Brantford (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brantford was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968.
Ontario electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1903, 1947 |
District abolished | 1924, 1966 |
First contested | 1904 |
Last contested | 1965 |
The riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Brant South riding. It consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the township of Oakland, and the part of the township of Brantford south and west of the Grand River. The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Brantford City riding.
It was recreated in 1947 from parts of Brant and Brantford City ridings. The second incarnation consisted initially of the city of Brantford, the townships of Burford and Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of the left bank of Grand River, in the county of Brant. In 1952, it was redefined to include a part of the township of Brantford lying to the east of the city Brantford.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Brant riding.