Muskoka—Ontario (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Muskoka—Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Muskoka and Ontario North ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924 |
| District abolished | 1947 |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1945 |
It initially consisted of the territorial district of Muskoka and the part of the county of Ontario lying north of and including the township of Uxbridge and north of but excluding the township of Reach.
The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between Ontario, Parry Sound-Muskoka, Simcoe East and Victoria ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Muskoka and Ontario North | ||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Peter McGibbon | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Stephen Furniss | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | James Macdonnell | Progressive Conservative | |
| Ridings dissolved into Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ontario, Simcoe East and Victoria |
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Election results
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Peter McGibbon | 9,184 | ||||||
| Progressive | Robert Henry Halbert | 5,608 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Peter McGibbon | 9,039 | ||||||
| Progressive | John Benjamin Johnston | 5,757 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Peter McGibbon | 8,828 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Dean MacDonald | 5,880 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Stephen Furniss | 8,183 | ||||||
| Conservative | Peter McGibbon | 7,326 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Harmon Edmund Rice | 1,215 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Arthur Shipman | 614 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Stephen Furniss | 8,098 | ||||||
| National Government | Norman Everrit Prowse | 7,016 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Macdonnell | 8,531 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Clifford Panter | 7,762 | ||||||