Algoma West
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Algoma West was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was created in 1903 from parts of Algoma riding.
The west riding of Algoma was defined to consist of the portion of the territorial district of Algoma lying west of Algoma East riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Algoma, Cochrane, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins—Chapleau ridings. Algoma West was created in 1903 from Algoma, and was abolished in 1966 into Algoma and Sault Ste. Marie.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- Arthur Cyril Boyce, Conservative (1904–1917)
- Thomas Edward Simpson, Conservative (1917–1935)
- Henry Sidney Hamilton, Liberal (1935–1940)
- George E. Nixon, Liberal (1940–1968)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BOYCE, A.C. | 1,675 | ||||||
| Liberal | KEHOE, J.J. | 1,580 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BOYCE, Arthur Cyril | 2,079 | ||||||
| Liberal | GIBSON, Robert James | 1,870 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BOYCE, Arthur Cyril | 2,738 | ||||||
| Liberal | SMITH, Charles Napier | 2,180 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 4,780 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | SMITH, Charles Napier | 2,510 | ||||||
| Labour | LOCKWOOD, James | 658 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 4,279 | ||||||
| Liberal | HAMILTON, Henry Sidney | 3,565 | ||||||
| Progressive | FARQUHAR, Thomas | 2,822 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 6,767 | ||||||
| Liberal | MCCAULEY, Thomas John | 3,574 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 7,171 | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | WHYTALL, Albert Ernest | 4,187 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SIMPSON, Thomas Edward | 7,531 | ||||||
| Liberal | WHYTALL, Albert Ernest | 6,108 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HAMILTON, Henry Sidney | 6,788 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCMILLAN, Ernest Victor | 4,844 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | HEADRICK, Albert Edward | 1,669 | ||||||
| Liberal | WOOD, Albert Reid | 1,180 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | PREWER, Vincent Hector | 252 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 8,632 | ||||||
| National Government | LANG, John L. | 5,612 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WAITE, Harry P. | 2,196 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 7,476 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | TREFRY, Harold Scott | 5,619 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | SHEPHERD, Lloyd George | 4,281 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 10,127 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WISHART, Arthur Allison | 5,056 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | JOHNS, Richard Wellington | 4,716 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 10,461 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | FOULDS, James Sydney | 5,571 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | BARKER, John G. | 4,428 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George E. | 10,166 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LANG, Henry M. | 8,345 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WILLOUGHBY, Harvey Claude | 5,027 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 12,390 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LANG, Henry | 11,355 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | CALLAHAN, Lorne D. | 4,801 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 13,832 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LANG, Henry | 9,681 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WERNICK, Morris | 8,274 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 14,023 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | EAID, Charles | 10,119 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WERNICK, Morris | 9,351 | ||||||
| Social Credit | ASH, Ronald James | 355 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NIXON, George Ewart | 12,034 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | RAMSAY, Russ | 11,914 | ||||||
| New Democratic | REGIER, Erhart | 9,564 | ||||||
