Monck was a federal

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in the

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, which was represented in the

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from 1867 to 1892. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in some post-

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census records as a county of residence. Monck consisted of the Lincoln County

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s of Caistor and Gainsborough, the

Haldimand County Haldimand County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all mu ...

townships of Canborough, Dunn,

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, Moulton and Sherbrooke, and the

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townships of Pelham and Wainfleet. In 1872, it was redefined to include the Township of Dunn (Haldimand). In 1882, it was redefined to include the Township of South Cayuga and exclude the Township of Caistor. The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed between

Haldimand and Monck Haldimand and Monck was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created in 1892 from parts of Haldimand and Monck ridings. It consisted o ...

and Lincoln and Niagara ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: #

Lachlin McCallum Lachlin (Lachlan) McCallum (March 15, 1823 – January 13, 1903) was a Canadian politician. McCallum, born in Tiree, Argyllshire, Scotland, was a contractor and shipowner before entering politics as a Liberal-Conservative. He represented th ...

(first term),

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- 1867-1872 #

James David Edgar Sir James David Edgar, (August 10, 1841 – July 31, 1899) was a Canadian politician. In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the ''Toronto Globe'', an alderman on Toronto's city council and an organizer for the Liberal Pa ...

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- 1872-1874 #Lachlin McCallum (second term), Liberal-Conservative - 1874-1887 # Arthur Boyle (first term),

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- 1887-1891 #

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, Liberal - 1891-1892 #Arthur Boyle (second term), Conservative - 1892

Electoral history

References

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External links

Library of Parliament website
Former counties in Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario