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Dufferin (federal electoral district)

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Dufferin
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1924
First contested1904
Last contested1921

Dufferin was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Cardwell, Grey East, Simcoe South, Wellington Centre and Wellington North ridings.

It consisted of the county of Dufferin.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged with Simcoe South to create the new electoral district of Dufferin—Simcoe.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Cardwell, Grey East, Simcoe South,
Wellington Centre and Wellington North
10th  1904–1908     John Barr Conservative
11th  1908–1909†
 1909–1911 John Best
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Robert John Woods Progressive
Riding dissolved into Dufferin—Simcoe

Election results

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1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Barr 2,100
Unknown John Park 814
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Barr 2,240
Liberal Jasper Noble Fish 797

On Mr. Barr's death, 19 November 1909:

By-election on 22 December 1909
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Best acclaimed
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Best 2,496
Liberal David Bent Brown 1,037
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) John Best 3,797
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Thomas Charlo Dryden 806
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Robert John Woods 4,052
Conservative John Best 3,755

See also

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