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Brant North was a federal
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in
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, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1867 to 1893. It was created by the
British North America Act 1867 The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (30 & 31 Vict. c. 3) (),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 1867'' (BNA Act), ...
which divided the county of Brant into two ridings: Brant North and Brant South according to a traditional division. In 1882, the North Riding of the county of Brant was defined to consist of the townships of Ancaster, Blenheim, East Brantford and South Dumfries. The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Wentworth North and Brant ridings.


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:


Election results


See also

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List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...


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Riding history from the
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{{Authority control Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1867 1867 establishments in Ontario 1896 disestablishments in Ontario Constituencies disestablished in 1896