Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Hastings—Frontenac,
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
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** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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,
Lanark
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,
Prince Edward—Lennox,
Renfrew North and
Renfrew South ridings.
It consisted of:
* in the county of Frontenac: the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston, Portland and Storrington, and the north east part of the Township of Pittsburgh;
* in the County of Lanark: the Townships of Bathurst, Dalhousie, Lavant, North Sherbrooke and South Sherbrooke;
* in the County of Lennox and Addington: the Townships of Abinger, Adolphustown, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Ernestown, North Fredericksburgh, South Fredericksburgh, Kaladar, Richmond and Sheffield;
* in the County of Renfrew: the Townships of North Algona, South Algona, Brougham, Brudenell, Grattan, Griffith, Hagarty, Lyndoch, Matawatchan, Radcliffe, Raglan, geden, Sebastopol and Wilberforce.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Hastings—Frontenac,
Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands could refer to:
* Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)
* Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)
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,
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton and
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
1966 establishments in Ontario
1979 disestablishments in Ontario
Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1966
Constituencies disestablished in 1979