Aylmer Byron Hunt
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Compton
In office
1904–1911
Preceded byRufus Henry Pope
Succeeded byFrederick Robert Cromwell
In office
1917–1925
Preceded byFrederick Robert Cromwell
Succeeded byJoseph Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just
Personal details
Born(1864-04-26)April 26, 1864
Bury, Canada East
DiedMay 4, 1925(1925-05-04) (aged 61)
Political partyLiberal

Aylmer Byron Hunt (April 26, 1864 May 4, 1925) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Bury, Canada East, the son of James Hunt and Jane Stokes, Hunt was educated at the Bury Model School. He was by occupation a trader and lumber merchant. He unsuccessfully contested Compton as the Liberal Party of Quebec candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the general elections of 1900. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Compton in the general elections of 1904. He was unseated on petition but elected again in the by-election that followed. He was re-elected in 1908 but was defeated in 1911. A Liberal, he was elected again in 1917 and 1921.

1908 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt3,175
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope2,781
1911 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederick Robert Cromwell2,953
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt2,877
1917 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Aylmer Byron Hunt4,418
Government (Unionist)Kenneth Nicholson McIver2,515
1921 Canadian federal election: Compton
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt7,866
ConservativeFrederick Robert Cromwell3,961

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