# Brantford (federal electoral district)

Brantford was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968.
The riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Brant South riding. It consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the township of Oakland, and the part of the township of Brantford south and west of the Grand River. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Brantford City riding.
It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Brant and Brantford City ridings. The second incarnation consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the townships of Burford and Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of the left bank of Grand River, in the county of Brant. In 1952, it was redefined to include a part of the township of Brantford lying to the east of the city Brantford.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Brant riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Brant South |||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | William Foster Cockshutt | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Lloyd Harris | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | William Foster Cockshutt | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | William Foster Cockshutt | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | William Gawtress Raymond | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Brantford City |||||
| Riding re-created from Brant and Brantford City |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | William Ross Macdonald | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | James Elisha Brown | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Jack Wratten | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Jack Wratten | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | James Elisha Brown | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | James Elisha Brown | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | James Elisha Brown | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Brant |||||

## Election results
### 1904–1921

1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Foster Cockshutt | 2,383 |
| | Liberal | Charles Bernard Heyd | 2,368 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Harris | 2,832 |
| | Conservative | William Foster Cockshutt | 2,627 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Foster Cockshutt | 3,159 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hiram Preston | 2,440 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Government (Unionist) | William Foster Cockshutt | 5,925 |
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Wedgewood Bowlby | 2,233 |
| Labour | Morrisson Mann MacBride | 1,726 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | William Gawtress Raymond | 6,879 |
| Conservative | William Foster Cockshutt | 4,892 |
| Progressive | Arthur William Burt | 1,244 |

### 1949–1965

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | William Ross Macdonald | 12,565 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Tozeland Shillington | 6,747 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Reginald Cooper | 4,160 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Elisha Brown | 9,576 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Tozeland Shillington | 7,912 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Houison Gillies | 3,839 |
| Labor–Progressive | Dorise Nielsen | 216 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Wratten | 9,902 |
| Liberal | W. John McCormack | 8,095 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Margaret McLellan | 5,927 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Wratten | 14,059 |
| Liberal | James Gray Leslie | 7,694 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Maycock | 3,726 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Elisha Brown | 11,475 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Wratten | 8,549 |
| New Democratic | Robert G. Good | 4,085 |
| Social Credit | Geoffrey E. W. Styles | 1,193 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Elisha Brown | 10,804 |
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Andreasen | 9,680 |
| New Democratic | Bill Humble | 3,706 |
| Social Credit | Herb Motz | 766 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Elisha Brown | 9,948 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Hodge | 7,825 |
| New Democratic | Mac Makarchuk | 6,176 |
| Social Credit | Paul Seddon | 208 |