Bothwell (electoral district)

Bothwell (electoral district)

Bothwell was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. 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.

Bothwell consisted of the Kent County townships of Bothwell, Camden, Dresden, Howard, Orford, Ridgetown, Thamesville and Zone, and the Lambton County townships of Dawn, Euphemia and Sombra.

In 1882, the Townships of Euphemia, Orford and Howard were excluded from the riding, and the township of Chatham, the villages of Wallaceburg, Dresden and Thamesville, and the town of Bothwell were added to the riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East, Kent West, Simcoe East and Simcoe South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

#David Mills, Liberal - 1867-1896
#James Clancy, Conservative - 1896-1903

Election results

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David Mills
align="right"| 1,333
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Mr. Glass
align="right"| 1,224

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MILLS, David
align="right"| 1,727
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ATKINSON, C.R.
align="right"| 1,135

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MILLS, David
align="right"| 1,600
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DOBBYN,
align="right"| 1,137

Mr. David Mills was appointed Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, 24 October 1876:
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MILLS, David
align="right"| 1,650
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DAWSON, James
align="right"|1,142

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MILLS, Hon. David
align="right"| 1,852
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HAWKINS,
align="right"

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HAWKINS, John Joseph
align="right"| 1,520
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MILLS, Hon. David
align="right"| 1,504

Election declared void Mr. J.J. Hawkins was declared not duly elected and was unseated by judgement of Supreme Court. The seat was awarded to his opponent, 25 February 1884:
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MILLS, David
align="right"|

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MILLS, Hon. David
align="right"| 2,182
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MITCHELL, Geo. M.D.
align="right"| 2,161

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MILLS, Hon. D.
align="right"| 2,006
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LANGFORD, G.R.
align="right"|1,456
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MCLARTEY, A.
align="right"| 1,088

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CLANCY, James
align="right"| 2,587
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MILLS, Hon. D.
align="right"| 2,528

CLANCY, James
align="right"| 2,547
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GORDON, David A.
align="right"| 2,430

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=55 Riding history from the] Library of Parliament


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