Brantford (electoral district)
Brantford was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968.
- For the former provincial electoral district, see Brantford (provincial electoral district)
The riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Brant South riding. It consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the township of Oakland, and the part of the township of Brantford south and west of the Grand River. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Brantford City riding.
It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Brant and Brantford City ridings. The second incarnation consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the townships of Burford and Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of the left bank of Grand River, in the county of Brant. In 1952, it was redefined to include a part of the township of Brantford lying to the east of the city Brantford.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Brant riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- William F. Cockshutt, Conservative (1904–1908)
- Lloyd Harris, Liberal (1908–1911)
- William F. Cockshutt, Conservative (1908–1921)
- William Gawtress Raymond, Liberal (1921–1925)
- W. Ross Macdonald, Liberal (1949–1953)
- James E. Brown, Liberal (1953–1957)
- Jack Wratten, Progressive Conservative (1957–1962)
- James E. Brown, Liberal (1962–1968)
Federal election results
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | COCKSHUTT, William F. | 2,383 | ||||||
| Liberal | HEYD, Charles B. | 2,368 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HARRIS, Lloyd | 2,832 | ||||||
| Conservative | COCKSHUTT, William F. | 2,627 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | COCKSHUTT, William F. | 3,159 | ||||||
| Liberal | PRESTON, Thomas Hiram | 2,440 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | COCKSHUTT, William F. | 5,925 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | BOWLBY, John Wedgewood | 2,233 | ||||||
| Labour | MACBRIDE, Morrisson Mann | 1,726 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | RAYMOND, William Gawtress | 6,879 | ||||||
| Conservative | COCKSHUT, William Foster | 4,892 | ||||||
| Progressive | BURT, Arthur William | 1,244 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MACDONALD, W. Ross | 12,565 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | SHILLINGTON, John Tozeland | 6,747 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | COOPER, Reginald | 4,160 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, James Elisha | 9,576 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | SHILLINGTON, John Tozeland | 7,912 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | GILLIES, John Houison | 3,839 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | NIELSEN, Dorise Winifred | 216 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WRATTEN, Jack Winifred | 9,902 | ||||||
| Liberal | MCCORMACK, W. John | 8,095 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | MCLELLAN, Margaret | 5,927 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WRATTEN, Jack | 14,059 | ||||||
| Liberal | LESLIE, James Gray | 7,694 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | MAYCOCK, John | 3,726 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, James E. | 11,475 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WRATTEN, Jack Winifred | 8,549 | ||||||
| New Democratic | GOOD, Robert G. | 4,085 | ||||||
| Social Credit | STYLES, Geoffrey E.W. | 1,193 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, James E. | 10,804 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | ANDREASEN, Andy | 9,680 | ||||||
| New Democratic | HUMBLE, Bill | 3,706 | ||||||
| Social Credit | MOTZ, Herb | 766 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, James E. | 9,948 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | HODGE, Ken | 7,825 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MAKARCHUK, Mac | 6,176 | ||||||
| Social Credit | SEDDON, Paul | 208 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts