Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) 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 1867 to 1979. It was located in the
province of
Ontario. It was created by the
British North America Act of 1867. The riding existed until 1972, when the name was changed to "Renfrew North—Nipissing East".
The North Riding of Renfrew initially consisted of the Townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie, Rolph, Head, Maria, Clara, Haggerty, Sherwood, Burns, Richards, and any other surveyed Townships lying northwesterly of the said North Riding.
In 1892, "North Renfrew" was redefined to consist of the town of Pembroke, that part of the village of Eganville north of the River Bonnechère, and the townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie and Rolph.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Algona North, Algona South, Alice, Bromley, Buchanan, Fraser, McKay, Pembroke, Petawawa, Rolph, Ross, Stafford, Westmeath, Wilberforce and Wylie, the town of Pembroke, the village of Cobden, and the part of the village of Eganville lying within the township of Wilberforce.
In 1924, "Renfrew North" was defined to consist of that part of the county of Renfrew lying north and east and including the townships of Ross, Bromley, Wilberforce, Algona (North and South), and Fraser, and including the part of the territorial district of Nipissing lying east of and including the townships of Cameron, Deacon, Anglin, Dickson, Preston, and Airy.
It was redefined several times following that, but generally included most of Renfrew County and the eastern part of Nipissing.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Nipissing,
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and
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
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Conservative
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John Rankin
, align="right", 613
, Unknown
,
Thomas Murray
, align="right", 527
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Liberal-Conservative
,
Francis Hincks
, align="right", 560
,
Liberal
,
James Findlay
, align="right", 440
, -
,
Liberal
,
James Findlay
, align="right", 777
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 675
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 600
,
Liberal
,
Thomas Murray
, align="right", 498
, Unknown
, W. Moffatt
, align="right", 328
, -
,
Liberal
,
William Murray
, align="right", 889
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 841
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 1,192
,
Liberal
,
William Murray
, align="right", 982
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 1,273
, Unknown
,
James Findlay
, align="right", 920
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 1,111
, Unknown
,
Thomas Murray
, align="right", 968
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 1,534
,
Liberal
,
James Findlay
, align="right", 1,286
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 1,497
,
Liberal
, Henry Barr
, align="right", 1,418
, -
,
Liberal
,
Thomas Mackie
, align="right", 1,900
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 1,837
, -
,
Liberal
,
Thomas Mackie
, align="right", 2,299
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 2,167
, -
,
Conservative
,
Peter White
, align="right", 2,495
,
Liberal
,
Thomas Mackie
, align="right", 2,275
, -
,
Conservative
,
Gerald Verner White
, align="right", 2,167
, Unknown
, Thomas Murray
, align="right", 1,166
, -
,
Conservative
,
Gerald Verner White
, align="right", 2,493
,
Liberal
, Henry Barr
, align="right", 1,894
, -
,
Conservative
,
Gerald Verner White
, align="right", 2,573
,
Liberal
, James Francis Munro
, align="right", 1,865
, -
,
Government (Unionist)
,
Herbert John Mackie
Herbert John Mackie (January 8, 1876 – January 1, 1947) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Renfrew North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member.
He was bor ...
, align="right", 3,397
,
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
, Norman Reid
, align="right", 2,873
, -
,
Liberal
,
Matthew McKay
, align="right", 3,828
,
Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
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C ...
, align="right", 3,015
, -
,
Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
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C ...
, align="right", 5,303
,
Liberal
,
Matthew McKay
, align="right", 4,529
, -
,
Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
Ira Delbert Cotnam (19 December 1883 – 25 February 1966) was a Canadian politician and physician. Cotnam served as a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Pontiac County, Quebec and became a physician.
C ...
, align="right", 4,947
,
Liberal
,
Matthew McKay
, align="right", 4,288
, -
,
Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
Ira Delbert Cotnam (19 December 1883 – 25 February 1966) was a Canadian politician and physician. Cotnam served as a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Pontiac County, Quebec and became a physician.
C ...
, align="right", 6,125
,
Liberal
,
Matthew McKay
, align="right", 4,897
, -
,
Liberal
,
Matthew McKay
, align="right", 6,052
,
Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
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C ...
, align="right", 4,134
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Warren
, align="right", 5,863
,
Conservative
, Edgar Troy Wood
, align="right", 5,459
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Warren
, align="right", 6,199
,
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, Edgar Troy Wood
, align="right", 4,536
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, Delmar Vondette
, align="right", 709
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Warren
, align="right", 6,828
,
Progressive Conservative
, William Francis Johnston
, align="right", 5,882
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, John Charles Wright
, align="right", 1,555
, -
,
Liberal
,
Ralph Warren
, align="right", 8,358
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
Ira Delbert Cotnam (19 December 1883 – 25 February 1966) was a Canadian politician and physician. Cotnam served as a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Pontiac County, Quebec and became a physician.
C ...
, align="right", 6,598
,
Co-operative Commonwealth
, John Charles Wright
, align="right", 1,530
, -
,
Liberal
,
James Forgie
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, align="right", 9,360
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Ira Delbert Cotnam
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C ...
, align="right", 7,268
, -
,
Liberal
,
James Forgie
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Forgie was born in Pembroke, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer. He attended schools at St. Andrews College then Que ...
, align="right", 10,227
,
Progressive Conservative
, Wallace James Fraser
, align="right", 9,132
, -
,
Liberal
,
James Forgie
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Forgie was born in Pembroke, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer. He attended schools at St. Andrews College then Que ...
, align="right", 10,425
,
Progressive Conservative
, Stanley J. Hunt
, align="right", 10,226
, -
,
Liberal
,
James Forgie
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Forgie was born in Pembroke, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer. He attended schools at St. Andrews College then Que ...
, align="right", 11,313
,
Progressive Conservative
, Thomas P. Dodd
, align="right", 9,348
,
New Democratic
, Wilfred L. Charbonneau
, align="right", 902
, -
,
Liberal
,
James Forgie
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Forgie was born in Pembroke, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer. He attended schools at St. Andrews College then Que ...
, align="right", 11,580
,
Progressive Conservative
, E. Mac Fraser
, align="right", 9,089
,
New Democratic
, Wilfred L. Charbonneau
, align="right", 947
, -
,
Liberal
,
Len Hopkins
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Biography
Born in Argyle, Ontario, Hopkins was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, the North ...
, align="right", 10,882
,
Progressive Conservative
, Donald B. Cruikshank
, align="right", 5,846
,
Independent
, Angus A. Campbell
, align="right", 2,812
,
New Democratic
, Lorne E. Catherwood
, align="right", 2,021
, -
,
Liberal
,
Len Hopkins
Leonard Donald "Len" Hopkins (June 12, 1930 – February 6, 2007) was a Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Biography
Born in Argyle, Ontario, Hopkins was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, the North ...
, align="right", 13,195
,
Progressive Conservative
, Del O'Brien
, align="right", 7,976
,
New Democratic
, Kenneth C. Widenmaier
, align="right", 1,813
, -
,
Liberal
,
Len Hopkins
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Biography
Born in Argyle, Ontario, Hopkins was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, the North ...
, align="right", 13,553
,
Progressive Conservative
, George A. Kinney
, align="right", 8,440
,
New Democratic
, Maurice R. Payne
, align="right", 3,177
, -
,
Liberal
,
Len Hopkins
Leonard Donald "Len" Hopkins (June 12, 1930 – February 6, 2007) was a Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Biography
Born in Argyle, Ontario, Hopkins was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, the North ...
, align="right", 14,613
,
Progressive Conservative
, Del O'Brien
, align="right", 7,561
,
New Democratic
, Robert Bob Cox
, align="right", 4,419
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{coord missing, Ontario
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario