Niagara (federal electoral district)

Not to be confused with Niagara (provincial electoral district).
Niagara electoral district compared to modern Niagara Regional Municipality.

Niagara was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in some post-Confederation census records as a county of residence.

Niagara consisted of the Lincoln County townships of Niagara and Grantham, including the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines.

The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was merged into Lincoln and Niagara riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     Angus Morrison Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1874 Josiah Burr Plumb
 1874–1878
4th  1878–1879     Patrick Hughes Liberal
 1879–1882     Josiah Burr Plumb Conservative
Riding dissolved into Lincoln and Niagara

Electoral history

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Angus Morrison 300
Unknown William Alexander Thomson 250
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Angus Morrison 300
Unknown J.M Currie 298
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Josiah Burr Plumb 336
Unknown J.M Currie 306

On election being declared void:

By-election on 22 December 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Josiah Burr Plumb 354
Unknown Solomon John Johnson Brown 251
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Patrick Hughes 312
Conservative Josiah Burr Plumb 310

On election being declared void:

By-election on 20 March 1879
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative PLUMB, Josiah Burr 310
Liberal HUGHES, Patrick 308

Mr. Hughes was disqualified; subsequently the Court struck off four votes from Mr. Hughes' list for bribery, thus giving the seat to Mr. Plumb by a majority of two.