# Huron North (federal electoral district)

Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 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 Huron into two ridings: Huron North and Huron South.
The North Riding consisted of the Townships of Ashfield, Wawanosh, Turnberry, Howick, Morris, Grey, Colborne, Hullett, and the Village of Clinton and McKillop.
In 1872, the County of Huron was divided into three ridings when Huron Centre was created. The townships of Grey, Colborne, Hullett, and the Village of Clinton and McKillop, were transferred from Huron North to the new riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between the newly created Huron East and Huron West ridings.
In 1914, Huron North was re-created from Huron East and Huron West when Huron county was again divided into two ridings. The new riding consisted of the townships of Wawanosh East, Wawanosh West, Colborne, Ashfield, Turnberry, Morris, Howick, and Grey, the towns of Goderich and Wingham, and the villages of Blyth, Brussels and Wroxeter.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Huron lying north of and including the town of Goderich and the townships of Colborne, Wawanosh (East and West), Morris and Grey.
In 1934, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Goderich, Colborne, Ashfield, Wawanosh (East and West), Morris, Grey, Turnberry and Howick, and the town of Clinton in the county of Huron.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Huron and Wellington—Huron ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Joseph Whitehead | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Thomas Farrow | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Thomas Farrow | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Thomas Farrow | Liberal–Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Huron East and Huron West |||||
| Riding re-created from Huron East and Huron West |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | James Bowman | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | John Warwick King | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | John Warwick King | Progressive |
| 16th | 1926–1927† | John Warwick King | Progressive |
| 16th | 1927–1930 | George Spotton | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | George Spotton | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Robert Deachman | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Elston Cardiff | National Government |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Elston Cardiff | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Elston Cardiff | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Huron and Wellington—Huron |||||

## Election results
### 1867–1882

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Whitehead | 1,940 |
| | Unknown | J. Holmes | 1,318 |
| | Unknown | Dr. Sloan | 675 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,173 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Farrow | 1,550 |
| | Liberal | James Somerville | 1,359 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Farrow | 1,655 |
| | Unknown | ? Leckie | 1,510 |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Farrow | 1,933 |
| | Unknown | ? Sloan | 1,849 |

### 1917–1953

1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | James Bowman | 4,799 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Archibald Hislop | 2,770 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | John Warwick King | 5,243 |
| Conservative | George Spotton | 4,057 |
| Liberal | William Henry Frasier | 2,426 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | John Warwick King | 5,340 |
| | Conservative | George Spotton | 5,170 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | John Warwick King | 5,892 |
| | Conservative | Hugh John Alexander MacEwan | 5,547 |
On Mr. King's death, 14 January 1927:
By-election on 12 September 1927 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | George Spotton | 4,595 |
| Liberal | Archibald Hislop | 4,407 |
| Progressive | Sheldon Bricker | 2,673 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Spotton | 6,160 |
| | Liberal | William Henry Robertson | 5,927 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Robert John Deachman | 6,508 |
| Conservative | George Spotton | 5,925 |
| Reconstruction | William James Henderson | 1,572 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | National Government | Elston Cardiff | 5,937 |
| | Liberal | Robert John Deachman | 5,897 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Elston Cardiff | 7,083 |
| Liberal | Douglas Ross Nairn | 5,273 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Morley Francis Mills | 586 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Elston Cardiff | 6,986 |
| Liberal | Robert Scott Hetherington | 6,465 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Charles Burrows | 497 |