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Ottawa (City of) (electoral district)

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This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see Ottawa (Ontario provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Bytown (Province of Canada electoral district).
For the city, see Ottawa.
For the municipal government, see City of Ottawa.

Ottawa (City of) (French: Ottawa (Cité d')) was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

Ottawa (City of)
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1933
First contested1867
Last contested1930

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa. After 1872, two MPs represented this electoral district at any one time.

In 1892, it was redefined to exclude the New Edinburgh district of the city. In 1903, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward. In 1914, it was redefined to exclude Hintonburgh (sic), Bayswater and Mechanicsville neighbourhoods as well as Rideau Ward. It continued to return two members.

In 1924, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward and that part of the city lying west of a line beginning at the intersection of the Rideau Canal with the Canadian Pacific Railway in the south, and following the railway, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road and Mason Street, to the Ottawa River.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was divided into Ottawa West and Ottawa East ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party Member Party
1st 1867–1872     Joseph Merrill Currier Liberal–Conservative
2nd 1872–1874     John Bower Lewis Conservative
3rd 1874–1877     Pierre St. Jean Liberal
1877–1878
4th 1878–1882     Joseph Tassé Conservative
5th 1882–1887     Charles H. Mackintosh Conservative
6th 1887–1890 William Goodhue Perley†     Honoré Robillard Liberal–Conservative
1890–1891 Charles H. Mackintosh
7th 1891–1893
1893–1896 James Grant
8th 1896–1900     William H. Hutchison Liberal     Napoléon Belcourt Liberal
9th 1900–1904     Thomas Birkett Conservative
10th 1904–1907     Robert Stewart Liberal
1907–1908 Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron
11th 1908–1910 Wilfrid Laurier Harold McGiverin
1910–1911 Albert Allard
12th 1911–1917     Alfred Ernest Fripp Conservative     John Léo Chabot Conservative
13th 1917–1921     Government (Unionist)     Government (Unionist)
14th 1921–1925     Harold McGiverin Liberal     Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier Liberal
15th 1925–1926     Stewart McClenaghan Conservative     John Léo Chabot Conservative
16th 1926–1930     Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier Liberal     Gordon Cameron Edwards Liberal
17th 1930–1935 T. Franklin Ahearn
Riding dissolved into Ottawa West and Ottawa East

Election history

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1867 Canadian federal election: Ottawa (City of)
Party Candidate Votes %
  Liberal-Conservative Joseph Merrill Currier 974 96.92
  Unknown Alexander Gibb 25 2.49
  Unknown Edward McGillivray 5 0.50
  Unknown E. Martineau 1 0.10
  Unknown Moss Kent Dickinson 0 0.00
  Unknown Philip Thompson 0 0.00
Total valid votes 1,005 34.86
Eligible voters 2,883
Source: 1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons[1]
Result by ward
Ward Currier McGillivray Gibb Martineau Total vote Eligible voters
By 270 0 9 1 280 746
Ottawa 256 1 1 0 258 656
Victoria 118 1 4 0 123 371
Wellington 147 2 4 0 153 536
St. George 183 1 7 0 181 574
Total 974 5 25 1 1,005 2,883


1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal-Conservative Joseph Merrill Currier acclaimed x
  Conservative John Bower Lewis acclaimed x


1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal-Conservative J. M. Currier 1,458 x
  Liberal St. Jean 1,213 x
  Liberal-Conservative Joseph Aumand[2] 1,101  
  Unknown John Sweetland[3] 8  

On Mr. Currier's resignation for having infringed the Independence of Parliament Act by conducting business dealings with the government while still a member:

By-election: 9 May 1877
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal-Conservative Joseph Merrill Currier 2,035 x
  Unknown J. P. Featherston 772  


1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal-Conservative Joseph Merrill Currier 1,854 x
  Conservative Joseph Tassé 1,748 x
  Liberal Pierre St. Jean 1,353  
  Unknown C. W. Bangs 1,239  


1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative Charles H. Mackintosh 1,692 x
  Conservative Joseph Tassé 1,557 x
  Liberal A. F. McIntyre 1,229  
  Liberal P. St. Jean 1,213  


1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative William Goodhue Perley 3,339 x
  Liberal-Conservative Honoré Robillard 3,207 x
  Liberal A. F. McIntyre 2,389  
  Liberal St. Jean 2,368  

On Mr. Perley's death:

By-election: 26 April 1890
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative Charles H. Mackintosh 2,454 x
  Equal Rights Hay 1,596
  Liberal Chrysler 1,242


1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative C. H. Mackintosh 3,029 x
  Liberal-Conservative Honoré Robillard 2,363 x
  Liberal N. A. Belcourt 1,946  
  Liberal J. W. Patterson 1,287  
  Equal Rights W. H. Lewis 770  
  Liberal R. Nagle 55  

On Mr. Mackintosh's resignation:

By-election: 7 December 1893
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative James Alexander Grant acclaimed


1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal W. Hutchinson 3,333 x
  Liberal N. A. Belcourt 2,942 x
  Conservative Hiram Robinson 2,751  
  Conservative N. Champagne 2,654  
  Protestant Protective Taylor McVeity 2,100  


1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative Thomas Birkett 4,897 x
  Liberal N. A. Belcourt 4,524 x
  Conservative Napoléon Champagne 4,507  
  Liberal Robert Stewart 4,419  


1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal N. A. Belcourt 6,275 x
  Liberal Robert Stewart 5,871 x
  Conservative Thomas Birkett 4,818  
  Conservative N. Champagne 4,547  

On Mr. Belcourt being called to the Senate:

By-election: 23 December 1907
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal J. B. T. Caron 4,474 x
  Unknown W. D. Morris 1,145  


1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Wilfrid Laurier 6,584 26.53  Y
Liberal Harold McGiverin 6,388 25.74  Y
Conservative Thomas Birkett 5,959 24.01
Conservative John Léo Chabot 5,890 23.73
Total valid votes 24,821 100.00
Source(s)
"Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

On Mr. Laurier's resignation:

By-election: 29 January 1910
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal Albert Allard 5,779 x
  Conservative John Leo Chabot 5,121  


1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Conservative Alfred Ernest Fripp 7,062  Y
Conservative John Leo Chabot 6,892  Y
Liberal Harold Buchanan McGiverin 6,540
Liberal Joseph Albert Pinard 6,366
Socialist Allan Gordon McCallum 298


1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Government (Unionist) Alfred Ernest Fripp 18,547 29.33  Y
Government (Unionist) John Léo Chabot 18,312 28.96  Y
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Wilfrid Laurier 13,289 21.02
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Harold McGiverin 13,077 20.68
Total valid votes 63,225 100.00
Source(s)
"Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal Harold Buchanan McGiverin 22,087 x
  Liberal Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier 21,107 x
  Conservative Alfred Ernest Fripp 15,829  
  Conservative Napoléon Champagne 15,450  
Progressive David Loughnan 5,302  
Progressive Edmond Bourque 4,444  


1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Conservative Stewart McClenaghan 21,604 x
  Conservative John Léo Chabot 21,281 x
  Liberal Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier 19,725  
  Liberal Norman Frank Wilson 19,165  


1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier 23,012 x
  Liberal Gordon Cameron Edwards 22,950 x
  Conservative Stewart McClenaghan 21,917  
  Conservative Hon. John Léo Chabot 21,614  


1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
  Liberal Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier 25,721 x
  Liberal T. Frank Ahearn 25,632 x
  Conservative Frank Henry Plant 23,166  
  Conservative Frank Lafortune 22,579  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
  2. ^ Pilon, Henri (1972). "Aumond, Joseph-Ignace". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. ^ Mackintosh, Charles Herbert (1878). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. p. 196.
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