# Peel (federal electoral district)

Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867.
It consisted of the Townships of Chinguacousy, Toronto, and the Gore of Toronto, and the Villages of Brampton and Streetsville.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Peel to include townships of Caledon and Albion.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Peel South and Peel—Dufferin ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Hillyard Cameron | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Robert Smith | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Robert Smith | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | William Elliott | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | James Fleming | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | William Armstrong McCulla | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Joseph Featherston | Liberal |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | Joseph Featherston | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Joseph Featherston | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Richard Blain | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Richard Blain | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Richard Blain | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Richard Blain | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Samuel Charters | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Samuel Charters | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Samuel Charters | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Samuel Charters | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Samuel Charters | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Gordon Graydon | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Gordon Graydon | National Government |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Gordon Graydon | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Gordon Graydon | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1954 | Gordon Graydon | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1954–1957 | John Pallett | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | John Pallett | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | John Pallett | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Bruce Beer | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Bruce Beer | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Bruce Beer | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Peel South and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe |||||

## Electoral history

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hillyard Cameron | 1,138 | 51.40 |
| | Unknown | Wally Barber | 1,076 | 48.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,214 | 100.0 |
| Source(s) "Peel, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 1 October 2015. |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Smith | 1,261 | 50.32 | – |
| | Conservative | John Hillyard Cameron | 1,245 | 49.68 | -1.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,506 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source(s) "Peel, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 1 October 2015. |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Smith | 1,299 | 50.27 | -0.05 |
| | Conservative | William Elliott | 1,285 | 49.73 | +0.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,584 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.05 |
| Source(s) "Peel, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015. |||||||
1878 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Elliott | 1,414 |
| | Liberal | Robert Smith | 1,325 |
1882 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Fleming | 1,430 |
| | Unknown | Robert Barber | 1,387 |
1887 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Armstrong McCulla | 1,711 |
| | Liberal | James Fleming | 1,668 |
1891 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Featherston | 1,667 |
| | Conservative | William Armstrong McCulla | 1,613 |
By-election: On election being declared void, 11 February 1892 : Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Featherston | acclaimed |
1896 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Featherston | 1,891 |
| | Conservative | A. F. Campbell | 1,425 |
1900 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Blain | 1,705 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Featherston | 1,592 |
1904 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Blain | 2,640 |
| | Liberal | W. E. Milner | 2,524 |
1908 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Blain | 2,758 |
| | Liberal | Edward George Graham | 2,469 |
1911 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Blain | 2,656 |
| | Liberal | William James Lowe | 2,340 |
1917 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Samuel Charters | 4,751 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Benjamin Petch | 2,499 |
1921 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Samuel Charters | 4,892 |
| Liberal | William James Lowe | 3,732 |
| Progressive | Herbert J. W. Taylor | 3,350 |
1925 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Samuel Charters | 7,047 |
| | Liberal | William Ruston Perci Parker | 6,546 |
1926 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Samuel Charters | 7,002 |
| | Liberal | William James Lowe | 6,294 |
1930 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Samuel Charters | 7,112 |
| | Liberal | William James Lowe | 6,847 |
1935 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Gordon Graydon | 7,132 |
| Liberal | William James Lowe | 6,962 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Maund | 1,036 |
| Reconstruction | John Bertram Dingwall | 842 |
1940 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | National Government | Gordon Graydon | 8,486 |
| | Liberal | George R. Farr | 7,638 |
1945 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Graydon | 10,357 |
| Liberal | Stanley George Harmer | 5,489 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Craig Smeaton | 1,788 |
1949 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Graydon | 10,570 |
| Liberal | Stanley G. Harmer | 7,788 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Charles Donson Jenkins | 3,043 |
1953 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Graydon | 13,487 |
| Liberal | Alfred Joseph Clifford O'Marra | 9,263 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Adams | 2,560 |
By-election: On Mr. Graydon's death, 22 March 1954: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Pallett | 13,500 |
| Liberal | Alfred Joseph Clifford O'Marra | 8,944 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Hartis Gane | 1,985 |
1957 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Pallett | 19,818 |
| Liberal | Robert Speck | 10,467 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John R. W. Whitehouse | 3,418 |
| Social Credit | Neil Carmichael | 913 |
1958 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Pallett | 23,379 |
| Liberal | Bob Fasken | 10,357 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John R. W. Whitehouse | 3,848 |
| Social Credit | Neil Carmichael | 640 |
1962 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bruce Beer | 21,221 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Pallett | 19,238 |
| New Democratic | Patrick Lawlor | 8,341 |
| Social Credit | David Astle | 611 |
1963 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bruce Beer | 28,009 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Fox | 15,921 |
| New Democratic | Patrick Lawlor | 8,836 |
| Social Credit | Ronald Gordon Sibbald | 354 |
1965 Canadian federal election: Peel :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bruce Beer | 29,057 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Searle | 17,955 |
| New Democratic | Keith Woollard | 13,404 |
| Social Credit | Ronald G. Sibbald | 551 |