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Stormont was a federal
electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
represented in the
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from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the
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of
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. It was created by the
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as consisting of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1882 when it was merged with Cornwall riding into
Cornwall and Stormont Cornwall and Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Cornwall and Stormont ridings. I ...
. It was re-created as a separate riding in 1903, consisting again of Stormont County. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed between Dundas and
Glengarry and Stormont Glengarry and Stormont 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 Glengarry and Stormont ridings. ...
ridings. It was re-created as a separate riding again in 1924 consisting again of Stormont County. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Stormont, including the city of Cornwall. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Stormont—Dundas riding.


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:


Election results


1867–1882

;Result by municipality


1904–1917


1925–1968


See also

*
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 ...
*
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 ...


References


External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{coord missing, Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario