Huron—Perth
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1935 |
| District abolished | 1952 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1949 |
Huron—Perth was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Huron South and Perth South ridings.
It was initially defined to consist of the townships of Fullarton and Hibbert in the county of Perth, the townships of Hullett, McKillop, Stanley, Tuckersmith, Hay, Stephen and Usborne in the county of Huron.
In 1947, the riding was expanded to include the township of Logan and the town of Mitchell in the county of Perth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Huron and Perth ridings.
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Huron South and Perth South | ||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | William Henry Golding | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | |||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Andrew Young McLean | ||
| Riding dissolved into Huron and Perth | ||||
Election results[edit]
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Golding | 6,260 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frank Donnelly | 3,001 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Robert J. McMillan | 1,530 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Golding | 5,622 | ||||||
| National Government | James Wilson Morley | 3,472 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Golding | 5,645 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Pryde | 5,170 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Alexander Cann | 353 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Andrew Young McLean | 7,000 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Elgin McKinley | 6,705 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Robert Peters | 558 | ||||||