Lanark was a federal electoral district

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...

 represented in the Canadian

Canada

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 House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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  from 1917 to 1968. It was located in the province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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 of 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....

. This riding was first created in 1914 from Lanark North

Lanark North

Lanark North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Lanark South

Lanark South

Lanark South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 ridings.

It consisted of the county of Lanark.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Lanark and Renfrew

Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton

Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988...

 ridings.

Electoral history

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|HANNA, Adelbert Edward

Adelbert Edward Hanna

Adelbert Edward Hanna was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lanark South from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative and Lanark from 1917 to 1918 as a Unionist Party member....

|align="right"|5,816
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|CALDWELL, Boyd Alexander Conyn
|align="right"|2,609
|-

|BURGESS, George Arthur
|align="right"| 661
|}

On Mr. Hanna's death, 27 February 1918:

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|STEWART, John Alexander
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-

|STEWART, Hon. John Alexander
|align="right"|9,250
|-

|ANDERSON, Robert Matheson
|align="right"|6,615
|-

|FERGUSON, William George
|align="right"|158
|}
On Mr. Stewart's death, 7 October 1922:

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|PRESTON, Richard Franklin
|align="right"|8,497
|-

|FINDLAY, David
|align="right"|7,048
|}
|-

|PRESTON, Richard Franklin
|align="right"|7,620
|-

|GEMMELL, Duncan Herbert
|align="right"|4,416
|}
|-

|PRESTON, Richard Franklin
|align="right"|8,122
|-

|BUCHANAN, George W.
|align="right"|4,908
|}

On Mr. Preston's death, 8 February 1929:

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|MURPHY, William Samuel
|align="right"|7,174
|-

|THOMPSON, Thomas Alfred
|align="right"|5,682
|}
|-

|THOMPSON, Thomas Alfred
|align="right"|7,064
|-

|SOPER, Bert H.
|align="right"|5,699
|-

|MURPHY, William Samuel
|align="right"|3,937
|-

|LOW, Mildred Amelia
|align="right"|75
|}
|-

|THOMPSON, Thomas Alfred
|align="right"|8,043
|-

|SOPER, Bert H.
|align="right"|7,381
|-

|COMBA, George L.
|align="right"|2,252
|}
|-

|SOPER, Bert H.
|align="right"| 8,821
|-

|THOMPSON, Thomas Alfred
|align="right"|7,180
|}
|-

|BLAIR, William Gourlay
|align="right"|10,350
|-

|SOPER, Bert H.
|align="right"|6,053
|-

|HETANEN, Lauri A.
|align="right"|753
|}
|-

|BLAIR, William Gourlay
|align="right"|10,921
|-

|DOYLE, Frederick Sylvester
|align="right"|6,682
|-

|POWELL, William Henry
|align="right"|632
|}
|-

|BLAIR, William Gourlay
|align="right"|10,029
|-

|MONTGOMERY, H. Burnett
|align="right"|5,316
|-

|POWELL, William Henry
|align="right"|451
|}
|-

|BLAIR, William G.
|align="right"|11,629
|-

|BURCHELL, W. Peter
|align="right"| 4,504
|}
On Mr. Blair's death, 16 June 1957:

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|DOUCETT, George H.

George Henry Doucett

George Henry Doucett was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons...

|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-

|DOUCETT, George H.

George Henry Doucett

George Henry Doucett was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons...

|align="right"|12,116
|-

|WOOD, William Y.
|align="right"|4,315
|}
|-

|DOUCETT, George H.

George Henry Doucett

George Henry Doucett was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons...

|align="right"|10,462
|-

|KELLY, Vincent
|align="right"|6,823
|-

|JAMES, R.H.
|align="right"|660
|-

|OGILVIE, Charles
|align="right"|410
|}
|-

|DOUCETT, George H.

George Henry Doucett

George Henry Doucett was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons...

|align="right"|10,475
|-

|STEWART, R. Arthur
|align="right"|7,043
|-

|GRIFFITH, James O.W.
|align="right"|601
|-

|VENTRESS, Oscar Wilmot
|align="right"|312
|}
|-

|CODE, Des. M.
|align="right"|9,784
|-

|KIRKLAND, John Steele
|align="right"|6,826
|-

|LIVINGSTONE, Stanley
|align="right"|775
|-

|HUNTER, William
|align="right"|335
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Parliamentary website