Huron West was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created from parts of
Huron Centre
Huron Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1882. This riding was created from parts of Huron North and Huron South ridings.
The Centre riding consist ...
,
Huron North
Huron North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. I ...
and
Huron South
Huron South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridin ...
ridings.
The West Riding of the county of Huron was initially defined to consist of the
townships of East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Ashfield, Colborne and Goderich, and the towns of Goderich and Clinton.
In 1903, it was redefined to include the township of Hullett, and exclude the township of East Wawanosh.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Huron North and Huron South ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
On Mr. Cameron being unseated, 26 December 1891:
On Mr. Patterson being named Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, 2 September 1895:
On Mr. Cameron's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories, May 30, 1898:
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario