Glengarry (electoral district)

Glengarry was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of Glengarry county.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Glengarry and Stormont riding.

It was recreated in 1924, consisting again of the county of Glengarry.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Glengarry—Prescott ridings.

Members of Parliament

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

1. Donald Alexander Macdonald, Liberal (1867–1875)
2. Archibald McNab, Liberal (1875–1878)
3. John McLennan, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1882)
4. Donald Macmaster, Conservative (1882–1887)
5. Patrick Purcell, Liberal (1887–1891)
6. Roderick R. McLennan, Conservative (1891–1900)
7. Jacob T. Schell, Liberal (1900–1908)
8. John Angus McMillan, Liberal (1908–1917)

1. Archibald John Macdonald, Liberal (1925–1930)
2. Angus McGillis, Conservative (1930–1935)
3. John David MacRae, Liberal (1935–1940)
4. William B. MacDiarmid, Liberal (1940–1945)
5. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Liberal (1945–1949)
6. William Major, Liberal (1949–1953)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Alexander Macdonald	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Alexander Macdonald	1,289
	Unknown	R.H. MacDonald	193

On Mr. Macdonald's appointment as Postmaster General for Canada, 7 November 1873:

By-election on 26 November 1873
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Alexander Macdonald	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Donald Alexander Macdonald	1,288
	Unknown	A.J. Grant	612

On Mr. Macdonald's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 18 May 1875:

By-election on 7 July 1875
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Archibald McNab	1,227
	Unknown	Donald McMillan	945

As Mr. McNab was unseated, 27 June 1876:

By-election on 31 July 1876
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Archibald McNab	1,203
	Unknown	John McLennan	1,032

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Donald Macmaster	1,499
	Unknown	D.A. McDonald	1,276

As Mr. McLennan was unseated, January 1892:

By-election on 14 January 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MCLENNAN, Roderick R.	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MCLENNAN, Roderick R.	2,486
	Patrons of Industry	WILSON, James Lockie	1,752

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	SCHELL, Jacob T.	2,392
	Conservative	MCLENNAN, Roderick R.	1,772

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	SCHELL, Jacob Thomas	2,349
	Conservative	MCDONALD, Donald Robt.	1,899

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCMILLAN, John Angus	2,279
	Conservative	MCGREGOR, John F.	1,958

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCMILLAN, John Angus	2,175
	Conservative	MCMARTIN, Duncan	1,949

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MACDONALD, Archibald John	2,785
	Conservative	MCGILLIS, Angus	2,628
	Progressive	KENNEDY, John Wilfred	2,519

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MACDONALD, Archibald John	4,382
	Conservative	MACCUAIG, Duncan D.	3,749

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MCGILLIS, Angus	5,059
	Liberal	HUOT, Joseph A.C.	3,830

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MACRAE, John David	4,548
	Conservative	MCGILLIS, Angus	3,202
	Reconstruction	MACDONELL, John Alexander	1,052

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MACDIARMID, William B.	4,578
	National Government	MACRAE, John W.	2,813

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MACDIARMID, William B.	4,934
	Progressive Conservative	DEVAUX, Lionel	2,881
	Co-operative Commonwealth	DEWAR, John A.	411

On Mr. MacDiarmid's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 June 1945:

By-election on 6 August 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	KING, Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie	4,551
	Independent Liberal	MONAHAN, Richard	325

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MAJOR, William J.	4,809
	Progressive Conservative	MACLEOD, John D.	3,559
	Social Credit	FITZGERALD, John Joseph	300

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Prince Albert	Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1945-1948	Succeeded by Quebec East