Hamilton was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Commons i ...
from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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and consisted of the city of
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilto ...
.
It was created by the
British North America Act of 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...
. In 1872, it was assigned a second seat in the House of Commons so that it elected two Members of Parliament at each election.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was divided into
Hamilton West and
Hamilton East ridings.
Election results
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Conservative Labour
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Conservative Labour
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Henry Buckingham Witton
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On the election being declared void in each case:
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Conservative Labour
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Henry Buckingham Witton
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See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario