Port Arthur and Kenora

Port Arthur and Kenora was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Thunder Bay and Rainy River riding.

Port Arthur and Kenora

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1914
District abolished	1924
First contested	1917
Last contested	1921

It consisted of the territorial districts of Thunder Bay, Kenora and Rainy River, excluding parts included in Fort William and Rainy River, and of the district of Patricia.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Kenora—Rainy River and Port Arthur—Thunder Bay ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Thunder Bay and Rainy River
13th	1917–1921		Francis Henry Keefer	Government (Unionist)
14th	1921–1925		Dougald Kennedy	Progressive
Riding dissolved into Kenora—Rainy River and Port Arthur—Thunder Bay

Election history

1917 Canadian federal election: Port Arthur and Kenora
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	Francis Henry Keefer	5,990
	Opposition	James Asher Dunbar	2,476

1921 Canadian federal election: Port Arthur and Kenora
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	Dougald Kennedy	3,681
	Conservative	Francis Henry Keefer	3,627
	Liberal	Alexander Jarvis McComber	3,419

See also

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