Hastings East was a federal
electoral district represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. It was created by the
British North America Act of 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...
which divided the
County of Hastings into three
ridings: Hastings East,
Hastings West
Hastings West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hast ...
, and
Hastings North.
The East Riding consisted of the
Township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
s of Thurlow,
Tyendinaga, and Hungerford In 1903, the county of Hastings was divided into two ridings when the north riding was abolished.
The East Riding was expanded to include the townships of
Madoc
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, Elzevir and Grimsthorpe, Tudor, Cashel, Limerick, Dunganan, Mayo, Monteagle and Carlow; the town of Deseronto, and the villages of Madoc and Tweed.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between
Hastings South
Hastings South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Hastings East and Hastings West ridings ...
and
Hastings—Peterborough ridings.
Election results
On Mr. Read being called to the Senate, 24 February 1871:
On Mr. White being unseated, 5 February 1879
On Mr. Burdett's death, 20 January 1892 while still a member:
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
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
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