Cornwall and Stormont

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Cornwall and Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Cornwall and Stormont ridings.

It consisted of the town of Cornwall and the townships of Cornwall, Osnabruck, Finch and Roxborough.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Stormont riding.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Cornwall and Stormont
5th  1882–1887     Darby Bergin Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1896
 1896–1900     John Goodall Snetsinger Liberal
9th  1900–1904     Robert Abercrombie Pringle Conservative
Riding dissolved into Stormont

Election results[edit]

1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin 1,819
Unknown James Bethune 1,370
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin 2,077
Liberal Donald B. McLennan 1,906
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin 2,152
Liberal John Goodall Snetsinger 1,934
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative BERGIN, Darby 1,838
Patrons of Industry ADAMS, John G. 1,513
Liberal SNETSINGER, John G. 1,456

On Mr. Bergin's death, 22 October 1896:

By-election on 19 December 1896
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal SNETSINGER, J.G. 2,617
Conservative LEITCH, James 2,025
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative PRINGLE, Robert A. 2,562
Liberal MULHERN, Ambrose F. 2,411

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