Electoral History
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | MORRISON, Angus | 300 | ||||
| Unknown | THOMSON, | 250 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | MORRISON, Angus | 300 | ||||
| Unknown | CURRIE, J.M. | 298 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 336 | ||||
| Unknown | CURRIE, J.M. | 306 | ||||
On election being declared void:
| By-election on 22 December 1874 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 354 | |||
| Unknown | BROWN, Solomon John Johnson | 251 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | HUGHES, Patrick | 312 | ||||
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 310 | ||||
On election being declared void:
| By-election on 20 March 1879 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | PLUMB, Josiah Burr | 310 | |||
| Liberal | HUGHES, Patrick | 308 | |||
Mr. Hughes was disqualified; subsequently the Court struck off four votes from Mr. Hughes' list for bribery, thus giving the seat to Mr. Plumb by a majority of two.
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