Algoma West
Algoma West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968. It was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma riding.
The west riding of Algoma was defined to consist of the portion of the territorial district of Algoma lying west of Algoma East riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Algoma, Cochrane, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins—Chapleau ridings. Algoma West was created in 1903 from Algoma, and was abolished in 1966 into Algoma and Sault Ste. Marie.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
- Arthur Cyril Boyce, Conservative (1904–1917)
- Thomas Edward Simpson, Conservative (1917–1935)
- Henry Sidney Hamilton, Liberal (1935–1940)
- George E. Nixon, Liberal (1940–1968)
Election results
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BOYCE, A.C. | 1,675 | ||||||
| Liberal | KEHOE, J.J. | 1,580 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BOYCE, Arthur Cyril | 2,079 | ||||||
| Liberal | GIBSON, Robert James | 1,870 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BOYCE, Arthur Cyril | 2,738 | ||||||
| Liberal | SMITH, Charles Napier | 2,180 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 4,780 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | SMITH, Charles Napier | 2,510 | ||||||
| Labour | LOCKWOOD, James | 658 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 4,279 | ||||||
| Liberal | HAMILTON, Henry Sidney | 3,565 | ||||||
| Progressive | FARQUHAR, Thomas | 2,822 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 6,767 | ||||||
| Liberal | MCCAULEY, Thomas John | 3,574 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 7,171 | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | WHYTALL, Albert Ernest | 4,187 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 7,531 | ||||||
| Liberal | WHYTALL, Albert Ernest | 6,108 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HAMILTON, Henry Sidney | 6,788 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCMILLAN, Ernest Victor | 4,844 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | HEADRICK, Albert Edward | 1,669 | ||||||
| Liberal | WOOD, Albert Reid | 1,180 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | PREWER, Vincent Hector | 252 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 8,632 | ||||||
| National Government | LANG, John L. | 5,612 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WAITE, Harry P. | 2,196 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 7,476 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | TREFRY, Harold Scott | 5,619 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | SHEPHERD, Lloyd George | 4,281 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 10,127 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WISHART, Arthur Allison | 5,056 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | JOHNS, Richard Wellington | 4,716 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 10,461 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | FOULDS, James Sydney | 5,571 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | BARKER, John G. | 4,428 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George E. | 10,166 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LANG, Henry M. | 8,345 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WILLOUGHBY, Harvey Claude | 5,027 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 12,390 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LANG, Henry | 11,355 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | CALLAHAN, Lorne D. | 4,801 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 13,832 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LANG, Henry | 9,681 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WERNICK, Morris | 8,274 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 14,023 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | EAID, Charles | 10,119 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WERNICK, Morris | 9,351 | ||||||
| Social Credit | ASH, Ronald James | 355 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 12,034 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | RAMSAY, Russ | 11,914 | ||||||
| New Democratic | REGIER, Erhart | 9,564 | ||||||
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