Kingston City
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924 |
| District abolished | 1952 |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1949 |
Kingston City 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 Kingston riding.
It consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario, and the village of Portsmouth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Kingston riding.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Kingston | ||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Arthur Edward Ross | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Norman McLeod Rogers | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1940† | |||
| 1940–1945 | Angus Lewis Macdonald | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Thomas Kidd | Progressive Conservative | |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | William Henderson | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Kingston | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Edward Ross | 6,765 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Murdoch Campbell | 5,004 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Edward Ross | 6,256 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Halliday | 4,174 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Edward Ross | 6,539 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Halliday | 4,771 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Norman McLeod Rogers | 6,897 | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Edward Ross | 5,979 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Alfred Compton | 373 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Norman McLeod Rogers | 9,609 | ||||||
| National Government | Thomas Kidd | 7,475 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, August 12, 1940 Death of Norman McLeod Rogers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Kidd | 9,175 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugh Plaxton | 7,588 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William George Leonard | 1,271 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henderson | 10,045 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Kidd | 7,831 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Henry Lennox Cartwright | 786 | ||||||
See also
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