Kingston (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 44°14′31″N 76°29′46″W / 44.242°N 76.496°W / 44.242; -76.496
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Kingston
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867, 1952
District abolished1924, 1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965

Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario. In 1903, it was expanded to include the village of Portsmouth.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Kingston City riding.

In 1952, a new Kingston riding was created from Kingston City and parts of Frontenac—Addington ridings. It consisted of the city of Kingston and the townships of Pittsburg, Storrington, Kingston, Howe Island, and Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island, and Mud Island) in the county of Frontenac.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Kingston and the Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament[edit]

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

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     John A. Macdonald Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1874
 1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Alexander Gunn Liberal
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     John A. Macdonald Conservative
7th  1891–1891†
 1892–1896 James Henry Metcalfe
8th  1896–1900     Byron Moffatt Britton Liberal
9th  1900–1901
 1902–1904 William Harty
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     William Folger Nickle Conservative
13th  1917–1919     Government (Unionist)
 1919–1921 Henry Lumley Drayton
14th  1921–1925     Arthur Edward Ross Conservative
Riding dissolved into Kingston City
Riding re-created from Kingston City and Frontenac—Addington
22nd  1953–1957     William Henderson Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Benjamin Allmark Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Edgar Benson Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Kingston and the Islands and
Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Election results[edit]

1867–1925[edit]

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald 735 83.8%
Unknown John Stewart 142 16.2%
Total 877
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent) 735 54.9%
Unknown John Carruthers 604 45.1%
Total 1,339
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent) 839 51.2%
Unknown John Carruthers 801 48.8%
Total 1,640
Canadian federal by-election, 29 December 1874
On Macdonald's election being declared void on 21 November
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent) 889 50.5%
Unknown John Carruthers 872 49.5%
Total 1,761
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alexander Gunn 991 53.7%
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent) 847 45.9%
Unknown John Stewart 6 0.3%
Total 1,844
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander Gunn 889
Unknown Michael Sullivan 797
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald 1,368 50.3%
Liberal Alexander Gunn (incumbent) 1,351 49.7%
Total 2,719
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald (incumbent) 1,784 57.3%
Liberal Alexander Gunn 1,301 41.8%
Unknown Major Edwards 29 0.9%
Total 3,114
Canadian federal by-election, 28 January 1892
On Mr. Macdonald's death, 6 June 1891
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Henry Metcalfe acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Byron Moffatt Britton 1,671
Conservative Donald Malcolm McIntyre 1,519
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Byron Moffatt Britton 1,879
Conservative Donald Malcolm McIntyre 1,687
Canadian federal by-election, 15 January 1902
On Mr. Britton being appointed Judge of the Court of King's Bench for Ontario, 24 September 1901
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Harty 2,116
Conservative James Henry Metcalfe 1,364
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Harty 2,267
Conservative John Gaskin 1,735
Unknown Christopher J. Graham 55
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Harty 2,224
Conservative Arthur Edward Ross 1,875
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Folger Nickle 2,322
Liberal John McDonald Mowat 1,977
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) William Folger Nickle 6,194
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Alexander White Richardson 1,782
Canadian federal by-election, 20 October 1919
On Mr. Nickle's resignation, 7 July 1919
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Henry Lumley Drayton acclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Arthur Edward Ross 6,055
Liberal John Murdoch Campbell 5,884

1953–1968[edit]

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William James Henderson 14,663
Progressive Conservative Wilbert Aylesworth 11,806
Co-operative Commonwealth Pearl Runnalls 731
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William James Henderson 14,728
Progressive Conservative Thomas Ashmore Kidd 12,977
Co-operative Commonwealth James Allan Millard 1,032
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Benjamin Allmark 16,989
Liberal William James Henderson 14,862
Co-operative Commonwealth John H. McKinnon 887
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edgar Benson 16,828
Progressive Conservative Benjamin Allmark 13,599
New Democratic John McKinnon 1,468
Social Credit Ernest Hogan 214
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edgar Benson 18,425
Progressive Conservative J. Earl McEwen 12,879
New Democratic Denis Kalman 2,400
Social Credit Grace C.A. Gough 194
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edgar Benson 16,022
Progressive Conservative J. Earl McEwen 12,766
New Democratic John Meister 3,530
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
None
Riding represented by the prime minister
1867-1873
Succeeded by
Preceded by Riding represented by the prime minister
1887-1891
Succeeded by
Vacant; next was Antigonish, in 1892

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