# Peterborough West (provincial electoral district)

Peterborough West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1926. In 1926, Peterborough West and Peterborough East were redistributed into two ridings Peterborough City and Peterborough County. This lasted until 1934 when both ridings were merged into one riding called Peterborough.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Peterborough West :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | John Carnegie | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1875 | George Albertus Cox | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | William Hepburn Scott | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1882 | William Hepburn Scott | Conservative |
| 4th | 1882–1883 | Robert Kincaid | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | John Carnegie | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | James Robert Stratton | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | James Robert Stratton | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | James Robert Stratton | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | James Robert Stratton | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | James Robert Stratton | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Thomas Evans Bradburn | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Evans Bradburn | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Edward Armour Peck | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | George Alexander Gillespie | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Thomas Tooms | Labour |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | William Herbert Bradburn | Conservative |
| Peterborough City |||||
| 17th | 1926–1929 | William Herbert Bradburn | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | James Fordyce Strickland | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Peterborough riding before the 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Carnegie | 670 | 50.68 |
| | Liberal | J. Walton | 652 | 49.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,322 | 78.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,684 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn | 648 | 52.13 | +2.81 |
| | Conservative | John Carnegie | 595 | 47.87 | −2.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | 69.91 | −8.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,778 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +2.81 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, July 30, 1874 Death of Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hepburn Scott | 438 | 50.34 | +2.48 |
| | Independent | Mr. Dumble | 432 | 49.66 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 870 | 100.0 | −30.01 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +2.48 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:304}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Albertus Cox | 970 | 51.19 | |
| | Conservative | William Hepburn Scott | 925 | 48.81 | −1.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,895 | 71.27 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,659 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, October 1875 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hepburn Scott | 995 | 50.03 | −0.32 |
| | Liberal | George Albertus Cox | 994 | 49.97 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,989 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −0.32 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:304}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Hepburn Scott | 1,130 | 52.68 | +2.66 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Elliot | 878 | 40.93 | −9.04 |
| | Independent | Mr. Hogan | 137 | 6.39 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,145 | 55.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,831 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.85 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||