Elgin East
Elgin East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Elgin into two ridings: Elgin East and Elgin West based on a traditional division.
In 1882, the East Riding of the county of Elgin was defined as consisting of the townships of Yarmouth, Malahide and Bayham, the villages of Port Stanley, Aylmer and Vienna, and the city of St. Thomas.
In 1903, the riding was redefined to exclude the township of Malahide and the city of St. Thomas, and to include the townships of Dorchester South and Malahide, and the village of Springfield.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas William Dobbie | 1,492 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mr. Burwell | 1,382 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Harvey | 1,658 | ||||||
| Unknown | S. Rice | 1,490 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Harvey | 1,886 | ||||||
| Unknown | S. Day | 1,704 | ||||||
On Mr. Harvey's death, 14 June 1874:
| By-election on 11 August 1874 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Colin MacDougall | 1,738 | |||
| Unknown | Thomas Senkins | 1,523 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Arkell | 2,168 | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin MacDougall | 2,128 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Henry Wilson | 2,221 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Arkell | 2,097 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Henry Wilson | 2,744 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Oaks Ermatinger | 2,690 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Andrew B. Ingram | 2,740 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Henry Wilson | 2,694 | ||||||
On election being declared void:
| By-election on 12 February 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | INGRAM, Andrew B. | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | INGRAM, A.B. | 2,862 | ||||||
| Liberal | WILSON, J.H. | 2,684 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | MARTYN, J.P. | 492 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | INGRAM, Andrew B. | 3,076 | ||||||
| Liberal | WILSON, John Henry | 2,925 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | INGRAM, Andrew B. | 2,103 | ||||||
| Liberal | HEPBURN, Wm. F. | 2,082 | ||||||
On Mr. Ingram's resignation, 8 December 1906, because of his appointment as Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission:
| By-election on 14 October 1906 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | MARSHALL, David | 2,069 | |||
| Liberal | HAIGHT, G. | 1,996 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MARSHALL, David | 2,263 | ||||||
| Liberal | RUTHERFORD, Walter W. | 2,016 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MARSHALL, David | 2,313 | ||||||
| Liberal | MILLER, Francis Hincks | 1,919 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | MARSHALL, David | 2,591 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | CHARLTON, William Granville | 2,283 | ||||||
On Mr. Marshall's death, 14 February 1920:
| By-election on 22 November 1920 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Farmers of Ontario | MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith | 3,101 | |||
| National Liberal and Conservative | STANSELL, John Lawrence | 2,850 | |||
| Liberal | CHARLTON, William Granville | 2,012 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | STANSELL, John Lawrence | 3,240 | ||||||
| Progressive | MCDERMAND, Sydney Smith | 3,172 | ||||||
| Liberal | COLTER, Charles Wesley | 1,750 | ||||||
