Port Arthur—Thunder Bay

Port Arthur—Thunder Bay
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1933
First contested1925
Last contested1930

Port Arthur—Thunder Bay was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Algoma West and Port Arthur and Kenora ridings.

It consisted of the north-east parts of the territorial districts of Kenora and Thunder Bay.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Port Arthur riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Port Arthur and Kenora and Algoma West
15th  1925–1926     William Fitzgerald Langworthy Conservative
16th  1926–1930 Donald James Cowan
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Port Arthur

Election history

1925 Canadian federal election: Port Arthur—Thunder Bay
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative William Fitzgerald Langworthy 3,277
  Independent Conservative John James Carrick 2,424
  Liberal Isaac Lamont Matthews 2,413
  Canadian Labour Albert Edward Smith 1,363
1926 Canadian federal election: Port Arthur—Thunder Bay
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Donald James Cowan 4,349
  Liberal–Labour Alexander Jarvis McComber 2,990
  Canadian Labour Albert Edward Smith 1,382
1930 Canadian federal election: Port Arthur—Thunder Bay
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Donald James Cowan 6,371
  Liberal John James Carrick 4,415

See also