Frontenac—Addington was a federal
electoral district represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of
Frontenac and
Lennox and Addington
Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from Addington and Lennox ridings. It consi ...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the county of Frontenac (excluding the city of Kingston and the village of Portsmouth), and part of the county of Lennox and Addington lying east and north of and including the townships of Camden and Ernestown.
In 1933, the Lennox and Addington portion of the riding was redefined to consist of the county of Lennox and Addington excluding the townships of Ernestown, Fredericksburgh North and Fredericksburgh South, Richmond, Adolphustown and Amherst Island.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between
Hastings—Frontenac
Hastings—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968, and from 1979 to 1980.
Constituency boundaries
This riding was originally created in 1952 from p ...
and
Kingston
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Places
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** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
On Mr. Edwards' death, 18 April 1929:
On Mr. Spankie's death, 27 May 1934:
On Mr. Campbell's resignation, 11 August 1937, in order to take part in the provincial elections:
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario