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London (federal electoral district)

This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see London (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see London (Province of Canada electoral district).

London was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.

London
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965

It consisted initially of the City of London, Ontario.

In 1914, it was redefined to exclude parts of the former township of London, which was now a part of the city.

In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of that part of the city of London lying west of and south of a line following (from the north) Adelaide Street and Oxford Street, the east side of Wolsley Barracks area, Middleton Avenue, Glasgow Street, Lorne Avenue, Burbrook Place, Dundas Street, Swinyard Street, Pine Street, Elm Street, Trafalgar Street, Adelaide Street, the south branch of the River Thames, Beverly Street, and Wellington Street south to the south boundary of the city.

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     John Carling Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1874     John Walker Liberal
 1875–1878     James Harshaw Fraser Liberal–Conservative
4th  1878–1882 John Carling
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892     C. S. Hyman Liberal
 1892–1896     John Carling Liberal–Conservative
8th  1896–1900     Thomas Beattie Conservative
9th  1900–1904     C. S. Hyman Liberal
10th  1904–1905
 1905–1907
 1907–1908     Thomas Beattie Conservative
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1914†
 1915–1917 William Gray
13th  1917–1921     Hume Cronyn Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     John Franklin White Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1938† Frederick Cronyn Betts
 1938–1940 Robert James Manion
19th  1940–1945     Allan Johnston Liberal
20th  1945–1949     Park Manross Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Alex Jeffery Liberal
22nd  1953–1957     Robert Weld Mitchell Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958 Ernest Halpenny
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965 Jack Irvine
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into London West and London East

Electoral history

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Carling 1,114
Unknown James[1] Peacock 266
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Carling 1,101
Unknown MacMahon 797
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Carling 1,101
Unknown MacMahon 797
Source: Canadian Elections Database[3]
By-election on 18 February 1875

Walker unseated, 9 September 1874

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative James Harshaw Fraser 1,228
Unknown Samuel Peters 1,100
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Carling 1,485
Unknown John Campbell 1,238
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Carling 2,013
Liberal Charles S. Hyman 1,974
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal C. S. Hyman 2,037
Liberal–Conservative John Carling 1,854
By-election on 26 February 1892

Election annulled

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative John Carling  
Liberal C. S. Hyman  
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Beattie 2,325
Liberal C. S. Hyman 2,284
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal C. S. Hyman 2,812
Conservative Thomas Beattie 2,265
Independent Robert Roadhouse 236
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal C. S. Hyman 4,302
Conservative William Gray 4,278


By-election on 13 June 1905

Hyman appointed Minister of Public Works, 22 May 1905

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal C. S. Hyman 4,581
Conservative William Gray 4,251
By-election on 29 October 1907

Hyman resigned 11 April 1907

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Beattie 3,209
Liberal J. D. Jacobs 2,174
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Beattie 4,121
Unknown John Wiley McCandless 2,987
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Beattie 5,263
Unknown John Millar McEvoy 3,352
By-election on 1 February 1915

Beattie died 2 December 1914

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Gray acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Hume Cronyn 11,136
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) George Sutton Gibbons 6,783
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Franklin White 9,730
Liberal Charles Somerville 7,974
Progressive Arthur Mould 4,252
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Franklin White 12,260
Liberal Edgar Sydney Little 7,777
Labour John Colert 2,405
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Franklin White 12,249
Liberal William John Stevenson 11,404
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Franklin White 13,981
Liberal Jared Vining 9,698
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Frederick Cronyn Betts 10,911
Liberal George Arthur Porte Brickenden 8,628
Reconstruction John Franklin White 3,814
Co-operative Commonwealth Everett Orlan Hall 3,041
Independent George Albert Wenige 2,101
Independent Liberal Clifford Hamilton Reason 1,203
Independent Hugh Allan Stevenson 406
By-election on 14 November 1938

Betts died 7 May 1938

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Robert James Manion 11,364
Co-operative Commonwealth Everett Orlan Hall 8,166
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Allan Johnston 15,824
National Government Thomas Kingsmill 12,534
Co-operative Commonwealth Everett Orlan Hall 3,762
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Park Manross 16,766
Liberal Allan Johnston 13,421
Co-operative Commonwealth Everett Orlan Hall 4,901
Labor–Progressive Arthur Mould 225
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alex Jeffery 16,427
Progressive Conservative Park Manross 14,988
Co-operative Commonwealth Everett O. Hall 4,532
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Robert Weld Mitchell 15,254
Liberal S. Floyd Maine 12,869
Co-operative Commonwealth Gwen Pemberton 2,748
Labor–Progressive Allison Grant Campbell 662
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ernest Halpenny 19,804
Liberal Hugh Mackenzie 11,110
Co-operative Commonwealth Gwen Pemberton 2,714
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ernest Halpenny 24,276
Liberal Hugh Alexander Mackenzie 9,107
Co-operative Commonwealth E.O. Hall 2,598
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ernest Halpenny 16,096
Liberal Harry Quigley 11,084
New Democratic John Gelleta 3,679
Social Credit Larry Wilcocks 447
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack Irvine 15,700
Liberal Clarence M. Peterson 14,262
New Democratic Paddy O'Brien 3,335
Social Credit Lloyd H. Alford 599
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack Irvine 13,763
Liberal Margaret Fullerton 11,164
New Democratic Clayton Fee 4,412
Independent Albert W. Plumb 422
Communist Thomas Morris 271

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 1867, pg 1
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
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