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Durham West was a federal
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represented in the
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from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the
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of
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. It was created by the
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which divided the county of Durham into two ridings: Durham West and
Durham East Durham East was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the Briti ...
. The West Riding of Durham was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into
Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...
riding.


Election results

On Mr. Blake being elected for Durham West and for
Bruce South Bruce South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935. The original district was created by the British North ...
and on his accepting the seat for Bruce South: On Mr. Wood being appointed Chief Justice, Superior Court of Manitoba: On Mr. Burk's resignation, 18 October 1879, to allow Edward Blake to stand in Durham West: On election being declared void, 6 October 1901:


See also

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List of Canadian federal electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...


External links


Riding history from the
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{{reflist Former federal electoral districts of Ontario