Glengarry (federal electoral district)
Glengarry was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, and from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of Glengarry county.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Glengarry and Stormont riding.
It was recreated in 1924, consisting again of the county of Glengarry.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Glengarry—Prescott ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
- Donald Alexander Macdonald, Liberal (1867–1875)
- Archibald McNab, Liberal (1875–1878)
- John McLennan, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1882)
- Donald Macmaster, Conservative (1882–1887)
- Patrick Purcell, Liberal (1887–1891)
- Roderick R. McLennan, Conservative (1891–1900)
- Jacob T. Schell, Liberal (1900–1908)
- John Angus McMillan, Liberal (1908–1917)
- Archibald John Macdonald, Liberal (1925–1930)
- Angus McGillis, Conservative (1930–1935)
- John David MacRae, Liberal (1935–1940)
- William B. MacDiarmid, Liberal (1940–1945)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King, Liberal (1945–1949)
- William Major, Liberal (1949–1953)
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | 1,289 | ||||||
| Unknown | R.H. MacDonald | 193 | ||||||
On Mr. Macdonald's appointment as Postmaster General for Canada, 7 November 1873:
| By-election on 26 November 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | 1,288 | ||||||
| Unknown | A.J. Grant | 612 | ||||||
On Mr. Macdonald's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 18 May 1875:
| By-election on 7 July 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Archibald McNab | 1,227 | |||
| Unknown | Donald McMillan | 945 | |||
As Mr. McNab was unseated, 27 June 1876:
| By-election on 31 July 1876 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Archibald McNab | 1,203 | |||
| Unknown | John McLennan | 1,032 | |||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McLennan | 1,330 | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald McNab | 1,269 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Donald Macmaster | 1,499 | ||||||
| Unknown | D.A. McDonald | 1,276 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Patrick Purcell | 2,020 | ||||||
| Conservative | Donald Macmaster | 1,814 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Roderick R. McLennan | 1,953 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jacob T. Schell | 1,632 | ||||||
As Mr. McLennan was unseated, January 1892:
| By-election on 14 January 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | MCLENNAN, Roderick R. | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MCLENNAN, Roderick R. | 2,486 | ||||||
| Patrons of Industry | WILSON, James Lockie | 1,752 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | SCHELL, Jacob T. | 2,392 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCLENNAN, Roderick R. | 1,772 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | SCHELL, Jacob Thomas | 2,349 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCDONALD, Donald Robt. | 1,899 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCMILLAN, John Angus | 2,279 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCGREGOR, John F. | 1,958 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCMILLAN, John Angus | 2,175 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCMARTIN, Duncan | 1,949 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MACDONALD, Archibald John | 2,785 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCGILLIS, Angus | 2,628 | ||||||
| Progressive | KENNEDY, John Wilfred | 2,519 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MACDONALD, Archibald John | 4,382 | ||||||
| Conservative | MACCUAIG, Duncan D. | 3,749 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | MCGILLIS, Angus | 5,059 | ||||||
| Liberal | HUOT, Joseph A.C. | 3,830 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MACRAE, John David | 4,548 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCGILLIS, Angus | 3,202 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | MACDONELL, John Alexander | 1,052 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MACDIARMID, William B. | 4,578 | ||||||
| National Government | MACRAE, John W. | 2,813 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MACDIARMID, William B. | 4,934 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DEVAUX, Lionel | 2,881 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | DEWAR, John A. | 411 | ||||||
On Mr. MacDiarmid's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 June 1945:
| By-election on 6 August 1945 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | KING, Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie | 4,551 | |||
| Independent Liberal | MONAHAN, Richard | 325 | |||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MAJOR, William J. | 4,809 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MACLEOD, John D. | 3,559 | ||||||
| Social Credit | FITZGERALD, John Joseph | 300 | ||||||