Hastings—Peterborough
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924 |
| District abolished | 1952 |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1949 |
Hastings—Peterborough 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 Hastings East and Peterborough East ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and the part of the county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and that part of the county, together with that part of the county of Hastings lying north of a line described as commencing at the southwest corner of the township of Rawdon and following the south boundary of the said township, the south and east boundaries of the township of Huntingdon and the south boundary of the townships of Madoc and Elzevir to the east boundary of the said county.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Frontenac and Peterborough ridings.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Hastings East and Peterborough East | ||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Alexander Thomas Embury | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Rork Scott Ferguson | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | George Stanley White | National Government | |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Hastings—Frontenac and Peterborough | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alexander Thomas Embury | 6,511 | ||||||
| Progressive | George Arthur Brethen | 3,747 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alexander Thomas Embury | 6,797 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Smith Marshall | 2,680 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alexander Thomas Embury | 6,993 | ||||||
| Liberal | Fraser Aylsworth | 2,999 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Rork Scott Ferguson | 5,671 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alexander Thomas Embury | 4,619 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Judson Armstrong Gunter | 2,552 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| National Government | George Stanley White | 5,471 | ||||||
| Liberal | Rork Scott Ferguson | 5,207 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Stanley White | 6,876 | ||||||
| Liberal | Rork Scott Ferguson | 4,226 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Francis Turner | 673 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Stanley White | 6,578 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Wellington Munro | 4,681 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Thomas Basil Haffey | 732 | ||||||