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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.
[edit] 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 Canada 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament of Upper Canada
- (returned two members from 1831 to 1840)
- William Morris (1821-1825)
- George Thew Burke (1825-1829)
- Thomas Mabon Radenhurst (1829-1831)
- Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey (1831) and John Bower Lewis (1831-1840)
- George Lyon (1831-1835)
- Edward Malloch (1835-1840)
[edit] Members of Parliament of the Province of Canada
- James Johnston, Reformer (1841-1846)
- George Lyon, Conservative (1846-1848)
- Edward Malloch (1848-1854)
- William F. Powell, Conservative (1854-1866)
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- John Holmes, Liberal-Conservative (1867-1872)
- John Rochester, Conservative (1872-1882)
- Sir John A. Macdonald, Liberal-Conservative (1882-1888)
- George Lemuel Dickinson, Conservative (1888-1891)
- William T. Hodgins, Conservative (1891-1900)
- Edward Kidd, Conservative (1900-1905)
- Robert Laird Borden, Conservative (1905-1909)
- Edward Kidd, Conservative (1909-1912)
- William Foster Garland, Conservative (1912-1917)
- George Boyce, Unionist (1917-1921)
- William Foster Garland, Conservative (1921-1935)
- Alonzo Bowen Hyndman, Conservative (1935-1940)
- Alonzo Bowen Hyndman, National Government (1940)
- George Russell Boucher, Progressive Conservative (1940-1948)
- George Alexander Drew, Progressive Conservative (1948-1957)
- Richard Albert Bell, Progressive Conservative (1957-1963)
- Lloyd Francis, Liberal (1963-1965)
- Richard Albert Bell, Progressive Conservative (1965-1966)
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] Federal election results
On the election of J.A. Macdonald to sit for Kingston:
| By-election on 1 February 1888 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
George Lemuel Dickinson |
1,524 |
| |
Unknown |
W. F. Powell |
951 |
On Mr. Kidd's resignation, 19 January 1905, to provide a seat for Robert Laird Borden:
On Mr. Borden being elected for Halifax and Carleton and on his choosing to sit for Halifax, 25 January 1909:
On Mr. Kidd's death, 16 September 1912:
On Mr. Hyndman's death, 9 April 1940:
On Mr. Boucher's resignation, 1 November 1948:
[edit] Provincial district
[edit] Geography
For the last three elections when Carleton existed (1987, 1990 and 1995) the riding included the municipalities of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township, Rideau Township, Osgoode Township and the City of Kanata. It was abolished in 1999 into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly/Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
- Robert Lyon, Liberal (1867-1871)
- George Monk, Conservative (1871-1894)
- George Kidd, Conservative (1894-1907)
- Robert McElroy, Conservative (1907-1919)
- Robert Grant, United Farmers (1919-1923)
- Adam Acres, Progressive Conservative (1923-1948)
- Donald Morrow, Progressive Conservative (1948-1955)
- William Johnston, Progressive Conservative (1955-1971)
- Sidney Handleman, Progressive Conservative (1971-1980)
- Robert Mitchell, Progressive Conservative (1980-1987)
- Norman Sterling, Progressive Conservative (1987-1999)
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