Russell was a federal electoral district in eastern

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, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. The federal riding was created by the

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, and consisted initially of the County of Russell the townships of

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and Osgoode in the county of Carleton. In 1903, the Rideau Ward of the city of Ottawa was added to the riding. In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the county of Russell and the part of the county of Carleton included in the township of Gloucester, excepting that part of the township of Gloucester included in the town of Eastview and the village of

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. In 1947, it was expanded to include the town of Eastview in the township of Gloucester in the county of Carleton. The federal electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Glengarry—Prescott, Ottawa East and

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ridings.

Pre-confederation

District created in 1834 from Prescott & Russell. Members of the Parliament of Upper Canada #

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(1834–1840) Members of the Parliament of the Province of Canada # William Henry Draper, Conservative (1841–1843) # William Stewart, Conservative (1843–1844) # Archibald Petrie, Conservative (1844–1847) # G. B. Lyon-Fellowes, Conservative (1847–1857) # John W. Loux (1857–1861) # Robert Bell, Conservative (1861–1866)

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

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William Cameron Edwards William Cameron Edwards (7 May 1844 – 17 September 1921) was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian. He was born in Clarence Township in Russell County, Ontario, the son of William Edwards and Ann Cameron, received basic schooling in O ...

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Paul Tardif J. Paul Tardif (February 18, 1908 – August 3, 1998) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968. He was born in Ottawa in 1908, the son of A.-T. ...

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References

External links

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Parliament of Canada
{{coord missing, Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario

Pre-confederation

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

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