Brant North
Brant North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1893. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Brant into two ridings: Brant North and Brant South according to a traditional division.
In 1882, the North Riding of the county of Brant was defined to consist of the townships of Ancaster, Blenheim, East Brantford and South Dumfries.
The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Wentworth North and Brant ridings.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Young Bown | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Gavin Fleming | Liberal | |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | |||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | James Somerville | ||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | |||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Wentworth North and Brant | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Young Bown | 672 | ||||||
| Unknown | J. D. Clement | 670 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,857 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gavin Fleming | 882 | ||||||
| Unknown | H. A. Baird | 571 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gavin Fleming | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[3] | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gavin Fleming | 931 | ||||||
| Unknown | ? Crawford | 734 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Somerville | 1,603 | ||||||
| Conservative | James R. Currey[4] | 652 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Somerville | 1,660 | ||||||
| Conservative | J.R. Curry | 496 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Somerville | 1,729 | ||||||
| Conservative | R.L. Hamilton | 613 | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Conservative convention". Brantford Weekly Expositor. June 16, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.