Cornwall (provincial electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Cornwall was the name of a provincial electoral district
that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
. It existed from 1867 to 1886 and from 1975 to 1999 when it was abolished into Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
. It consisted of the city of Cornwall
, the Township of Cornwall and the Township of Charlottenburgh.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
. It existed from 1867 to 1886 and from 1975 to 1999 when it was abolished into Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh was a federal electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007...
. It consisted of the city of Cornwall
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...
, the Township of Cornwall and the Township of Charlottenburgh.
MPPs
- John Sandfield MacdonaldJohn Sandfield MacdonaldJohn Sandfield Macdonald, QC was the first Premier of the province of Ontario, one of the four founding provinces created at the confederation of Canada in 1867...
, Conservative (1867-1872) - John Goodall SnetsingerJohn Goodall SnetsingerJohn Goodall Snetsinger was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Cornwall in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1872 to 1879 and Cornwall and Stormont in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1896 to 1900.He was born in Cornwall Township in Upper Canada in 1833...
, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
(1872-1875) - Alexander Fraser McIntyre, Conservative (1875)
- John Goodall Snetsinger, Liberal (1875-1879)
- William MackWilliam MackWilliam Mack was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Cornwall from 1879 to 1883, Cornwall and Stormont from 1886 to 1890 and Stormont from 1890 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member.He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1828, the son of Robert...
, Liberal (1879-1883) - Alexander Peter RossAlexander Peter RossAlexander Peter Ross was an Ontario political figure. He represented Cornwall in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1883-1886)
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- George Roy Samis, New Democratic PartyOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
(1975-1985) - Luc Bernard Guindon, Progressive Conservative (1985-1987)
- John ClearyJohn ClearyJohn Cleary is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 2003.Cleary was educated at St. Lawrence College...
, Liberal (1987-1999)