Brandon (electoral district)
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 Primrose Widden - 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 By-election: On the death of Mr. Beaubier on 1 September 1938 By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke to the senate on 30 December 1929 By-election: On the appointment of Mr. Forke as Minister of Immigration and Colonization on 5 October 1926 By-election: Mr McCarthy elected to sit for Simcoe North on 25 August