Brockville was an electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly of the
Parliament of the
Province of Canada, in
Canada West. It was based on the town of
Brockville, on the north shore of the
Saint Lawrence River, in the
Thousand Islands region. The electoral district was created in 1841, upon the establishment of the
Province of Canada by the union of
Upper Canada and
Lower Canada.
Brockville was represented by one member in the Legislative Assembly. It was abolished in 1867, upon the creation of
Canada and the
province of Ontario.
Boundaries
Brockville electoral district was based largely on the municipal boundaries of the town of
Brockville, located on the north shore of the
Saint Lawrence River in the eastern area of
Canada West (now the province of
Ontario). Brockville was the major centre of the electoral district.
The ''
Union Act, 1840'' had merged the two provinces of
Upper Canada and
Lower Canada into the
Province of Canada, with a single
Parliament. The separate parliaments of Upper Canada and Lower Canada were abolished.
''Union Act, 1840'', 3 & 4 Vict., c. 35, s. 2.
/ref> The ''Union Act'' provided that the town of Brockville would constitute one electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of the new Parliament,[''Union Act, 1840'', s. 17.]
/ref> but gave the Governor General of the Province of Canada the power to draw the boundaries for the electoral district.[''Union Act, 1840'', s. 21.]
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The first Governor General, Lord Sydenham
Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham, (13 September 1799 – 19 September 1841) was a British businessman, politician, diplomat and the first Governor General of the united Province of Canada. , issued a proclamation shortly after the formation of the Province of Canada in early 1841, establishing the boundaries for the electoral district:
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Brockville was represented by one member in the Legislative Assembly. The following were the members for Brockville.
Abolition
The district was abolished on July 1, 1867, when the '' British North America Act, 1867'' came into force, creating Canada and splitting the Province of Canada into Quebec and Ontario. It was succeeded by electoral districts of the same name in the 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 Common ...
and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
.''Constitution Act, 1867'', s. 70.
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References
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Electoral districts of Canada West