Grenville–Carleton was a federal
electoral district represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Carleton and
Grenville—Dundas ridings.
It consisted of:
* the part of the City of Ottawa lying south of Base Line Road and west of Fisher Avenue;
* the Townships of Goulbourn, Marlborough, Nepean, North Gower and Osgoode, and Long Island (in the Township of Gloucester) in the County of Carleton;
* the County of Grenville, including the Village of Merrickville, and
* the Townships of Matilda and Mountain in the County of Dundas.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Leeds—Grenville,
Nepean—Carleton,
Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Centre (french: Ottawa-Centre) is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. While the riding's boundaries (mainly to the south and west as the north a ...
,
Ottawa West-Nepean
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and
Stormont—Dundas ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario