Peterborough West was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough was into two ridings. The West Riding consisted of the Townships of South Monaghan (in the County of Northumberland), North Monaghan, Smith, and Ennismore, and the Town of Peterborough. In 1903, the townships of Cavendish, Galway, Harvey, and the village of Ashburnham were added to the riding. In 1914, the village of Ashburnham was excluded. In 1924, Peterborough West was defined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough included in the townships of Galway, Cavendish, Harvey, Ennismore, Smith, Douro, Otanabee and North Monaghan, and that part of the county of Northumberland included in the township of South Monaghan, together with the city of Peterborough. In 1947, South Monaghan was excluded from the riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Peterborough riding.

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

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William Cluxton William Cluxton (March 31, 1819 – February 16, 1901) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874 as a Conservative member. He was born in ...

, align="right", 702 , - , Liberal , John Bertram , align="right", 892 , Conservative ,

William Hepburn Scott William Hepburn Scott (November 5, 1837 – July 11, 1881) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented the region of Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1875 to 1881. He was ...

, align="right", 801 , - , Liberal–Conservative , George Hilliard , align="right", 1,071 , Liberal , John Bertram , align="right", 874 , - , Liberal–Conservative , George Hilliard , align="right", 1,035 , Unknown , John J. Lundy , align="right", 875 , - , Conservative , James Stevenson , align="right", 1,280 , Liberal , George Albertus Cox , align="right", 1,264 , - , Conservative , James Stevenson , align="right", 1,447 , Liberal , Robert Richard Hall , align="right", 1,215 , - , Conservative ,

James Kendry James Kendry (March 29, 1845 – November 4, 1918) was a woolen manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904 as a Conservative. He was born in Os ...

, align="right", 1,485 , Liberal , Robert Richard Hall , align="right", 1,166 , Independent , Robert C. Newman , align="right", 622 , - , Conservative ,

, align="right", 1,750 , Liberal , Joseph H. McClellan , align="right", 1,399 , - , Liberal , Robert Richard Hall , align="right", 2,467 , Conservative ,

, align="right", 2,280 , - , Liberal , James Robert Stratton , align="right", 2,851 , Conservative , John Hampden Burnham , align="right", 2,518 , - , Conservative , John Hampden Burnham , align="right", 2,944 , Liberal , James Robert Stratton , align="right", 2,902 , - , Government (Unionist) , John Hampden Burnham , align="right", 6,382 , Opposition (Laurier Liberals) , Robert Richard Hall , align="right", 2,964 , - , Liberal ,

George Newcombe Gordon George Newcombe Gordon, (April 15, 1879 – March 22, 1949) was a Canadian politician. Born in Brighton, Ontario, he was a barrister before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada from the riding of Peterborough West in the 192 ...

, align="right", 4,093 , National Liberal and Conservative , Roland Denne , align="right", 2,811 , Independent Conservative , John Hampden Burnham , align="right", 2,595 , United Farmers of Ontario , James Corbett Campbell , align="right", 2,319 , Labour , Thomas Joseph McMurray , align="right", 1,103 , - , Liberal ,

, align="right", 6,890 , Conservative , John Hampden Burnham , align="right", 4,732 , - , Conservative ,

Edward Armour Peck Edward Armour Peck (11 September 1858 – 18 July 1947) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Alfriston, Sussex, England and became a barrister. Peck moved from the United Kingdom to Canada in 1869. He ...

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, align="right", 7,137 , - , Conservative ,

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Joseph James Duffus Joseph James Duffus (June 17, 1876 – February 7, 1957) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian. Born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Duffus was a graduate of the Royal School of Cavalry and Royal School of Infantry and in his career ...

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, align="right", 9,663 , Liberal ,

, align="right", 7,902 , - , Liberal ,

, align="right", 8,027 , Conservative , James Fordyce Strickland , align="right", 6,342 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Lorna Cotton Thomas , align="right", 1,489 , - ,

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, Gordon Fraser , align="right", 9,683 , Liberal , Roland Maxwell Glover , align="right", 9,505 , - , Progressive Conservative , Gordon Fraser , align="right", 10,949 , Liberal , Roland Maxwell Glover , align="right", 8,181 , Co-operative Commonwealth , Lorna Cotton Thomas , align="right", 2,512 , - , Progressive Conservative , Gordon Fraser , align="right", 10,981 , Liberal , Aubrey Victor Clapper , align="right", 10,738 , Co-operative Commonwealth , John Howard Miles , align="right", 2,804

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