Parry Sound (federal electoral district)

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Parry Sound (provincial electoral district).

Parry Sound
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1947
First contested1904
Last contested1945

Parry Sound was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Muskoka and Parry Sound riding.

It consisted of the territorial district of Parry Sound.

In 1933, it was expanded to include, in the territorial district of Nipissing, the townships of Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Boyd, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lister, Butt, Devine, Bishop, Freswick, McCraney, Hunter, McLaughlin, Bower, Finlayson, Peck, Canisbay and Sproule.

The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Parry Sound-Muskoka riding.

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 Parry Sound
10th  1904–1908     Robert James Watson Liberal
11th  1908–1911     James Arthurs Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Conservative
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Arthur Slaght Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Wilfred McDonald
Riding dissolved into Parry Sound-Muskoka

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Robert James Watson 2,410
  Conservative James S. Freeborn 2,035


1908 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Arthurs 2,932
  Liberal Robert James Watson 2,135


1911 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Arthurs 2,976
  Liberal George Morrison 1,918


1917 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Government (Unionist) James Arthurs 5,182
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Norman Cecil Hocken 2,043


1921 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Arthurs 3,229
  Independent William Robert Mason 3,157
Progressive Augustus Wellington Partridge 2,784


1925 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Arthurs 5,224
  Liberal William Robert Mason 3,922


1926 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Arthurs 5,418
  Liberal James Ludgate 4,358


1930 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative James Arthurs 5,504
  Liberal Joseph Hilliar 4,365


1935 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Arthur Slaght 6,230
  Conservative Milton Henry Limbert 3,965
Reconstruction William Robert Mason 1,245


1940 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Arthur Slaght 5,850
  National Government A. Coulter McLean 4,159
  New Democracy (Canada) Clarence E. Culbert 786


1945 Canadian federal election: Parry Sound
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Wilfred McDonald 5,301
  Progressive Conservative A. Coulter McLean 4,909
  Co-operative Commonwealth Earle Torrie Taylor 1,951

See also

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