 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1947 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1945 |
Parry Sound was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Muskoka and Parry Sound riding.
It consisted of the territorial district of Parry Sound.
In 1933, it was expanded to include, in the territorial district of Nipissing, the townships of Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Boyd, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lister, Butt, Devine, Bishop, Freswick, McCraney, Hunter, McLaughlin, Bower, Finlayson, Peck, Canisbay and Sproule.
The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Parry Sound-Muskoka riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Muskoka and Parry Sound | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Robert James Watson | Liberal | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | James Arthurs | Conservative | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Government (Unionist) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Conservative | ||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | |||
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Arthur Slaght | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Wilfred McDonald | ||
| Riding dissolved into Parry Sound-Muskoka | ||||
Election results
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Robert James Watson | 2,410 | ||||
| Conservative | James S. Freeborn | 2,035 | ||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | James Arthurs | 2,932 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert James Watson | 2,135 | ||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | James Arthurs | 2,976 | ||||
| Liberal | George Morrison | 1,918 | ||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | James Arthurs | 5,182 | ||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Norman Cecil Hocken | 2,043 | ||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | James Arthurs | 3,229 | ||||
| Independent | William Robert Mason | 3,157 | ||||
| Progressive | Augustus Wellington Partridge | 2,784 | ||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | James Arthurs | 5,224 | ||||
| Liberal | William Robert Mason | 3,922 | ||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | James Arthurs | 5,418 | ||||
| Liberal | James Ludgate | 4,358 | ||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | James Arthurs | 5,504 | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Hilliar | 4,365 | ||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Arthur Slaght | 6,230 | ||||
| Conservative | Milton Henry Limbert | 3,965 | ||||
| Reconstruction | William Robert Mason | 1,245 | ||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Arthur Slaght | 5,850 | ||||
| National Government | A. Coulter McLean | 4,159 | ||||
| New Democratic | Clarence E. Culbert | 786 | ||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Wilfred McDonald | 5,301 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | A. Coulter McLean | 4,909 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Earle Torrie Taylor | 1,951 | ||||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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