Ottawa (City of) () was a federal
electoral district in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
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 originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...
. It consisted of the city of
Ottawa. After 1872, two MPs represented this electoral district at any one time.
In 1892, it was redefined to exclude the
New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located to the northeast of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Bee ...
district of the city. In 1903, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward. In 1914, it was redefined to exclude
Hintonburg
Hintonburg is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located west of the Downtown core. It is a historically working-class, predominantly residential neighbourhood, with a commercial strip located along Wellington Stree ...
h (sic),
Bayswater and
Mechanicsville neighbourhoods as well as
Rideau Ward. It continued to return two members.
In 1924, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward and that part of the city lying west of a line beginning at the intersection of the Rideau Canal with the Canadian Pacific Railway in the south, and following the railway, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road and Mason Street, to the Ottawa River.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was divided into
Ottawa West
Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It cover ...
and
Ottawa East ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election history
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Liberal-Conservative
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Joseph Merrill Currier
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, Alexander Gibb
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Edward McGillivray
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Moss Kent Dickinson
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, Philip Thompson
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Liberal-Conservative
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Joseph Merrill Currier
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Conservative
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John Bower Lewis
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Liberal-Conservative
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J. M. Currier
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Liberal
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Dr. St. Jean
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Liberal-Conservative
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,
Joseph Aumand
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, Dr. John Sweetland
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On Mr. Currier's resignation for having infringed the Independence of Parliament Act by conducting business dealings with the government while still a member:
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Liberal-Conservative
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,
Joseph Merrill Currier
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J. P. Featherston
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Liberal-Conservative
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,
Joseph Merrill Currier
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Conservative
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,
Joseph Tassé
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Liberal
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,
Pierre St. Jean
Pierre St-Jean (September 23, 1833 – May 6, 1900) was a Canadians, Canadian doctor and politician.
St-Jean was born in Bytown in 1833. During the 1840s, he established a French language literary society there with J.B. Turgeon. He studie ...
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C. W. Bangs
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Conservative
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,
Charles H. Mackintosh
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Conservative
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,
Joseph Tassé
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,
Liberal
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,
A. F. McIntyre
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,
Liberal
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P. St. Jean
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Conservative
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,
William Goodhue Perley
William Goodhue Perley (June 4, 1820 – April 1, 1890) was a Canadian businessman and member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1890.
He was born in Enfield, New Hampshire in 1820. His emigrant ancestor was Allan Perley. During t ...
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Liberal-Conservative
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,
Honoré Robillard
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Liberal
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,
A. F. McIntyre
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,
Liberal
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,
St. Jean
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On Mr. Perley's death:
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Conservative
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,
Charles H. Mackintosh
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Equal Rights
, Hay
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Liberal
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, Chrysler
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,
Conservative
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,
C. H. Mackintosh
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,
Liberal-Conservative
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,
Honoré Robillard
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,
Liberal
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,
N. A. Belcourt
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Liberal
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, J. W. Patterson
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Equal Rights
, W. H. Lewis
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Liberal
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, R. Nagle
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On Mr. Mackintosh's resignation:
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Conservative
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,
James Alexander Grant
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Liberal
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W. Hutchinson
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Liberal
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,
N. A. Belcourt
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Conservative
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, Hiram Robinson
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Conservative
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N. Champagne
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Protestant Protective
, Taylor McVeity
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Conservative
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,
Thomas Birkett
Thomas Birkett (February 1, 1844 – December 2, 1920) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1891 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904.
Birkett was born in Bytown (as Ottawa was known t ...
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Liberal
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,
N. A. Belcourt
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, align=center, x
,
Conservative
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,
Napoléon Champagne
Napoléon Champagne (May 4, 1861 – November 17, 1925) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1908 and 1924, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Ottawa East from 1911 to 1914.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biogra ...
, align="right", 4,507
, align=center,
,
Liberal
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,
Robert Stewart
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Liberal
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N. A. Belcourt
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Liberal
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,
Robert Stewart
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Conservative
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,
Thomas Birkett
Thomas Birkett (February 1, 1844 – December 2, 1920) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1891 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904.
Birkett was born in Bytown (as Ottawa was known t ...
, align="right", 4,818
, align=center,
,
Conservative
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,
N. Champagne
, align="right", 4,547
, align=center,
On Mr. Belcourt being called to the Senate:
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Liberal
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J. B. T. Caron
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, W. D. Morris
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On Mr. Laurier's resignation:
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Liberal
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Albert Allard
Albert Allard (1860 – May 1, 1941) was a Canadian politician and store owner. He was elected in 1910 as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, and a member of the Liberal Party. He served for ...
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Conservative
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,
John Leo Chabot
, align="right", 5,121
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Liberal
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,
Harold Buchanan McGiverin
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Liberal
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Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier
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Conservative
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,
Alfred Ernest Fripp
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Sidney Bowles Fripp, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Ottawa (City ...
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Conservative
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,
Napoléon Champagne
Napoléon Champagne (May 4, 1861 – November 17, 1925) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1908 and 1924, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Ottawa East from 1911 to 1914.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biogra ...
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Conservative
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,
Stewart McClenaghan
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Conservative
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,
John Léo Chabot
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Liberal
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Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier
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, align=center,
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Liberal
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, Norman Frank Wilson
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Liberal
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,
Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier
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Liberal
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,
Gordon Cameron Edwards
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The son of John Cameron Edwards and Margaret Cameron, and a ne ...
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Conservative
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,
Stewart McClenaghan
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, align=center,
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Conservative
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, Hon.
John Léo Chabot
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Liberal
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Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier
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Liberal
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T. Frank Ahearn
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Conservative
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Frank Henry Plant
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Conservative
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, Frank Lafortune
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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 ...
*
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 provi ...
References
*
{{Ridings in Ontario
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Federal electoral districts of Ottawa
1867 establishments in Ontario
1935 disestablishments in Ontario