Carleton (Ontario electoral district)
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Carleton was a federal and provincial electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1867 to 1987. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
from 1821 to 1840 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
from 1841 until 1866.
and the Parliament of the Province of Canada
. It originally consisted of Carleton County
. In 1966, it was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Grenville—Carleton
, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre
, Ottawa West
and Ottawa—Carleton
.
:
In 1914, it was redefined to include parts of the city of Ottawa not included in either the electoral district of Ottawa
or Rideau Ward of Ottawa.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode and that part of the city of Ottawa lying east of a line drawn from south to north along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road, and Mason Street to the Ottawa River.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview, the village of Rockcliffe Park and the part of the city of Ottawa lying east of Parkdale Avenue.
In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park, and including the parts of Victoria and Elmdale wards in the city of Ottawa west of Parkdale Avenue, the part of Dalhousie ward south of Carling Avenue, the part of Capital ward south of Carling Avenue and Linden Terrace, and the part of Riverdale ward south of Riverdale Avenue and west of Main Street.
In 1952, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton (excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park), and the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, east along Carling Avenue, north along O'Connor Street, east along Linden Terrace to the Rideau Canal, south along the canal, east along Echo Drive, northeast along Riverdale Avenue, south along Main Street, southwest along the Rideau River.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Grenville—Carleton
, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre
, Ottawa West
and Ottawa—Carleton
ridings.
|John Holmes
|align="right"| 1,087
|-
|John Rochester
|align="right"| 1,006
|}
|-
|John Rochester
|align="right"| 1,024
|-
|John Holmes
|align="right"| 901
|-
|William Montgomery
|align="right"| 6
|-
|J. Mills
|align="right"| 2
|}
|-
|John Rochester
|align="right"| 870
|-
|John Holmes
|align="right"| 631
|-
|J. Wallace
|align="right"| 347
|}
|-
|John Rochester
|align="right"| 1,282
|-
|John May
|align="right"| 1,196
|-
|J. A. Grant
|align="right"| 86
|-
|Nicholas Sparks, Jr.
|align="right"| 14
|}
|-
|John A. Macdonald
|align="right"| 1,185
|-
|John May
|align="right"| 629
|-
|Erskine Henry Bronson
|align="right"| 617
|}
|-
|John A. Macdonald
|align="right"| 1,691
|-
|John K. Stewart
|align="right"| 606
|}
On the election of J.A. Macdonald to sit for Kingston:
|-
|George Lemuel Dickinson
|align="right"| 1,524
|-
|W. F. Powell
|align="right"| 951
|}
|-
|William Thomas Hodgins
|align="right"| 1,494
|-
|George Lemuel Dickinson
|align="right"| 1,451
|}
|-
|William T. Hodgins
|align="right"| 1,337
|-
|John McKellar
|align="right"|1,128
|-
|J.S. Hendricks
|align="right"|299
|-
|Thomas Butler
|align="right"| 50
|}
|-
|Edward Kidd
|align="right"| 1,611
|-
|John McKellar
|align="right"|884
|}
|-
|Edward Kidd
|align="right"| 2,055
|-
|James E. Caldwell
|align="right"| 1,178
|}
On Mr. Kidd's resignation, 19 January 1905, to provide a seat for Robert Laird Borden:
|-
|Robert Laird Borden
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Robert Laird Borden
|align="right"| 2,667
|-
|James Ernest Caldwell
|align="right"| 1,297
|}
On Mr. Borden being elected for Halifax and Carleton and on his choosing to sit for Halifax, 25 January 1909:
|-
|Edward Kidd
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Edward Kidd
|align="right"|2,616
|-
|Donald Hector MacLean
|align="right"| 1,339
|}
On Mr. Kidd's death, 16 September 1912:
|-
|William Foster Garland
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|George Boyce
|align="right"| 5,290
|-
|Frederick Henry Honeywell
|align="right"|2,669
|}
|-
|William Foster Garland
|align="right"|5,537
|-
|William Lochead Gourlay
|align="right"| 4,142
|-
|Bower Henry
|align="right"| 3,474
|-
|Edward Hill Good
|align="right"| 257
|}
|-
|William Foster Garland
|align="right"| 7,757
|-
|Mortimer Newton Cummings
|align="right"| 5,748
|}
|-
|William Foster Garland
|align="right"| 7,415
|-
|Mortimer Newton Cummings
|align="right"| 5,744
|}
|-
|William Foster Garland
|align="right"| 7,317
|-
|Mortimer Newton Cummings
|align="right"| 7,027
|-
|Robert Ormond Morris
|align="right"|2,369
|}
|-
|Alonzo Bowen Hyndman
|align="right"|6,872
|-
|Herbert Samuel Arkell
|align="right"| 5,919
|-
|Herman Ralph James
|align="right"| 3,431
|}
|-
|Alonzo Bowen Hyndman
|align="right"| 7,736
|-
|Herbert Samuel Arkell
|align="right"|6,617
|}
On Mr. Hyndman's death, 9 April 1940:
|-
|George Russell Boucher
|align="right"| 6,045
|-
|John Nelson McCracken
|align="right"| 1,483
|}
|-
|G. Russell Boucher
|align="right"| 10,916
|-
|Leonard Anthony Davis
|align="right"| 5,309
|-
|Douglas D. Irwin
|align="right"|1,309
|}
On Mr. Boucher's resignation, 1 November 1948:
|-
|George Drew
|align="right"| 12,284
|-
|Eugene Forsey
|align="right"| 3,371
|-
|J. Nelson McCracken
|align="right"|451
|}
|-
|George Drew
|align="right"| 18,141
|-
|John H. McDonald
|align="right"| 13,937
|-
|Eugene Forsey
|align="right"| 2,155
|}
|-
|George Drew
|align="right"| 20,137
|-
|John H. McDonald
|align="right"| 14,676
|-
|Stewart I. Crawford
|align="right"|1,075
|-
|Eric Kingsley Fallis
|align="right"| 562
|}
|-
|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"|27,865
|-
|Frank Egan Dunlap
|align="right"|15,298
|-
|Stewart I. Crawford
|align="right"| 1,334
|-
|Eric Kingsley Fallis
|align="right"| 607
|}
|-
|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"| 32,741
|-
|George Humble
|align="right"| 13,652
|-
|Stewart I. Crawford
|align="right"| 1,777
|-
|Grace Gough
|align="right"| 355
|}
|-
|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"| 32,125
|-
|Lloyd Francis
|align="right"| 26,109
|-
|Lewis Hanley
|align="right"| 3,024
|-
|Harold Herbert Splett
|align="right"| 922
|}
|-
|Lloyd Francis
|align="right"|32,325
|-
|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"| 31,168
|-
|Lewis Hanley
|align="right"| 3,144
|-
|Harold Herbert Splett
|align="right"| 699
|}
|-
|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"|32,456
|-
|Lloyd Francis
|align="right"| 31,523
|-
|Donald V. Stirling
|align="right"| 9,953
|}
, Goulbourn Township
, Rideau Township
, Osgoode Township
and the City of Kanata
. It was abolished in 1999 into Nepean—Carleton
and Lanark—Carleton
:
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, represented in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1867 to 1987. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
from 1821 to 1840 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
from 1841 until 1866.
Federal district
The federal riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. However, the riding has existed since 1821 in the Parliament of Upper CanadaUpper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and the Parliament of the Province of Canada
Province of Canada
The Province of Canada, United Province of Canada, or the United Canadas was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of...
. It originally consisted of Carleton County
Carleton County, Ontario
Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was...
. In 1966, it was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Grenville—Carleton
Grenville—Carleton
Grenville–Carleton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...
, Ottawa West
Ottawa West
Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.-Federal...
and Ottawa—Carleton
Ottawa—Carleton
Ottawa–Carleton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Carleton, Ottawa East and Russell ridings....
.
Members of Parliament of Upper Canada
- William MorrisWilliam Morris (Canadian businessman)William Morris was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786, the son of a Scottish manufacturer. His family came to Upper Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import-export business. The business failed and his father retired to a farm near...
(1821-1825) - George Thew BurkeGeorge Thew BurkeGeorge Thew Burke was a soldier, merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Ballyartella, County Tipperary, Ireland in 1776. He was a captain in the British Army serving in Canada from 1811 to 1818; he fought under Major General Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights...
(1825-1829) - Thomas Mabon RadenhurstThomas Mabon RadenhurstThomas Mabon Radenhurst, QC was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born at Fort St. Johns in Lower Canada in 1803. His father, an immigrant from England, died in 1805. He was educated at John Strachan's school in York and then studied law with his cousin, George Ridout in York...
(1829-1831) - Hamnett Kirkes PinheyHamnett Kirkes PinheyHamnett Kirkes Pinhey was a Canadian landowner and politician.-Early years:...
(1831) and John Bower LewisJohn Bower LewisJohn Bower Lewis, QC was the second mayor of Bytown in 1848, the first mayor of Ottawa from 1855 to 1857, and a member of the 2nd Canadian Parliament from 1872 to 1873....
(1831-1840) - George LyonGeorge Lyon (Canadian politician)George Lyon was a captain in the British Army and a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born in Inverurie, Scotland in 1790. In 1806 he was commissioned Ensign in the 40th Foot and in 1809, as a Lieutenant, he transferred to the 100th Foot. In November 1810, he went to Canada with his...
(1831-1835) - Edward MallochEdward MallochEdward Malloch was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Scotland. He settled in Richmond and married Margaret Lindsey Hill of Amherstburg daughter of Maria Hill. Edward and Margaret opened a general store which supplied the workers during the building of the Rideau Canal...
(1835-1840)
Members of Parliament of the Province of Canada
- James JohnstonJames Johnston (Upper Canada politician)James Johnston was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Ireland and came to Canada in 1815, moving to Bytown in 1827. He worked as an auctioneer and merchant there...
, Reformer (1841-1846) - George LyonGeorge Lyon (Canadian politician)George Lyon was a captain in the British Army and a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born in Inverurie, Scotland in 1790. In 1806 he was commissioned Ensign in the 40th Foot and in 1809, as a Lieutenant, he transferred to the 100th Foot. In November 1810, he went to Canada with his...
, Conservative (1846-1848) - Edward Malloch (1848-1854)
- William F. PowellWilliam F. PowellWilliam Frederick Powell was a political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1866 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1854-1866)
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
:
- John Holmes, Liberal-ConservativeLiberal-Conservative PartyThe Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
(1867-1872) - John RochesterJohn Rochester (politician)John Rochester was a Canadian industrialist, mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1870 to 1871, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1872 to 1882....
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1872-1882) - Sir John A. MacdonaldJohn A. MacdonaldSir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
, Liberal-Conservative (1882-1888) - George Lemuel DickinsonGeorge Lemuel DickinsonGeorge Lemuel Dickinson was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1888 to 1891 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1888-1891) - William T. Hodgins, Conservative (1891-1900)
- Edward KiddEdward KiddEdward Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1905 and 1909 to 1912 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1900-1905) - Robert Laird Borden, Conservative (1905-1909)
- Edward Kidd, Conservative (1909-1912)
- William Foster GarlandWilliam Foster GarlandWilliam Foster Garland was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1912 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1935....
, Conservative (1912-1917) - George BoyceGeorge Boyce (Canadian politician)George Boyce was a politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Unionist Party coalition to represent the riding of Carleton. He was also reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario for two years and councillor for Carleton County, Ontario for twelve...
, UnionistUnionist Party (Canada)The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War....
(1917-1921) - William Foster Garland, Conservative (1921-1935)
- Alonzo Bowen Hyndman, Conservative (1935-1940)
- Alonzo Bowen Hyndman, National Government (1940)
- George Russell BoucherGeorge Russell BoucherGeorge Russell Boucher was a Canadian politician and barrister.Born in Dunrobin, Ontario, Boucher was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an August 1940 by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Carleton...
, Conservative, (1940-1945) - George Russell Boucher, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1945-1948) - George Alexander Drew, Progressive Conservative (1948-1957)
- Richard Albert Bell, Progressive Conservative (1957-1963)
- Lloyd FrancisCyril Lloyd FrancisCyril Lloyd Francis, PC was a Canadian politician and one time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1963-1965) - Richard Albert Bell, Progressive Conservative (1965-1966)
Federal electoral district - history
The federal riding consisted initially of Carleton County. In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Nepean, North Gower, Marlboro, March, Torbolton and Goulbourn, and the village of Richmond. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Carleton, excluding the city of Ottawa and the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode.In 1914, it was redefined to include parts of the city of Ottawa not included in either the electoral district of Ottawa
Ottawa (City of)
Ottawa was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa...
or Rideau Ward of Ottawa.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode and that part of the city of Ottawa lying east of a line drawn from south to north along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road, and Mason Street to the Ottawa River.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview, the village of Rockcliffe Park and the part of the city of Ottawa lying east of Parkdale Avenue.
In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park, and including the parts of Victoria and Elmdale wards in the city of Ottawa west of Parkdale Avenue, the part of Dalhousie ward south of Carling Avenue, the part of Capital ward south of Carling Avenue and Linden Terrace, and the part of Riverdale ward south of Riverdale Avenue and west of Main Street.
In 1952, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton (excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park), and the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, east along Carling Avenue, north along O'Connor Street, east along Linden Terrace to the Rideau Canal, south along the canal, east along Echo Drive, northeast along Riverdale Avenue, south along Main Street, southwest along the Rideau River.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Grenville—Carleton
Grenville—Carleton
Grenville–Carleton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...
, Ottawa West
Ottawa West
Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.-Federal...
and Ottawa—Carleton
Ottawa—Carleton
Ottawa–Carleton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Carleton, Ottawa East and Russell ridings....
ridings.
Federal election results
|-|John Holmes
John Holmes (Ontario politician)
John Holmes was a Canadian politician and surveyor.He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828, the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza...
|align="right"| 1,087
|-
|John Rochester
John Rochester (politician)
John Rochester was a Canadian industrialist, mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1870 to 1871, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1872 to 1882....
|align="right"| 1,006
|}
|-
|John Rochester
John Rochester (politician)
John Rochester was a Canadian industrialist, mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1870 to 1871, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1872 to 1882....
|align="right"| 1,024
|-
|John Holmes
John Holmes (Ontario politician)
John Holmes was a Canadian politician and surveyor.He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828, the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza...
|align="right"| 901
|-
|William Montgomery
|align="right"| 6
|-
|J. Mills
|align="right"| 2
|}
|-
|John Rochester
John Rochester (politician)
John Rochester was a Canadian industrialist, mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1870 to 1871, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1872 to 1882....
|align="right"| 870
|-
|John Holmes
John Holmes (Ontario politician)
John Holmes was a Canadian politician and surveyor.He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828, the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza...
|align="right"| 631
|-
|J. Wallace
|align="right"| 347
|}
|-
|John Rochester
John Rochester (politician)
John Rochester was a Canadian industrialist, mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1870 to 1871, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1872 to 1882....
|align="right"| 1,282
|-
|John May
John May (politician)
John Milton May is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue to represent District 49 in the House on April 21, 2010, after being selected by local Democrats in the district . He filled the vacancy left by the resignation of...
|align="right"| 1,196
|-
|J. A. Grant
|align="right"| 86
|-
|Nicholas Sparks, Jr.
|align="right"| 14
|}
|-
|John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
|align="right"| 1,185
|-
|John May
John May (politician)
John Milton May is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue to represent District 49 in the House on April 21, 2010, after being selected by local Democrats in the district . He filled the vacancy left by the resignation of...
|align="right"| 629
|-
|Erskine Henry Bronson
Erskine Henry Bronson
Erskine Henry Bronson was an American-born Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented the City of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1898....
|align="right"| 617
|}
|-
|John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
|align="right"| 1,691
|-
|John K. Stewart
|align="right"| 606
|}
On the election of J.A. Macdonald to sit for Kingston:
|-
|George Lemuel Dickinson
George Lemuel Dickinson
George Lemuel Dickinson was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1888 to 1891 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 1,524
|-
|W. F. Powell
|align="right"| 951
|}
|-
|William Thomas Hodgins
William Thomas Hodgins
William Thomas Hodgins was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1900 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 1,494
|-
|George Lemuel Dickinson
George Lemuel Dickinson
George Lemuel Dickinson was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1888 to 1891 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 1,451
|}
|-
|William T. Hodgins
|align="right"| 1,337
|-
|John McKellar
John McKellar
John McKellar was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He was the first mayor of Fort William, Ontario , serving from 1892 to 1898....
|align="right"|1,128
|-
|J.S. Hendricks
|align="right"|299
|-
|Thomas Butler
|align="right"| 50
|}
|-
|Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1905 and 1909 to 1912 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 1,611
|-
|John McKellar
John McKellar
John McKellar was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He was the first mayor of Fort William, Ontario , serving from 1892 to 1898....
|align="right"|884
|}
|-
|Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1905 and 1909 to 1912 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 2,055
|-
|James E. Caldwell
|align="right"| 1,178
|}
On Mr. Kidd's resignation, 19 January 1905, to provide a seat for Robert Laird Borden:
|-
|Robert Laird Borden
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Robert Laird Borden
|align="right"| 2,667
|-
|James Ernest Caldwell
|align="right"| 1,297
|}
On Mr. Borden being elected for Halifax and Carleton and on his choosing to sit for Halifax, 25 January 1909:
|-
|Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1905 and 1909 to 1912 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd
Edward Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1905 and 1909 to 1912 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"|2,616
|-
|Donald Hector MacLean
|align="right"| 1,339
|}
On Mr. Kidd's death, 16 September 1912:
|-
|William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1912 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1935....
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|George Boyce
George Boyce (Canadian politician)
George Boyce was a politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Unionist Party coalition to represent the riding of Carleton. He was also reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario for two years and councillor for Carleton County, Ontario for twelve...
|align="right"| 5,290
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|Frederick Henry Honeywell
|align="right"|2,669
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|William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1912 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1935....
|align="right"|5,537
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|William Lochead Gourlay
|align="right"| 4,142
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|Bower Henry
|align="right"| 3,474
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|Edward Hill Good
|align="right"| 257
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|William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1912 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1935....
|align="right"| 7,757
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|Mortimer Newton Cummings
|align="right"| 5,748
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|William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1912 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1935....
|align="right"| 7,415
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|Mortimer Newton Cummings
|align="right"| 5,744
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|William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland
William Foster Garland was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1912 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1935....
|align="right"| 7,317
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|Mortimer Newton Cummings
|align="right"| 7,027
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|Robert Ormond Morris
|align="right"|2,369
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|Alonzo Bowen Hyndman
|align="right"|6,872
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|Herbert Samuel Arkell
|align="right"| 5,919
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|Herman Ralph James
|align="right"| 3,431
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|Alonzo Bowen Hyndman
|align="right"| 7,736
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|Herbert Samuel Arkell
|align="right"|6,617
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On Mr. Hyndman's death, 9 April 1940:
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|George Russell Boucher
George Russell Boucher
George Russell Boucher was a Canadian politician and barrister.Born in Dunrobin, Ontario, Boucher was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an August 1940 by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Carleton...
|align="right"| 6,045
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|John Nelson McCracken
|align="right"| 1,483
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|G. Russell Boucher
|align="right"| 10,916
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|Leonard Anthony Davis
|align="right"| 5,309
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|Douglas D. Irwin
|align="right"|1,309
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On Mr. Boucher's resignation, 1 November 1948:
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|George Drew
|align="right"| 12,284
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|Eugene Forsey
Eugene Forsey
Eugene Alfred Forsey, served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.- Biography :...
|align="right"| 3,371
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|J. Nelson McCracken
|align="right"|451
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|George Drew
|align="right"| 18,141
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|John H. McDonald
|align="right"| 13,937
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|Eugene Forsey
Eugene Forsey
Eugene Alfred Forsey, served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.- Biography :...
|align="right"| 2,155
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|George Drew
|align="right"| 20,137
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|John H. McDonald
|align="right"| 14,676
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|Stewart I. Crawford
|align="right"|1,075
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|Eric Kingsley Fallis
|align="right"| 562
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|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"|27,865
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|Frank Egan Dunlap
|align="right"|15,298
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|Stewart I. Crawford
|align="right"| 1,334
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|Eric Kingsley Fallis
|align="right"| 607
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|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"| 32,741
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|George Humble
|align="right"| 13,652
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|Stewart I. Crawford
|align="right"| 1,777
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|Grace Gough
|align="right"| 355
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|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"| 32,125
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|Lloyd Francis
|align="right"| 26,109
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|Lewis Hanley
|align="right"| 3,024
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|Harold Herbert Splett
|align="right"| 922
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|Lloyd Francis
|align="right"|32,325
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|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"| 31,168
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|Lewis Hanley
|align="right"| 3,144
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|Harold Herbert Splett
|align="right"| 699
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|Richard Albert Bell
|align="right"|32,456
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|Lloyd Francis
|align="right"| 31,523
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|Donald V. Stirling
|align="right"| 9,953
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Geography
For the last three elections when Carleton existed (1987, 1990 and 1995) the riding included the municipalities of West Carleton TownshipWest Carleton Township, Ontario
West Carleton is a historic township in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural parts of the new City of Ottawa, west of Kanata. Its northern boundary is the Ottawa River....
, Goulbourn Township
Goulbourn Township, Ontario
Goulbourn Township, Ontario was formed in 1818, roughly 20 km southwest of downtown Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond. Other communities in the township include Stittsville, Munster, and Ashton. Stittsville is the largest community in the township, owing in part to its...
, Rideau Township
Rideau Township, Ontario
Rideau is an historic township in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural parts of the City of Ottawa, in the extreme south. Its eastern boundary is the Rideau River, its namesake....
, Osgoode Township
Osgoode Township, Ontario
Osgoode Township is a former township that is now a part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It encompassed the same area that is currently Osgoode Ward. The township along the Rideau River was established in 1798 and incorporated in 1850. It was an independent township in Carleton County until...
and the City of Kanata
Kanata, Ontario
Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....
. It was abolished in 1999 into Nepean—Carleton
Nepean—Carleton (provincial electoral district)
Nepean-Carleton is a provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.The riding was represented in the Ontario legislature by Progressive Conservative John Baird since it became a provincial riding in 1999 until he resigned in...
and Lanark—Carleton
Lanark—Carleton (provincial electoral district)
Lanark–Carleton was a provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from Lanark—Renfrew and Carleton...
Members of the Legislative Assembly/Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
:
- Robert LyonRobert Lyon (politician)Robert Lyon was a judge and politician in the County of Carleton in eastern Ontario. He was mayor of Ottawa in 1867 and a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871....
, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
(1867-1871) - George MonkGeorge William MonkGeorge Monk was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.He was born in March Township, Ontario in 1838. He was educated in Bytown and Potsdam, New York....
, Conservative (1871-1894) - George KiddGeorge Nelson KiddGeorge Nelson Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1907 as a Conservative-Patrons of Industry, then Independent Conservative and finally as a Conservative member.He was born in Carp, Canada West, the son of...
, Conservative (1894-1907) - Robert McElroy, Conservative (1907-1919)
- Robert GrantRobert Henry GrantRobert Henry Grant was a Canadian farmer and politician.Born in Ottawa, Grant was the United Farmers of Ontario Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Carleton from 1919 to 1923. From 1919 to 1923, he was the Minister of Education in the cabinet of Ernest Charles Drury.-References:*...
, United FarmersUnited Farmers of OntarioThe United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...
(1919-1923) - Adam AcresAdam AcresAdam Holland Acres was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1948 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member....
, Progressive Conservative (1923-1948) - Donald MorrowDonald MorrowDonald Morrow was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1967. He was also Progressive Conservative MPP, representing Carleton from 1948 to 1955 and Ottawa West from 1955 to 1977....
, Progressive Conservative (1948-1955) - William Johnston, Progressive Conservative (1955-1971)
- Sidney Handleman, Progressive Conservative (1971-1980)
- Robert MitchellRobert C. MitchellRobert C. Mitchell was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1980 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller...
, Progressive Conservative (1980-1987) - Norman Sterling, Progressive Conservative (1987-1999)
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...