Kenora—Rainy River
Kenora—Rainy River was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 2004. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Fort William and Rainy River and Port Arthur and Kenora ridings.
It initially consisted of the parts of the territorial districts of Kenora and Rainy River lying west of the fifth meridian passing between the townships of Melgund and Revell.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the part of the province of Ontario lying west of the fourth meridian including Sioux Lookout, Ignace and Atikokan.
In 1966, it was redefined as consisting of the western parts of the territorial districts of Rainy River and Kenora west of a line drawn (from south to north) beginning at the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway bridge and ending at the northern limit of the province.
In 1976, it was redefined as consisting of the western parts of the Territorial Districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Kenora and Thunder Bay—Rainy River ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HEENAN, Peter | 3,898 | ||||||
| Conservative | MACHIN, Harold Arthur Clement | 3,707 | ||||||
| Farmer-Labour | MACLEAN, Roderick | 762 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HEENAN, Peter | 5,626 | ||||||
| Conservative | GEORGE, Arthur Dufferin | 5,016 | ||||||
Acceptance by Mr. Heenan of an office of emolument under the Crown, October 11, 1926:
| By-election on 2 November 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | HEENAN, Hon. Peter | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HEENAN, Hon. Peter | 6,313 | ||||||
| Unknown | MCMANUS, Francis James | 5,811 | ||||||
On Mr. Heenan's resignation and on his election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, July 10, 1934:
| By-election on 24 September 1934 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | MCKINNON, Hugh Bathgate | 8,618 | |||
| Conservative | DERRY, Joseph | 2,453 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCKINNON, Hugh Bathgate | 8,271 | ||||||
| Conservative | MCMANUS, Francis James | 2,837 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | CALLAN, John Fullerton | 2,169 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | GEDDES, George | 1,326 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCKINNON, Hugh B. | 10,595 | ||||||
| National Government | DEAN, John Albert | 5,286 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | IVENS, William | 3,173 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 7,309 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | SHERRETT, Joseph Allan | 5,260 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | JAMES, Ralph Jackson | 4,762 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | HILL, Amos Tobias | 705 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 11,297 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | FREGEAU, Joseph Victor | 5,024 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | JAMES, Ralph Jackson | 3,869 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 11,380 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | GRAY, William John | 5,822 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | JAMES, Ralph Jackson | 2,411 | ||||||
| Independent | FARRINGTON, Albert Harold | 369 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 10,701 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | GRAY, William John | 7,087 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | CARTER, Jo | 4,689 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 11,956 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | ROBERTSON, John A. Pete | 11,773 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WELSBY, Andre | 3,487 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 15,412 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | CROXFORD, Victor K. | 7,123 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MCRAE, Paul E. | 5,157 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | BENIDICKSON, William Moore | 16,794 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MILLAR, Jean | 10,221 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | REID, John M. | 11,488 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MILLAR, Jean | 7,789 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MOROZ, Thomas | 6,650 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | REID, John M. | 10,144 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MOATS, Harvey H. | 5,711 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | WEBB, T. Howard | 4,655 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | REID, John M. | 9,241 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | BEEBE, Arnold | 8,238 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WATKINS, Bill | 5,263 | ||||||
| Independent | BROWN, Bill | 272 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | REID, John M. | 10,319 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | BEEBE, Arnold | 7,821 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WATKINS, Bill | 4,894 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | REID, John M. | 11,793 | ||||||
| New Democratic | PARRY, John | 10,844 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | KAHOOT, Bob | 10,555 | ||||||
| Social Credit | CLINK, Don | 253 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | SAWANAS, Jerry | 99 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | REID, John M. | 14,688 | ||||||
| New Democratic | PARRY, John | 14,322 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | KOTZ, Dan | 5,571 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | SAWANAS, Jerry | 120 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | PARRY, John | 13,319 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LUGLI, Al | 12,699 | ||||||
| Liberal | REID, John M. | 9,928 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NAULT, Robert D. | 13,313 | ||||||
| New Democratic | PARRY, John | 12,102 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MOTLONG, Dick | 7,496 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | CARLSON, Ed | 1,477 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | MORELLI, Julian | 394 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NAULT, Robert D. | 22,157 | ||||||
| Reform | FISHER, Mel | 7,094 | ||||||
| New Democratic | KIRBY, Peter | 2,194 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | HAINSWORTH, George | 2,062 | ||||||
| National | ROWE, Harold | 698 | ||||||
| Not affiliated | MCCORMICK, April I. | 284 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NAULT, Bob | 14,084 | ||||||
| Reform | HYATT, Ken | 9,782 | ||||||
| New Democratic | BERGMAN, Ruth | 6,922 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | LEE, Gordon | 2,799 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | NAULT, Bob | 14,416 | ||||||
| Alliance | PREFONTAINE, Ed | 9,125 | ||||||
| New Democratic | BARCLAY, Susan | 6,868 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | BARRETT, Brian | 1,476 | ||||||