Hastings—Frontenac was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1953 to 1968, and from 1979 to 1980.

Constituency boundaries

This riding was originally created in 1952 from parts of Frontenac—Addington and

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ridings. It consisted of: (a) the county of Lennox and Addington (excluding the townships of Ernestown, Fredericksburg North and Fredericksburg South, Richmond, Adolphustown, and Amherst Island); (b) the county of Frontenac (excluding the city of Kingston and the townships of Kingston, Storrington, Pittsburgh, Howe Island, Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island and Mud Island)); and (c) the part of county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and (d) the part of county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between

Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Hastings—Frontenac, ...

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and Victoria—Haliburton ridings. Hastings—Frontenac was re-created in 1976 from parts of Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, and Victoria—Haliburton ridings. The new riding consisted of: (a) the part of the County of Frontenac including and lying north of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg; (b) the part of the County of Hastings including and lying north of the Townships of Marmora, Madoc and Elzevir; and (c) the County of Lennox and Addington, but excluding the Township of Armherst Island. The electoral district changed name in 1981 to

Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2 ...

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Hastings—Frontenac 1953-1968

On Mr. Smith's death, 17 March 1959:

Hastings—Frontenac 1979-1980

References

External links

Riding history of Hastings—Frontenac 1953-1968 from the

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Riding history of Hastings—Frontenac 1979-1980 from the

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hastings-Frontenac Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1952 Constituencies disestablished in 1968 1952 establishments in Ontario 1968 disestablishments in Ontario Canadian federal electoral districts established in 1976 Constituencies disestablished in 1984 1976 establishments in Ontario 1984 disestablishments in Ontario