Middlesex East was a former federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario, Canada, represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1867 to 1968. 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 originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...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 Middlesex into three
ridings:
Middlesex North
Middlesex North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the ...
,
Middlesex West and Middlesex East.
In 1882, the East Riding of the county of Middlesex it was defined as consisting of the townships of
London,
West Nissouri,
North Dorchester and
South Dorchester, the town of London East and the villages of London West and
Springfield
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.
In 1903, the east riding was defined to consist of the townships of Dorchester North, London, Nissouri West and
Westminster.
In 1914, the county of Middlesex was divided into two ridings, Middlesex East and Middlesex West. The east riding consisted of the townships of Dorchester North, London, Nissouri West, Westminster and
Biddulph
Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, north of Stoke-on-Trent and south-east of Congleton, Cheshire.
Origin of the name
Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon/Old English ''bī dylfe'' = "beside the pit or quarry". It may also ...
, the village of
Lucan
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and those portions of the city of London not included in
London city riding.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the county of Middlesex lying east of and including the townships of Biddulph, London and Westminster, and those portions of the city of London not included in
London city riding.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the townships of North Dorchester, London, West Nissouri and Westminster, and the eastern part of the City of London.
In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the Townships of Dorchester North, Nissouri West, Westminster, the eastern part of the Township of London, and the eastern part of the City of London.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between
London East
London East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of London and Middlesex East ridings.
It was ...
,
London West and
Middlesex ridings.
It was re-created in 1976 from parts of
Huron—Middlesex, London East and
Middlesex—London—Lambton
Middlesex (also known as Middlesex—London—Lambton) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lamb ...
ridings, but was renamed
London—Middlesex
London—Middlesex (also known as Middlesex East riding) was a federal electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario.
Middlesex East riding was created in ...
in 1977 before any election was held in the riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
On Mr. Willson being unseated on petition, 15 December 1874:
On election being declared void, 21 January 1892:
On Mr. Elson's death, 11 June 1913:
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province ...
References
External links
Riding history 1867-1966 from the Library of ParliamentRiding history 1976-1977 from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario