Dufferin (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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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.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
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
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 |
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| 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
| 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 | ||||||