch Township 231 64 295 399
Roxborough Township 107 206 313 421
Osnabrook Township 617 93 710 943
Total 955 363 1,318 1,763


1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Cyril Archibald 828
  Liberal-Conservative Samuel Ault 792
Source: Canadian Elections Database[3]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Cyril Archibald 905
  Unknown J. Crysler 797
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal-Conservative Oscar Fulton 1,082
  Liberal Cyril Archibald 885

1904–1917

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1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Robert Abercrombie Pringle 2,700
  Liberal Robert Smith 2,589
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Robert Smith 2,383
  Conservative Robert Abercrombie Pringle 2,033
  Independent Ambrose Fitzgerald Mulhern 658
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Duncan Orestes Alguire 2,539
  Liberal George Ira Gogo 2,408

1925–1968

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Charles James Hamilton 5,706
  Liberal George Ira Gogo 5,394
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Arnold Neilson Smith 6,623
  Conservative Charles James Hamilton 6,083
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Frank Thomas Shaver 7,901
  Liberal Arnold Neilson Smith 7,326
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lionel Chevrier 9,233
  Conservative Frank Thomas Shaver 6,655
Reconstruction Nathan Copeland 980
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lionel Chevrier 10,197
  National Government Elzéar Emard 6,202
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lionel Chevrier 11,702
  Progressive Conservative John Allan Phillips 6,016
  Co-operative Commonwealth John Charles Steer 991
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lionel Chevrier 12,639
  Progressive Conservative Frank Thomas Shaver 6,670
  Co-operative Commonwealth Alexander Francis Mullin 1,283
  Union of Electors Amour St-Lucien 252
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lionel Chevrier 13,503b
  Progressive Conservative John Lawrence McDonald 7,244
By-election: On Mr. Chevrier being appointed President of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority, 8 November 1954: Stormont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Albert Lavigne 11,441
  Progressive Conservative Donald Robert Dick 11,091
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Albert Lavigne 12,505
  Progressive Conservative Grant Campbell 10,215
Social Credit Melvin Andrew Rowat 646
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative Grant Campbell 13,964
  Liberal Albert Lavigne 11,977
Social Credit Melvin Andrew Rowat 331
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lucien Lamoureux 11,363
  Progressive Conservative Grant Campbell 11,293
Social Credit Mel Rowat 1,256
  New Democratic Marjorie Ball 946

Note:
* Due to the death of the Liberal candidate for the riding of Stormont, the general election scheduled for June 18, 1962, in this riding was postponed until July 16, 1962.

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lucien Lamoureux 13,285
  Progressive Conservative John Alguire 9,728
Social Credit Ludger Boileau 851
  New Democratic Bill Kilger 801
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lucien Lamoureux 13,530
  Progressive Conservative Ken Bergeron 7,458
  New Democratic John B. Trew 3,201

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
  3. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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