Perth North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Perth into two ridings.
The North Riding of the County of Perth consisted of the Townships of Wallace, Elma, Logan, Ellice, Mornington, and North Easthope, and the Town of Stratford.
In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Ellice, Elma, Mornington and Logan, the towns of Stratford and Listowel, and the village of Milverton. In 1903, it was redefined to include the township of Easthope North. In 1914, it was redefined to include the township of Wallace, and exclude the township of Logan.
In 1924, Perth North was defined to consist of the part of the county of Perth lying north of and including the township of Easthope North, the city of Stratford, and the townships of Ellice and Elma.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Perth riding.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member and margin of victory | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1867–1872 | 7.4% | James Redford | Liberal | ||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | 1.5% | ) | Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr. | Liberal-Conservative | |
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | 0.4% | ) | Andrew Monteith | Conservative | |
| 3rd* | 1875–1878 | 0.6% | ||||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | 1.7% | ) | Samuel Rollin Hesson | ||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | 7.0% | ||||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | 4.4% | ||||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | 1.4% | James Nicol Grieve | Liberal | ||
| 7th* | 1892–1896 | acclaimed | ||||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | 0.8% | ) | Alexander Ferguson MacLaren | Conservative | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | 4.7% | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | 5.4% | ||||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | 0.6% | James Palmer Rankin | Liberal | ||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | 7.1% | Hugh Boulton Morphy | Conservative | ||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | 18.5% | ||||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | 5.1% | James Palmer Rankin | Liberal | ||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | 4.7% | David McKenzie Wright | Conservative | ||
| 16th | 1926–1930 | 4.0% | Francis Wellington Hay | Liberal | ||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | 5.3% | David McKenzie Wright | Conservative | ||
* denotes byelection
Electoral history
| 1867 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | James Redford | 1,515 | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr. | 1,307 | ||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr. | 1,848 | ||||
| Liberal | James Redford | 1,792 | ||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Monteith | 1,992 | ||||
| Liberal | James Redford | 1,829 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. Monteith being unseated on petition, 7 July 1875: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Monteith | 1,737 | ||||
| Independent | James Fisher | 1,717 | ||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Samuel Rollin Hesson | 2,533 | ||||
| Independent | J. Fisher | 2,450 | ||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Samuel Rollin Hesson | 1,934 | ||||
| Independent | Robert Jones | 1,682 | ||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Samuel Rollin Hesson | 2,382 | ||||
| Liberal | James Johnson | 2,182 | ||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | James Nicol Grieve | 2,520 | ||||
| Conservative | Samuel Rollin Hesson | 2,449 | ||||
| By-election: On election being declared void, 19 May 1892: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | GRIEVE, James Nicol | acclaimed | ||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | MACLAREN, Alex. F. | 2,916 | ||||
| Liberal | GRIEVE, James N. | 2,870 | ||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | MACLAREN, A.F. | 3,118 | ||||
| Liberal | GOETZ, George | 2,838 | ||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | MACLAREN, Alexander Ferguson | 3,618 | ||||
| Liberal | MABEE, James P. | 3,298 | ||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | RANKIN, James Palmer | 3,514 | ||||
| Conservative | MACLAREN, Alexander Ferguson | 3,473 | ||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | MORPHY, Hugh Boulton | 3,741 | ||||
| Liberal | RANKIN, James Palmer | 3,244 | ||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Government | MORPHY, Hugh Boulton | 5,977 | ||||
| Opposition | RANKIN, James Palmer | 4,109 | ||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: North Riding of Perth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | RANKIN, James Palmer | 6,030 | ||||
| Conservative | MORPHY, Hugh Boulton | 5,274 | ||||
| Progressive | AMOS, William Andrew | 3,425 | ||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Perth North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WRIGHT, David McKenzie | 7,386 | ||||
| Liberal | BROWN, Tom | 6,725 | ||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Perth North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | HAY, Francis Wellington | 8,236 | ||||
| Conservative | WRIGHT, David McKenzie | 7,596 | ||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Perth North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WRIGHT, David M. | 8,726 | ||||
| Liberal | SMITH, David | 7,850 | ||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada