Port Arthur (electoral district)

Port Arthur was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Port Arthur—Thunder Bay riding.

It consisted initially of the parts of the territorial districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, and Thunder Bay not included in the electoral districts of Algoma West, Cochrane, Fort William, and Kenora-Rainy River herein defined, and including the city of Port Arthur, together with that part of the district of Patricia not included in the electoral districts of Kenora—Rainy River and Cochrane.

In 1966, it was defined as consisting of the part of the territorial district of Thunder Bay contained in the City of Port Arthur and the Townships of Adrian, Blackwell, Conmee, Forbes, Fowler, Goldie, Gorham, Horne, Jacques, Laurie, MacGregor, McIntyre, McTavish, Oliver, Sackville, Sibley and Ware.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was merged into Thunder Bay—Nipigon riding.

Members of Parliament for Port Arthur

Port Arthur elected the following Members of Parliament:
# C.D. Howe, Liberal (1935-1957)
# Doug Fisher, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party (1957-1965)
# Bob Andras, Liberal (1965-1979)

Electoral history

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Liberal
Clarence Decatur HOWE
align="right"| 6,591
Conservative
George WARDROPE
align="right"| 2,807
Co-operative Commonwealth
Alex GIBSON
align="right"| 1,357
Conservative
Albert Edward SMITH
align="right"| 1,161
Reconstruction
Peter Allan LEGROW
align="right"| 519

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Liberal
Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE
align="right"| 10,327
National Government
Alan A. BARTON
align="right"| 5,213
Co-operative Commonwealth
Alex GIBSON
align="right"|3,128

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Liberal
Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE
align="right"|10,045
Co-operative Commonwealth
John Arthur THOMPSON
align="right"|5,504
Progressive Conservative
George Calvin WARDROPE
align="right"| 3,516
Labour-Progressive
Robert Melbourne AYLWARD
align="right"| 1,004

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Liberal
Rt. Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE
align="right"| 12,646
Co-operative Commonwealth
James Thomas CAWLEY
align="right"| 6,401
Progressive Conservative
Robert Ainslie ROBINSON
align="right"|5,068
Social Credit
John Emil DAGSVIK
align="right"| 627

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Liberal
Rt. Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE
align="right"| 12,272
Co-operative Commonwealth
Ronald Vincent WILMOT
align="right"| 5,865
Progressive Conservative
Bob ROBINSON
align="right"| 5,415
Labour-Progressive
Bruce MAGNUSON
align="right"|923

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Co-operative Commonwealth
Douglas M. FISHER
align="right"| 12,228
Liberal
Clarence Decatur HOWE
align="right"|10,813
Progressive Conservative
Ina M. VIGARS
align="right"|5,261

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Co-operative Commonwealth
Douglas M. FISHER
align="right"| 12,217
Progressive Conservative
Norman R. WILSON
align="right"| 10,215
Liberal
Edward V. ANTEN
align="right"|9,043

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New Democratic Party
Douglas M. FISHER
align="right"|13,437
Liberal
David W. MORGAN
align="right"| 11,502
Progressive Conservative
Norman R. WILSON
align="right"| 9,226
Communist
Osmo R. LAHTI
align="right"| 418
Social Credit
Gilbert HEATH
align="right"| 352

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New Democratic Party
Douglas M. FISHER
align="right"| 16,141
Liberal
Saul LASKIN
align="right"| 13,132
Progressive Conservative
Harvey W. SMITH
align="right"| 6,316

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Liberal
Robert ANDRAS
align="right"| 14,706
New Democratic Party
Gordon Oliver ROTHNEY
align="right"| 12,275
Progressive Conservative
Harvey SMITH
align="right"| 8,075

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Liberal
Robert K. ANDRAS
align="right"| 11,079
New Democratic Party
Gordon Oliver ROTHNEY
align="right"|7,306
Progressive Conservative
Carl ROGERS
align="right"| 4,179
Communist
Norman FREED
align="right"| 233

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Liberal
Bob ANDRAS
align="right"| 14,351
New Democratic Party
Chris FERGUSON
align="right"| 6,756
Progressive Conservative
John ERICKSON
align="right"| 6,027
No affiliation
Clifford WAHL
align="right"| 274

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]

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