Leeds 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 1904 to 1979. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of
Leeds North and Grenville North
Leeds North and Grenville North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which allocat ...
and
Leeds South ridings.
It was initially defined to consist of the county of Leeds, excluding parts included in the electoral district of
Brockville
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. The Brockville riding was initially defined as the Town of
Brockville
Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically Independent city, independent of the county. It i ...
and the Township of
Elizabethtown. From 1882 to 1903 it included the Township of
Kitley and from 1903 to 1914 it also included the Townships of
Yonge and Escott, Front,
Yonge and Escott, Rear and the village of
Athens
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.
It 1914, it was redefined to consist of the whole county of Leeds, including the town of Brockville. In 1966 it added the Townships of
North Burgess,
North Elmsley
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and
Montague excepting the Village of
Merrickville from
Lanark County
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.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton
Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton (also known as Lanark and Renfrew) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canad ...
and
Leeds—Grenville ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
On Mr. George Taylor's resignation on 25 October 1911:
On Mr. Stewart's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930:
On Mr. Stanton's death, 8 December 1960:
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Parliamentary website
{{Ridings in Ontario
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario