Frontenac was a federal electoral district

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...

 represented in the Canadian

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 House of Commons

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 from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province

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 of Ontario

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. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

It was initially defined to consist of the Townships of Kingston, Wolfe Island, Pittsburg and Howe Island, and Storrington.

In 1903, the riding was redefined to consist of the county of Frontenac, excluding the city of Kingston and the village of Portsmouth.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Frontenac—Addington

Frontenac—Addington

Frontenac—Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 riding.

Election results

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|KIRKPATRICK, Thomas

Thomas Kirkpatrick

Thomas Kirkpatrick was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Frontenac in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative....

 
|align="right"| 1,242
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|CARRUTHERS,
|align="right"|693
|}

On Mr. Kirkpatrick's death, 26 March 1870:

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|KIRKPATRICK, George Airey

George Airey Kirkpatrick

Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick, was a politician from Ontario, Canada.Born in 1841 in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Thomas Kirkpatrick, George Kirkpatrick was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.-Career:...

 
|align="right"| 869
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|CARTWRIGHT, James Strachan
|align="right"| 517
|}
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|KIRKPATRICK, George Airey
|align="right"| acclaimed
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|-

|KIRKPATRICK, George Airey
|align="right"| 1,172
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|CARTWRIGHT,
|align="right"| 696
|}
|-

|KIRKPATRICK, G.A.
|align="right"| 985
|-

|FERRIS, J.V.
|align="right"| 145
|}
|-

|KIRKPATRICK, George A.
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-

|KIRKPATRICK, George Airey
|align="right"| 1,192
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|BAWDEN, Henry
|align="right"|776
|}
|-

|KIRKPATRICK, Hon. George A.
|align="right"| 1,427
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|CLYDE, Thomas
|align="right"| 1,222
|}

On Mr. Kirkpatrick being named Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1 June 1892:

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|CALVIN, Hiram Augustus

Hiram Augustus Calvin

Hiram Augustus Calvin was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Frontenac as an Independent Conservative from 1892 to 1896 and as a Conservative from 1900 to 1904....

 
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-

|ROGERS, David D.

David Dickson Rogers

David Dickson Rogers was a Canadian politician in the province of Ontario.Born in County Monaghan, Ireland, his parents emigrated to Canada when he was an infant and settled in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada. Rogers was educated at the Kingston Collegiate Institute. A farmer, he settled in...

 
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-

|CALVIN, Hiram A.
|align="right"| 1,200
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|ROGERS, David Dixon
|align="right"| 836
|}
|-

|AVERY, Melzar

Melzar Avery

Melzar Avery was a Canadian politician.Born in Junetown, Escott township, Leeds County, Canada West, the son of Isaac and Mary Avery, Avery was educated at the public School of Escott. A lumber merchant, he was a member of the County Council of Frontenac for 14 years...

 
|align="right"| 2,341
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|SHIBLEY, Wellington J.
|align="right"| 2,020
|}
|-

|EDWARDS, John Wesley

John Wesley Edwards

John Wesley Edwards, was a Canadian politician.Born in Storrington Township, Canada West, he was a physician and teacher, before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Frontenac in the 1908 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1911 and 1917 but was...

 
|align="right"| 2,184
|-

|AVERY, Melzar
|align="right"| 1,772
|}
|-

|EDWARDS, John Wesley
|align="right"| 2,629
|-

|FAIR, Robert Hewton
|align="right"|1,776
|}
|-

|EDWARDS, John Wesley
|align="right"| 3,641
|-

|HALLIDAY, James
|align="right"|1,658
|}
|-

|REED, William Samuel
|align="right"| 4,780
|-

|EDWARDS, Hon. John Wesley
|align="right"|4,557
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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