Lanark North was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. It was created by the
British North America Act 1867
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which divided the County of Lanark into two
ridings:
Lanark South and Lanark North.
In 1882, the North Riding of Lanark was defined to consist of the townships of Ramsay, Pakenham, Darling, Dalhousie, North Sherbrooke, Lavant, Fitzroy, Huntley and Lanark, the Town of Almonte, and the Village of Lanark.
In 1903, the village of Carleton Place was added to the riding, and the townships of Fitzroy and Huntley were excluded.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into
Lanark
Lanark ( ; ; ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a populatio ...
riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election history
On Mr. Galbraith's death, 17 December 1879:
On Mr. Jamieson being appointed Junior County Judge, Wellington County, 8 December 1891:
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Parliamentary website
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario