Prescott was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867, and consisted of the County of Prescott.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was merged into Glengarry—Prescott riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

;Result by municipality

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Municipality !! Hagar !! Higginson !! Total vote !! Eligible voters

|-

| Longueuil Township || 130 || 19 || 149 || 180

|-

| Hawkesbury (village) || 18 || 0 || 18 || 174

|-

| Alfred Township || 169 || 0 || 169 || 235

|-

| Caledonia Township || 109 || 11 || 120 || 150

|-

| North Plantagenet Township || 201 || 0 || 201 || 232

|-

| South Plantagenet Township || 166 || 1 || 167 || 193

|-

| West Hawkesbury Township || 147 || 30 || 177 || 277

|-

| East Hawkesbury Township || 265 || 69 || 334 || 555

|-

| Total || 1,205 || 130 || 1,335 || 1,998

|}

|-

|Liberal

|Isidore Proulx

|align="right"| acclaimed

|}

|-

|Liberal

|Élie-Oscar Bertrand

|align="right"| 5,152

|Independent Liberal

|Gustave Gustave Évanturel

|align="right"| 3,562

|}

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

  • Website of the Parliament of Canada