# Prescott (federal electoral district)

Prescott was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867, and consisted of the County of Prescott.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Glengarry—Prescott riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Albert Hagar | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Albert Hagar | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Albert Hagar | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Félix Routhier | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Simon Labrosse | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Simon Labrosse | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1891 | Isidore Proulx | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Isidore Proulx | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Isidore Proulx | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Isidore Proulx | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Edmond Proulx | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Edmond Proulx | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Edmond Proulx | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Edmond Proulx | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | Joseph Binette | Progressive |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | Joseph Binette | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Gustave Évanturel | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1929 | Louis-Mathias Auger | Independent Liberal |
| 16th | 1929–1930 | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Raymond Bruneau | Independent Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Glengarry—Prescott |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Albert Hagar | 1,205 |
| | Unknown | Thomas Higginson | 130 |

### Result by municipality

| Municipality | Hagar | Higginson | Total vote | Eligible voters |
| Longueuil Township | 130 | 19 | 149 | 180 |
| Hawkesbury (village) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 174 |
| Alfred Township | 169 | 0 | 169 | 235 |
| Caledonia Township | 109 | 11 | 120 | 150 |
| North Plantagenet Township | 201 | 0 | 201 | 232 |
| South Plantagenet Township | 166 | 1 | 167 | 193 |
| West Hawkesbury Township | 147 | 30 | 177 | 277 |
| East Hawkesbury Township | 265 | 69 | 334 | 555 |
| Total | 1,205 | 130 | 1,335 | 1,998 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Albert Hagar | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | 665 |
| Unknown | T. White Jr. | 659 |
| Unknown | J. Boyd | 292 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Félix Routhier | 875 |
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | 870 |
| Unknown | Angus Urquhart | 661 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Simon Labrosse | 1,322 |
| | Conservative | Félix Routhier | 1,021 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Simon Labrosse | 1,414 |
| | Conservative | Félix Routhier | 1,223 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | 1,269 |
| Conservative | Félix Routhier | 608 |
| Unknown | E. A. Johnson | 532 |
| Unknown | David Bertrand | 335 |
By-election: On Mr. Proulx being unseated, 15 December 1891: Prescott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Isidore Proulx | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | 1,334 |
| Patrons of Industry | Henry Joseph Cloran | 996 |
| Conservative | Dosithé Sabourin | 902 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Isidore Proulx | 1,596 |
| Liberal | Henry Joseph Cloran | 1,177 |
| Conservative | Dosithé Sabourin | 1,049 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,388 |
| | Conservative | L. Charbonneau | 1,323 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,527 |
| | Independent | Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel | 1,070 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,532 |
| | Nationalist Conservative | Eugène-Grégoire Quesnel | 1,220 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Edmond Proulx | 3,743 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Andrew Richard Metcalfe | 1,439 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive | Joseph Binette | 3,661 |
| Independent Liberal | Edmond Proulx | 2,764 |
| Liberal | Amédée Sabourin | 2,359 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gustave Évanturel | 4,198 |
| Independent Liberal | Joseph-Napoléon Coupal | 2,519 |
| Conservative | Hiram Horton Kirby | 2,387 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Louis-Mathias Auger | 3,846 |
| Liberal | Gustave Évanturel | 3,134 |
| Conservative | Hiram Horton Kirby | 2,504 |
| Independent | Raoul Labrosse | 635 |
By-election: On Mr. Auger's resignation, 29 August 1929: Prescott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 5,152 |
| | Independent Liberal | Gustave Gustave Évanturel | 3,562 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,572 |
| | Conservative | Edmund Alexander Mooney | 2,326 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,034 |
| Independent Liberal | Louis-Mathias Auger | 3,620 |
| Conservative | Joseph Saint-Denis | 1,614 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,431 |
| Independent Liberal | Léandre Maisonneuve | 2,028 |
| National Government | Parnell Tierney | 1,819 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 6,623 |
| Progressive Conservative | Louis-Pierre Cécile | 1,753 |
| Bloc populaire | Léandre Maisonneuve | 1,500 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Bernard Dupuis | 408 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Raymond Bruneau | 5,380 |
| Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | 4,148 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Saint-Denis | 1,928 |