Brandon (electoral district)

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use dmy dates Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1953. It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings. In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Souris to form the district of Brandon—Souris.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

• 1896: D'Alton McCarthy - McCarthyite
• 1896-1911: Sir Clifford Sifton - Liberal
• 1911-1917: James Albert Manning Aikins - Conservative Party of Canada
• 1917-1921: Howard P. Whidden - Unionist Party
• 1921-1930: Robert Forke - Progressive Party of Canada (1921–1926), Liberal-Progressive (1926–1930)
• 1930: Thomas Alexander Crerar - Liberal
• 1930-1938: David Wilson Beaubier - Conservative Party of Canada
• 1938-1950: James Ewen Matthews - Liberal
• 1951-1952: Walter Dinsdale - Progressive Conservative

Election results

By-election: On the death of Mr. Matthews' on 24 November 1950

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By-election: On the death of Mr. Beaubier on 1 September 1938

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By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke to the senate on 30 December 1929

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By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke as Minister of Immigration and Colonization on 5 October 1926

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By-election: Mr McCarthy elected to sit for Simcoe North on 25 August 1896

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See also

• Brandon—Souris
• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history for Brandon (1892–1952) from the Library of Parliament