# Peterborough East

Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough into two ridings.
The East Riding consisted of the Townships of Asphodel, Belmont and Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Galway, Harvey, Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, Otonabee, and Snowden, and the Village of Ashburnham, and any other surveyed Townships lying to the north.
In 1882, it was defined to consist of the townships of Asphodel, Belmont, Methuen, Douro, Dummer, Burleigh, Anstruther, Chandos, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre, Clyde, Nightingale, Livingstone, Lawrence, Cavendish, Glamorgan, Cardiff, Monmouth, Otonabee and Harvey, and the villages of Ashburnham, Lakefield and Norwood.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood. In 1914, it was redefined of the townships of Anstruther, Asphodel, Belmont, Burleigh, Chandos, Douro, Dummer, Methuen and Otonabee, and the villages of Havelock, Lakefield and Norwood.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Peterborough and Peterborough West ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Peregrine Maitland Grover | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Peregrine Maitland Grover | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | James Hall | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Burnham | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Burnham | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John Lang | Independent Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | John Burnham | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Lang | Independent Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | John Lang | Independent Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | John Finlay | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | John Albert Sexsmith | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | John Albert Sexsmith | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | John Albert Sexsmith | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | George Arthur Brethen | Progressive |
| Riding dissolved into Hastings—Peterborough and Peterborough West |||||

## Election history

1867 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peregrine Maitland Grover | 956 |
| | Unknown | James Anderson | 644 |
1872 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peregrine Maitland Grover | 804 |
| | Unknown | Evans Ingram | 752 |
1874 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Hall | 993 |
| | Unknown | R. D. Rogers | 879 |
1878 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Burnham | 1,262 |
| | Unknown | T. Buck | 1,236 |
1882 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Burnham | 1,449 |
| | Unknown | William E. Roxburgh | 1,192 |
1887 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Liberal | John Lang | 1,697 |
| | Conservative | John Burnham | 1,588 |
1891 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Burnham | 1,832 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Rork | 1,803 |
1896 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Liberal | John Lang | 2,353 |
| | Conservative | John Burnham | 1,738 |
1900 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Liberal | John Lang | 1,876 |
| | Conservative | John A. Sexsmith | 1,702 |
1904 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Finlay | 1,588 |
| | Conservative | John Sexsmith | 1,518 |
1908 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John A. Sexsmith | 1,922 |
| | Liberal | Edward A. Tanner | 1,540 |
1911 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John A. Sexsmith | 1,992 |
| | Liberal | Francis D. Kerr | 1,399 |
1917 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government | John A. Sexsmith | 2,555 |
| | Opposition | William H. Johnston | 1,389 |
1921 Canadian federal election: East Riding of Peterborough :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | George A. Brethen | 2,647 |
| Conservative | John A. Sexsmith | 2,296 |
| Liberal | John A. Dewart | 1,503 |