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Muskoka—Ontario (federal electoral district)

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Muskoka—Ontario
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1947
First contested1925
Last contested1945

Muskoka—Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Muskoka and Ontario North ridings.

It initially consisted of the territorial district of Muskoka and the part of the county of Ontario lying north of and including the township of Uxbridge and north of but excluding the township of Reach.

The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between Ontario, Parry Sound-Muskoka, Simcoe East and Victoria ridings.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Muskoka and Ontario North
15th  1925–1926     Peter McGibbon Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Stephen Furniss Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     James Macdonnell Progressive Conservative
Ridings dissolved into Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ontario,
Simcoe East and Victoria

Election results

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Peter McGibbon 9,184
Progressive Robert Henry Halbert 5,608
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Peter McGibbon 9,039
Progressive John Benjamin Johnston 5,757
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Peter McGibbon 8,828
Liberal James Dean MacDonald 5,880
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Stephen Furniss 8,183
Conservative Peter McGibbon 7,326
Reconstruction Harmon Edmund Rice 1,215
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur Shipman 614
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Stephen Furniss 8,098
National Government Norman Everrit Prowse 7,016
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative James Macdonnell 8,531
Liberal George Clifford Panter 7,762

See also

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