# Hastings West (federal electoral district)

Hastings West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hastings, divided into three ridings: Hastings West, Hastings East and Hastings North.
The West Riding consisted of the Town of Belleville, the Township of Sydney, and the Village of Trenton.
In 1903, the county of Hastings was divided into two ridings: Hastings West and Hastings East.
The west riding consisted of the townships of Sydney, Rawdon, Huntingdon, Marmora and Lake, Wollaston, Faraday, Herschel, McClure, Wicklow and Bangor, the city of Belleville, the town of Trenton, and the villages of Marmora and Sterling.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings South and Hastings—Peterborough ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | James Brown | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | James Brown | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | James Brown | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | James Brown | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Alexander Robertson | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | Alexander Robertson | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1891 | Henry Corby Jr. | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1894 | Henry Corby Jr. | Conservative |
| 7th | 1894–1896 | Henry Corby Jr. | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Henry Corby Jr. | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1901 | Henry Corby Jr. | Conservative |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | Edward Guss Porter | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Edward Guss Porter | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Edward Guss Porter | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Edward Guss Porter | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Edward Guss Porter | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1924 | Edward Guss Porter | Conservative |
| 14th | 1924–1925 | Charles Edward Hanna | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Hastings South and Hastings—Peterborough |||||

## Election results

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Brown | 773 |
| | Liberal | Rufus Holden | 313 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,264 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Brown | 1,030 |
| | Liberal | Reuben Patterson | 575 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Brown | 414 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Wills | 49 |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Brown | 1,306 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wallbridge | 1,055 |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Robertson | 1,317 |
| | Conservative | James Brown | 1,081 |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Robertson | 1,728 |
| | Liberal | John G. Frost | 1,550 |
On Mr. Robertson's death, 29 February 1888:
By-election on 17 March 1888 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry A. Corby | acclaimed |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Corby | 1,955 |
| | Liberal | R. C. Clute | 1,595 |
On Mr. Corby's resignation, 22 June 1894:
By-election on 4 July 1894 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry A. Corby | acclaimed |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | H. Corby | 1,836 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Ritchie | 1,591 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Corby | 2,094 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Johnston Young | 1,252 |
On Mr. Corby's resignation, 28 February 1901:
By-election on 15 January 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E. G. Porter | 1,831 |
| | Liberal | J. G. Frost | 1,330 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E. Guss Porter | 3,240 |
| | Liberal | Byron O. Lott | 2,361 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Guss Porter | 3,360 |
| | Liberal | Jesse Funnell | 2,199 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Guss Porter | 3,623 |
| | Liberal | William Henry Hubbell | 1,852 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Edward Guss Porter | 5,710 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Robert James Graham | 4,085 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Guss Porter | 7,279 |
| | Progressive | Arza Daniel McIntosh | 6,108 |
On Mr. Porter's resignation, 28 June 1924:
By-election on 25 November 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Edward Hanna | 8,315 |
| | Conservative | E. G. Porter | 7,901 |