Glengarry and Stormont
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 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
Glengarry and Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Glengarry and Stormont ridings.
It consisted of the county of Glengarry and Stormont, with the townships of Cornwall and Roxborough, and the town of Cornwall.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Glengarry and Stormont ridings.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Glengarry and Stormont | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1918 | John McMartin | Government (Unionist) | |
| 1919–1921 | John Wilfred Kennedy | United Farmers of Ontario | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Progressive | ||
| Riding dissolved into Glengarry and Stormont | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | John McMartin | acclaimed | ||||||
On Mr. McMartin's death, 12 April 1918:
| By-election on 27 October 1919 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Farmers–Labour | John Wilfred Kennedy | 7,581 | |||
| Government (Unionist) | Chilion Longley Hervey | 5,205 | |||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | John Wilfred Kennedy | 6,320 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Elphège Chevrier | 5,942 | ||||||
| Conservative | Chilion Longley Hervey | 3,892 | ||||||