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Cornwall (federal electoral district)

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Cornwall was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Town of Cornwall and the Township of Cornwall.

The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was merged into Cornwall and Stormont riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     John Sandfield Macdonald Liberal
2nd  1872–1874     Darby Bergin Liberal–Conservative
3rd  1874–1874     Alexander Francis Macdonald Liberal
 1874–1878
4th  1878–1880     Darby Bergin Liberal–Conservative
 1880–1882
Riding dissolved into Cornwall and Stormont

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Sandfield Macdonald 451
Unknown ? Mattice 295
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
Result by subdivision [2]
Subdivision Macdonald Mattice Total vote Eligible voters
Cornwall (town) East Ward 16 37 53 78
Cornwall (town) Centre Ward 49 59 108 159
Cornwall (town) West Ward 27 18 45 78
Cornwall Township 359 181 540 712
Total 451 295 746 1,027


1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[3]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander Francis Macdonald 471
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin 448
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]

On Mr. Macdonald being unseated on petition, 7 September 1874:

By-election on 20 October 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MACDONALD, Alexander Francis 471
Liberal–Conservative BERGIN, Darby 448


1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin 575
Liberal D.B. McLennan 537

On Mr. Bergin being unseated on petition, 24 December 1879:

By-election on 27 January 1880
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative BERGIN, Darby 624
Liberal MCLENNNAN, D.B. 447

See also

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References

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