Muskoka—Ontario was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
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 1925 to 1949. It was located in the
province of
Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of
Muskoka and
Ontario North
Ontario North 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.
The North Riding of Ontario init ...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the territorial district of Muskoka and the part of the county of Ontario lying north of and including the township of Uxbridge and north of but excluding the township of Reach.
The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between
Ontario,
Parry Sound-Muskoka
PARRY was an early example of a chatbot, implemented in 1972 by psychiatrist Kenneth Colby.
History
PARRY was written in 1972 by psychiatrist Kenneth Colby, then at Stanford University. While ELIZA was a tongue-in-cheek simulation of a Carl Rog ...
,
Simcoe East
Simcoe East was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1968. This riding was created in 1882 from parts of Muskoka riding.
The "East Riding of the cou ...
and
Victoria 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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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 ...
External links
Riding history from Library of Parliament website
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario