Hastings—Peterborough was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of
Hastings East
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 of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Hasti ...
and
Peterborough East ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and the part of the county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and that part of the county, together with that part of the county of Hastings lying north of a line described as commencing at the southwest corner of the township of Rawdon and following the south boundary of the said township, the south and east boundaries of the township of Huntingdon and the south boundary of the townships of Madoc and Elzevir to the east boundary of the said county.
The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between
Hastings—Frontenac
Hastings—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968, and from 1979 to 1980.
Constituency boundaries
This riding was originally created in 1952 from ...
and
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
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 ...
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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