Carleton—Mississippi Mills (formerly known as Lanark—Carleton and Carleton—Lanark) was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1988 to 2015. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of

Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton (also known as Lanark and Renfrew) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created as "Lanark and ...

and Nepean—Carleton ridings. At first, it was named "Carleton–Lanark". The name was changed to the current name as of September 1, 2004. The riding consists of the former Townships of Ramsay and Pakenham in the Town of Mississippi Mills, the former Townships of

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and West Carleton, and the former city of Kanata all in the city of

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. Initially, the boundaries of the riding were contentious. According to a report of the House of Commons committee that reviewed all new riding boundaries created in that year's redistribution of ridings, "the Township of Mississippi Mills has strenuously protested being placed within Carleton–Lanark. It feels it does not belong to, and should not be attached to, an Ottawa-focused riding." In May 2004, Mississippi Mills town council voted to be moved out of the riding and into the same riding as the rest of Lanark County. Over 1,000 residents of the township mailed postcards to the Speaker of the House of Commons protesting the new boundaries.

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of the

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was the riding's Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015. During this time, he served as the

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and the Minister of National Defence. Following the

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, the riding was dissolved. The bulk of the riding—nearly all of the Ottawa portion—became part of Kanata—Carleton, while a smaller portion was transferred to Carleton. Mississippi Mills became part of

Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston could refer to: * Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston (federal electoral district) * Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston (provincial electoral district) {{Disambiguation ...

Members of Parliament

Election results

Carleton—Mississippi Mills

Carleton—Lanark

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Lanark—Carleton

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
*Federal riding history from the

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Lanark—Carleton

Carleton—Lanark

Carleton—Mississippi Mills2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carleton-Mississippi Mills Federal electoral districts of Ottawa Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1987 1987 establishments in Ontario 2015 disestablishments in Ontario Canadian federal electoral districts disestablished in 2015