Brantford City
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Brantford City was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Brantford riding.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924 |
| District abolished | 1947 |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1945 |
It consisted initially of the City of Brantford (according to its 1914 boundaries) and the township of Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of the Grand River, in the county of Brant.
The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Brantford riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Brantford | ||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Robert Edwy Ryerson | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | William Ross Macdonald | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Brantford | ||||
Election results
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Edwy Ryerson | 7,395 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Gawtress Raymond | 4,952 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Edwy Ryerson | 7,070 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross Macdonald | 5,993 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Edwy Ryerson | 9,154 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross Macdonald | 6,072 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross Macdonald | 7,383 | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Edwy Ryerson | 6,511 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William John Cowherd | 1,618 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Allan Kneale | 1,202 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross Macdonald | 8,013 | ||||||
| National Government | Charles Eardley Wilmot | 6,312 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Henry Matthews | 1,315 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross Macdonald | 8,670 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter James Dowden | 6,988 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nelson Cox | 2,437 | ||||||