Hamilton was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario and consisted of the city of Hamilton.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1872, it was assigned a second seat in the House of Commons so that it elected two Members of Parliament at each election.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was divided into Hamilton West and Hamilton East ridings.
Election results
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Magill | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Daniel Black Chisholm | 1,443 | x | |||||
| Conservative Labour | Henry Buckingham Witton | 1,422 | x | |||||
| Liberal | Aemilius Irving | 1,346 | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Magill | 1,324 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Liberal | Andrew Trew Wood | 2,086 | x | |||
| Liberal | Aemilius Irving | 2,083 | x | |||
| Unknown | Mr. O'Reilly | 1,518 | ||||
| Conservative Labour | Henry Buckingham Witton | 1,515 | ||||
On the election being declared void in each case:
| 20 May 1875 by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Liberal | Aemilius Irving | 1,977 | x | |||
| Liberal | Andrew Trew Wood | 1,952 | x | |||
| Conservative Labour | Henry Buckingham Witton | 1,691 | ||||
| Unknown | Michael Wilson Browne | 1,568 | ||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Conservative | Francis Edwin Kilvert | 2,252 | x | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 2,214 | x | |||
| Liberal | Aemilius Irving | 2,005 | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Trew Wood | 1,981 | ||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Conservative | KILVERT, Francis E. | 2,666 | x | |||
| Conservative | ROBERTSON, Thomas | 2,612 | x | |||
| Liberal | MOORE, Dennis | 2,194 | ||||
| Liberal | IRVING, E. | 2,146 | ||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Conservative | BROWN, Adam | 3,574 | x | |||
| Conservative | MCKAY, Alex | 3,571 | x | |||
| Liberal | WALTER, Frederic | 3,410 | ||||
| Liberal | BURNS, Alex | 3,402 | ||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Conservative | MCKAY, Alex | 4,186 | x | |||
| Conservative | RYCKMAN, Samuel S. | 4,156 | x | |||
| Liberal | DORAN, Wm. | 3,532 | ||||
| Liberal | LAIDLAW, Adam | 3,474 | ||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Liberal | WOOD, A.T. | 3,837 | x | |||
| Liberal | MACPHERSON, T.H. | 3,797 | x | |||
| Conservative | BOVILLE, R.G. | 3,773 | ||||
| Conservative | BARKER, Samuel | 3,546 | ||||
| Independent | BUCHANNAN, W.W. | 928 | ||||
| Independent | WATKINS, F.W. | 806 | ||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||
| Conservative | BARKER, Samuel | 5,466 | x | |||
| Conservative | BRUCE, Francis C. | 5,462 | x | |||
| Liberal | TEETZEL, James V. | 4,783 | ||||
| Liberal | WOOD, Andrew T. | 4,667 | ||||
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