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Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox And Addington (federal Electoral District)
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 2004 and 2015. It was abolished for the 2015 general election; the Lanark County and Frontenac components of the riding were redistributed to the new district of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, while Lennox and Addington County was redistributed to the new district of Hastings—Lennox and Addington. The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Lanark—Carleton, and was first contested in the 2004 federal election. Conservative candidate Scott Reid, the incumbent MP for Lanark-Carleton and Liberal candidate Larry McCormick, incumbent MP for Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, both ran for the seat. Bill Vankoughnet, a former Progressive Conservative MP who had represented Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington prior to 1993, also ran for the seat. Reid w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Frontenac, Ontario
South Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington. The Holleford crater is located in the township near the community of Holleford. Communities *Battersea * Bedford * Bedford Mills * Bellrock * Bobs Lake * Bradshaw * Brewer Lake * Buck Lake * Burnt Hills * Burridge * Cedar Lake * Cranstons Beach * Davidsons Beach * Desert Lake * Fermoy * Forest * Glendower *Harrowsmith * Hartington * Holleford * Ida Hill *Inverary * Keelerville * Lake Opinicon * Latimer * Lower Holleford * Maple Hill * Milburn * Missouri * Moons Corners * Murvale * Murvale Station * Perth Road * Petworth * Railton * Raymonds Corners * Rosedale * Salem * Spaffordton * Star Corners * Sunbury *Sydenham * Verona * Wilmer Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Frontenac had a population of living in of its total p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Reid (politician)
Scott Jeffrey Reid (born January 25, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He has served in the House of Commons of Canada since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston as a member of the Conservative Party. Personal life Reid was born in Hull, Quebec. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Master of Arts in Russian history from Carleton University in Ottawa, and has written on federalism and the Canadian constitution. He was raised in his father's Unitarian church, and remains a member of that faith. His mother is Jewish. Reid lives in Perth with his wife, Robyn Mulcahy. He separated from his earlier spouse, Lynda Cuff–Reid, early in 2013. Reid also serves on the board of directors of Giant Tiger Stores Ltd., a family-owned business founded by his father, Gordon Reid. Early life Reid worked full-time in 1985–1989 for the Canadian merchandising chain Giant Tiger. Reid focused primarily on intellectual activiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Canadian Federal Election
The 2004 Canadian federal election was held on June 28, 2004, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority but was able to continue in office as a minority government after the election. This was the first election contested by the newly amalgamated Conservative Party of Canada, after it was formed by the two right-of-centre parties, the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance. On May 23, 2004, the governor general, Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Martin, ordered the dissolution of the House of Commons, triggering an early election despite the Liberals being only three and a half years into their five-year mandate. Earlier, the election result was widely expected to be a fourth consecutive majority government for the Liberals, but early in 2004 Liberal popularity fell sharply due to the emerging details of the sponsorship scandal. Polls even started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox And Addington
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. Geography The federal riding was created in 1976 when Hastings—Frontenac was renamed. The riding initially consisted of: * that part of the County of Frontenac including and lying northerly of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg; * that part of the County of Hastings including and lying northerly of the Townships of Marmora, Madoc and Elzevir; * the County of Lennox and Addington, but excluding the Township of Armherst Island. In 1987, the riding was re-defined to consist of: * that part of the County of Frontenac including and lying northerly of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings—Lennox And Addington (federal Electoral District)
Hastings—Lennox and Addington is a federal electoral district in Ontario. Hastings—Lennox and Addington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. It was created out of parts of Prince Edward—Hastings and Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga at the first election held after approximately April 2024. It will also gain the area of Quinte West north of the 401 and east of the Trent River (except for the Frankford area) from the electoral district of Bay of Quinte Demographics :''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Languages: 93.7% English, 1.5% French Religions: 57.5% Christian (18.6% Catholic, 12.6% United Church, 7.5% Anglican, 2.3% Pentecos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennox And Addington County
Lennox and Addington County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Greater Napanee. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario. Around the middle of the 19th century, the Addington Road was built by the province to encourage settlement in the northern sections of the county. Historical evolution The two original counties of Lennox and Addington, respectively named after Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, were organized for electoral purposes in 1792, and were situated within the Mecklenburg District. Mecklenburg was renamed as the "Midland District" in 1792. In 1798, the Parliament of Upper Canada passed legislation to provide, that, at the beginning of 1800: In 1821, the newly surveyed township of Kaladar was added to the counties. In 1845, the counties regained their separate identities, but still remained united for electoral purposes. The newly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston (federal Electoral District)
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is a federal electoral district in Eastern Ontario, Canada. History Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015. The riding was created out of parts of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington (79%), Carleton—Mississippi Mills (13%) and Kingston and the Islands (8%). The riding was originally intended to be named Lanark—Frontenac. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Lanark—Frontenac at the first election held after approximately April 2024. It will lose all of the city of Kingston in the process. Geography The riding consists of the entirety of Lanark County (including Perth and Smiths Falls) and all of Frontenac County (including Kingston) north of Highway 401. Demograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Canadian Federal Election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister. The election was held to elect members to the House of Commons of the 42nd Canadian Parliament. In keeping with the maximum four year term under a 2007 amendment to the ''Canada Elections Act'', the writs of election for the 2015 election were issued by Governor General David Johnston on August 4. The ensuing campaign was one of the longest in Canadian history. It was also the first time since the 1979 election that a prime minister attempted to remain in office into a fourth consecutive Parliament and the first time since the 1980 election that someone attempted to win a fourth term of any kind as prime minister. The Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, won 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister. Trudea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as members of Parliament (MPs). There have been 338 MPs since the most recent electoral district redistribution for the 2015 federal election, which saw the addition of 30 seats. Members are elected by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ended before their expiry and the sitting government has typically dissolved parliament within four years of an election according to a long-standing convention. In any case, an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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