Cornwall and Stormont
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Cornwall and Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Cornwall and Stormont ridings.
It consisted of the town of Cornwall and the townships of Cornwall, Osnabruck, Finch and Roxborough.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Stormont riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Cornwall and Stormont | ||||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Darby Bergin | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | |||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1896 | |||
| 1896–1900 | John Goodall Snetsinger | Liberal | ||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Robert Abercrombie Pringle | Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Stormont | ||||
Election results
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Darby Bergin | 1,819 | ||||||
| Unknown | James Bethune | 1,370 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Darby Bergin | 2,077 | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald B. McLennan | 1,906 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Darby Bergin | 2,152 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Goodall Snetsinger | 1,934 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | BERGIN, Darby | 1,838 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | ADAMS, John G. | 1,513 | ||||||
| Liberal | SNETSINGER, John G. | 1,456 | ||||||
On Mr. Bergin's death, 22 October 1896:
| By-election on 19 December 1896 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | SNETSINGER, J.G. | 2,617 | |||
| Conservative | LEITCH, James | 2,025 | |||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | PRINGLE, Robert A. | 2,562 | ||||||
| Liberal | MULHERN, Ambrose F. | 2,411 | ||||||