Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry (formerly Stormont—Dundas and Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1968.

Geography

The district includes the

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) is an upper-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario that comprises three historical counties and excludes the City of Cornwall and the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne. However, ...

, excluding the Township of

North Glengarry North Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is a predominantly elderly invaded rural area located between Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Cornwall. Communities The township ...

History

The electoral district was created in 2003, from the Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh and

Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (formerly known as Glengarry—Prescott) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Geography The dist ...

districts. In turn, the Stormont-Dundas-Charlottenburgh district was formed from the Stormont-Dundas district. Stormont—Dundas was a federal

from 1968 to 1999. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Stormont and

Grenville—Dundas Grenville—Dundas was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1925 from parts of Dundas and Grenville ridings. It c ...

ridings. It initially consisted of the County of Stormont including the City of Cornwall, and the townships of Williamsburg and Winchester (in the County of Dundas). In 1976, it was redefined to consist of all of the counties of Dundas and Stormont, and the Township of Charlottenburgh in Glengarry County, but excluding the Village of Lancaster. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the counties of Dundas and Stormont, excluding Akwesasne Indian Reserve No. 59. In 1996, it was redefined to include the Township of Charlottenburgh and Akwesasne Indian Reserve No. 59. The electoral district's name was changed in 1999 to Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh. It was represented in the

from 1997 to 2004, and in the

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from 1999 to 2007. It consisted of parts of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry: the Township of Charlottenburgh (Glengarry County), the counties of Dundas and Stormont, and

Akwesasne The Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne ( ; french: Nation Mohawk à Akwesasne; moh, Ahkwesáhsne) is a Mohawk Nation (''Kanienʼkehá:ka'') territory that straddles the intersection of international (United States and Canada) borders and provincial (Ont ...

Indian Reserve No. 59. Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry was created in 2003: 91.5% of it came from Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh, and 4.9% from

ridings. This riding was unchanged during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, 2004–present

Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh, 2000–2004

Stormont—Dundas, 1968–2000

References

Notes

External links

Riding history
from the

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2011 results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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