Kingston (electoral district)

Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario. In 1903, it was expanded to include the village of Portsmouth.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Kingston City riding.

In 1952, a new Kingston riding was created from Kingston City and parts of Frontenac—Addington ridings. It consisted of the city of Kingston and the townships of Pittsburg, Storrington, Kingston, Howe Island, and Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island, and Mud Island) in the county of Frontenac.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Kingston and the Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

1. Sir John A. Macdonald, Liberal-Conservative (1867–1878)
2. Alexander Gunn, Liberal (1878–1887)
3. Sir John A. Macdonald, Conservative (1887–1891)
4. James Henry Metcalfe, Conservative (1892–1896)
5. Byron Moffatt Britton, Liberal (1896–1901)
6. William Harty, Liberal (1902–1911)
7. William Folger Nickle, Conservative (1911–1919)
8. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton, Unionist (1919–1921)
9. Arthur Edward Ross, Conservative (1921–1925)

1. William James Henderson, Liberal (1953–1958)
2. Benjamin Graydon Allmark, Progressive Conservative (1958–1962)
3. Edgar John Benson, Liberal (1962–1968)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	John A. Macdonald	735
	Unknown	John Stewart	142

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	John A. Macdonald	735
	Unknown	John Carruthers	604

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	John A. Macdonald	839
	Unknown	John Carruthers	801

By-election on 29 December 1874 On Mr. Macdonald's election being declared void, 21 November 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	John A. Macdonald	889
	Unknown	John Carruthers	872

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alexander Gunn	991
	Liberal–Conservative	John A. Macdonald	847
	Unknown	J. Stewart	6

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alexander Gunn	889
	Unknown	Michael Sullivan	797

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John A. Macdonald	1,784
	Liberal	Alexander Gunn	1,301
	Conservative	Major Edwards	29

By-election on 28 January 1892 On Mr. Macdonald's death, 6 June 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Henry Metcalfe	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Byron Moffatt Britton	1,671
	Conservative	Donald Malcolm McIntyre	1,519

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Byron Moffatt Britton	1,879
	Conservative	Donald Malcolm McIntyre	1,687

By-election on 15 January 1902 On Mr. Britton being appointed Judge of the Court of King's Bench for Ontario, 24 September 1901
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Harty	2,116
	Conservative	James Henry Metcalfe	1,364

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Harty	2,267
	Conservative	John Gaskin	1,735
	Unknown	Christopher J. Graham	55

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Harty	2,224
	Conservative	Arthur Edward Ross	1,875

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	William Folger Nickle	6,194
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Alexander White Richardson	1,782

By-election on 20 October 1919 On Mr. Nickle's resignation, 7 July 1919
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government (Unionist)	Henry Lumley Drayton	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Arthur Edward Ross	6,055
	Liberal	John Murdoch Campbell	5,884

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William James Henderson	14,663
	Progressive Conservative	Wilbert Aylesworth	11,806
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Pearl Runnalls	731

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edgar John Benson	16,828
	Progressive Conservative	Benjamin Allmark	13,599
	New Democratic	John McKinnon	1,468
	Social Credit	Ernest Hogan	214

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edgar John Benson	18,425
	Progressive Conservative	J. Earl McEwen	12,879
	New Democratic	Denis Kalman	2,400
	Social Credit	Grace C.A. Gough	194

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edgar John Benson	16,022
	Progressive Conservative	J. Earl McEwen	12,766
	New Democratic	John Meister	3,530

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by None	Riding represented by the Prime Minister 1867-1873	Succeeded by Lambton
Preceded by Carleton	Riding represented by the Prime Minister 1887-1891	Succeeded by Vacant; next was Antigonish, in 1892

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history 1867-1925 from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history 1952-1968 from the Library of Parliament