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Russell (Ontario federal electoral district)

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Russell
Ontario electoral district
Location of Russell in Ontario in 1867
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965

Russell was a federal electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.

The federal riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted initially of the County of Russell the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode in the county of Carleton. In 1903, the Rideau Ward of the city of Ottawa was added to the riding. In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the county of Russell and the part of the county of Carleton included in the township of Gloucester, excepting that part of the township of Gloucester included in the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park. In 1947, it was expanded to include the town of Eastview in the township of Gloucester in the county of Carleton.

The federal electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Glengarry—Prescott, Ottawa East and Ottawa—Carleton ridings.

Pre-confederation

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District created in 1834 from Prescott & Russell.

Members of the Parliament of Upper Canada

  1. Thomas McKay (1834–1840)

Members of the Parliament of the Province of Canada

  1. William Henry Draper, Conservative (1841–1843)
  2. William Stewart, Conservative (1843–1844)
  3. Archibald Petrie, Conservative (1844–1847)
  4. G. B. Lyon-Fellowes, Conservative (1847–1857)
  5. John W. Loux (1857–1861)
  6. Robert Bell, Conservative (1861–1866)

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     James Grant Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878     Robert Blackburn Liberal
4th  1878–1878     John O'Connor Conservative
 1878–1882
5th  1882–1887 Moss Kent Dickinson
6th  1887–1888     William Cameron Edwards Liberal
 1888–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1903
 1903–1904 David Wardrope Wallace
10th  1904–1908 Norman Frank Wilson
11th  1908–1911 Charles Murphy
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1921     Liberal
 1921–1925
15th  1925–1926 Alfred Goulet
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Joseph-Omer Gour
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1959†
 1959–1962 Paul Tardif
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Glengarry—Prescott, Ottawa East and Ottawa—Carleton

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Grant 1,293
  Unknown Robert Bell 695
Result by municipality[1]
Municipality Grant Bell Total vote Eligible voters
Cambridge Township 70 13 83 97
Cumberland Township 185 74 259 294
Russell Township 141 106 247 301
Clarence Township 121 63 184 235
New Edinburgh 33 11 44 57
Gloucester Township 385 154 539 745
Osgoode Township 358 274 632 727
Total 1,293 695 1,988 2,456


1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Grant 1,217
  Liberal Malcolm Cameron 952
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Robert Blackburn 1,078
  Conservative James Grant 1,014
  Unknown W. R. Bell 95
Source: Canadian Elections Database[3]
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative John O'Connor 1,612
  Unknown Ira Morgan 1,097
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]
By-election: On Mr. O'Connor being appointed
President of the Privy Council, 4 November 1878
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative John O'Connor acclaimed


1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Moss Kent Dickinson 1,644
Liberal William Cameron Edwards 1,335
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal William Cameron Edwards 2,301
  Conservative Charles Herbert Mackintosh 2,146


By-election: On Mr. Edwards being unseated for bribery, 7 May 1888
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal William Cameron Edwards 2,166
  Unknown Charles Herbert Mackintosh 1,963
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Cameron Edwards 2,308
Conservative Moss Kent Dickinson 1,895
Source: lop.parl.ca
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal William Cameron Edwards 2,983
  Conservative E. N. Hurtibise 1,380
  Independent G. J. Wilson 1,093
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal William Cameron Edwards 3,089
  Conservative George Halsey Perley 2,523


By-election: On Mr. Edwards being called to the Senate, 20 April 1903
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal David Wardrope Wallace acclaimed
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Norman Frank Wilson 3,305
  Conservative John E. Askwith 2,357
  Independent Morris Shaver 66
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Murphy 3,616
  Conservative John A. Gamble 2,470
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Murphy 3,812
  Conservative Joseph Ulric Vincent 2,836
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Charles Murphy 5,895
  Government (Unionist) Duncan Cameron Merkley 3,768
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Murphy 9,069
Progressive Marshall Rathwell 6,836


By-election: On Mr. Murphy being appointed Postmaster General,
19 January 1921
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Murphy acclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Alfred Goulet 8,419
  Conservative Duncan Cameron Merkley 6,328
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Alfred Goulet 9,062
  Conservative Wilfrid Thivierge 4,876
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Alfred Goulet 9,551
  Conservative Alexandre Marion 7,964
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Alfred Goulet 5,041
  Independent John Rudolphus Booth 2,897
Reconstruction Marshall Rathwell 1,423
  Conservative Mathias Landry 1,368
  Independent Joseph Alvary Brisson 862
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Alfred Goulet 6,045
  National Government Frederic-A. Caillier 2,961
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 5,519
  Progressive Conservative Frederic-A. Caillier 3,271
  Independent Antonin Lalonde 2,708
  Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Keenan 600
Social Credit Harvey Turner 340
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 12,635
  Progressive Conservative Moïse Gendron 5,767
  Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Cousineau 1,112
Social Credit Adrien-Joseph Papineau 538
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 15,969
  Progressive Conservative Joseph E. Charron 6,470
  Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Cousineau 1,157
Social Credit Alexandre Denommée 519
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 20,673
  Progressive Conservative Wilbur Nixon 12,271
  Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Jacks 1,420
Social Credit Eddie Parisien 1,161
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 21,575
  Progressive Conservative Wilbur Nixon 19,464
  Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Jacks 1,224
Social Credit Eddie Parisien 594


By-election: On Mr. Gour's death, 5 October 1959
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 21,070
  Progressive Conservative Wilbur Nixon 14,152
  Co-operative Commonwealth Denis Kalman 1,077
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 29,322
  Progressive Conservative Leo Kelly 15,492
  New Democratic Harold B. Wilson 3,385
Social Credit Adrien Papineau 1,427
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 31,182
  Progressive Conservative Joe Poirier 14,892
  New Democratic Harold B. Wilson 3,191
Social Credit Léo Cote 2,938
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 28,997
  Progressive Conservative Kenneth Binks 15,718
  New Democratic Harold B. Wilson 7,186

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
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