Stormont (federal electoral district)

Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as consisting of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1882 when it was merged with Cornwall riding into Cornwall and Stormont.

It was re-created as a separate riding in 1903, consisting again of Stormont County. It was abolisghed in 1914 when it was redistributed between Durham and Glengarry and Stormont ridings. S.C. 1903, c.60

It was re-created as a separate riding again in 1924 consisting again of Stormont County. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Stormont, including the city of Cornwall.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Stormont—Dundas riding.

Electoral history

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Canadian federal election, 1867: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal-Conservative	Samuel Ault	955	Unknown	Mr. Sinclair	363

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Canadian federal election, 1872: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Cyril Archibald	828	Liberal-Conservative	Samuel Ault	792

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Canadian federal election, 1874: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Cyril Archibald	905	Unknown	J. Crysler	797

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Canadian federal election, 1878: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal-Conservative	Oscar Fulton	1,082	Liberal	Cyril Archibald	885

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Canadian federal election, 1904: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Robert A. PRINGLE	2,700	Liberal	Robert SMITH	2,589

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Canadian federal election, 1908: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Robert SMITH	2,383	Conservative	Robert Abercrombie PRINGLE	2,033	Independent	Ambrose Fitzgerald MULHERN	658

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Canadian federal election, 1911: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Duncan Orestes ALGUIRE	2,539	Liberal	George Ira GOGO	2,408

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Canadian federal election, 1925: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Charles James HAMILTON	5,706	Liberal	George Ira GOGO	5,394

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Canadian federal election, 1926: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Arnold Neilson SMITH	6,623	Conservative	Charles James HAMILTON	6,083

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Canadian federal election, 1930: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Frank Thomas SHAVER	7,901	Liberal	Arnold Neilson SMITH	7,326

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Canadian federal election, 1935: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Lionel CHEVRIER	9,233	Conservative	Frank Thomas SHAVER	6,655	Reconstruction	Nathan COPELAND	980

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Canadian federal election, 1940: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Lionel CHEVRIER	10,197	National Government	Elzéar EMARD	6,202

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Canadian federal election, 1945: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Hon. Lionel CHEVRIER	11,702	Progressive Conservative	John Allan PHILLIPS	6,016	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Charles STEER	991

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Canadian federal election, 1949: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Hon. Lionel CHEVRIER	12,639	Progressive Conservative	Frank Thomas SHAVER	6,670	Co-operative Commonwealth	Alexander Francis MULLIN	1,283	Union des électeurs	ST-Lucien AMOUR	252

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Canadian federal election, 1953: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Hon. Lionel CHEVRIER	13,503b	Progressive Conservative	John Lawrence MCDONALD	7,244

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By-election: On Mr. Chevrier being appointed President of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority, 8 November 1954: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Albert Peter LAVIGNE	11,441	Progressive Conservative	Donald Robert DICK	11,091

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Canadian federal election, 1957: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Albert Peter LAVIGNE	12,505	Progressive Conservative	Grant CAMPBELL	10,215	Social Credit	Melvin Andrew ROWAT	646

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Canadian federal election, 1958: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Progressive Conservative	Grant CAMPBELL	13,964	Liberal	Albert Peter LAVIGNE	11,977	Social Credit	Melvin Andrew ROWAT	331

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Canadian federal election, 1962: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Lucien LAMOUREUX	11,363	Progressive Conservative	Grant CAMPBELL	11,293	Social Credit	Mel ROWAT	1,256	New Democratic Party	Marjorie BALL	946

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Canadian federal election, 1963*: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Lucien LAMOUREUX	13,285	Progressive Conservative	John ALGUIRE	9,728	Social Credit	Ludger BOILEAU	851	New Democratic Party	Bill KILGER	801

Note:
* Due to the death of the Liberal candidate for the riding of Stormont, the general election scheduled for June 18, 1962 in this riding was postponed until July 16, 1962.

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Canadian federal election, 1965: Stormont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Lucien LAMOUREUX	13,530	Progressive Conservative	Ken BERGERON	7,458	New Democratic Party	John B. TREW	3,201

See also

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

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada