# Elgin (federal electoral district)

Elgin (also known as Elgin—Norfolk) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of St. Thomas. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Village of Belmont in the County of Middlesex. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the County of Elgin and the Township of Norfolk in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The name of electoral district was changed in 1990 to Elgin—Norfolk.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Elgin—Middlesex—London and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Elgin Riding created from Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Wilson Mills | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Wilson Mills | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Charles Delmer Coyle | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Charles Delmer Coyle | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1954† | Charles Delmer Coyle | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1954–1957 | James Alexander McBain | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | James Alexander McBain | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | James Alexander McBain | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | James Alexander McBain | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | James Alexander McBain | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Harold Stafford | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Harold Stafford | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | John Wise | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | John Wise | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Wise | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | John Wise | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | John Wise | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Ken Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| Elgin—Norfolk |||||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Gar Knutson | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Elgin—Middlesex—London and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant |||||

## Election results
### Elgin

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Wilson Mills | 11,295 |
| Conservative | Herbert James Davis | 9,508 |
| Reconstruction | John Lawrence Stansell | 1,793 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Wilson Mills | 11,867 |
| | National Government | Norman Roy Martin | 8,905 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Delmer Coyle | 11,652 |
| Liberal | Gordon Newell | 7,484 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Peter Laing | 2,397 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Delmer Coyle | 10,265 |
| Liberal | Gordon Newell | 9,085 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Colin Charles Stafford | 1,783 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Delmer Coyle | 12,482 |
| | Liberal | John Frederick Peterson | 10,743 |
On Mr. Coyle's death, 19 January 1954:
By-election on 22 March 1954 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 11,821 |
| | Liberal | Harold Scott Rodney | 10,680 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 14,822 |
| Liberal | James Carman Hindley | 7,280 |
| Social Credit | Frank H. Whatmore | 1,407 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd George Allen | 1,233 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 17,146 |
| Liberal | Peter Laing | 6,656 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Allen | 1,008 |
| Social Credit | Harold G. Youcke | 252 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 12,569 |
| Liberal | Harold Edwin Stafford | 12,491 |
| New Democratic | Stuart Henry Phoenix | 1,936 |
| Social Credit | Richard Orval Tustian | 622 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 13,957 |
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 12,910 |
| New Democratic | Harold Nathaniel Brooks | 1,127 |
| Social Credit | Kenneth E. Shackleton | 757 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 13,343 |
| Progressive Conservative | James Alexander McBain | 12,309 |
| New Democratic | Eric Dennis Hargreaves | 1,530 |
| Social Credit | Clare Inger | 520 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 12,856 |
| Progressive Conservative | John S. Ker | 11,799 |
| New Democratic | Barry P. Whittaker | 4,227 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 17,281 |
| Liberal | Harold Stafford | 13,289 |
| New Democratic | Leroy B. Wright | 3,345 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 15,851 |
| Liberal | Marietta Roberts | 13,349 |
| New Democratic | Bob McNaughton | 4,373 |
| Social Credit | William Triska | 126 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 21,181 |
| Liberal | Joe Tokar | 9,273 |
| New Democratic | Mary Lou Weitzel | 4,293 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 16,845 |
| Liberal | Gary Johnson | 12,410 |
| New Democratic | Mary Lou Weitzel | 4,508 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Roger Beland | 57 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Wise | 23,302 |
| Liberal | Gary Johnson | 6,797 |
| New Democratic | Bob Habkirk | 4,646 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Monteith | 15,694 |
| Liberal | Tony Csinos | 13,953 |
| New Democratic | Bob Habkirk | 8,447 |
| Christian Heritage | Will Wymenga | 2,529 |

### Elgin—Norfolk

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gar Knutson | 17,438 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Monteith | 11,118 |
| Reform | John Van der Veen | 8,236 |
| New Democratic | Bob Habkirk | 2,168 |
| Christian Heritage | Bob A. Dekraker | 1,263 |
| Natural Law | Rod Falk | 242 |
| Abolitionist | Mai Ly | 51 |