Lanark North 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

Canada

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 House of Commons

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 from 1867 to 1917. 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 which divided the County of Lanark into two ridings: Lanark South

Lanark South

Lanark South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Lanark North.

In 1882, the North Riding of Lanark was defined to consist of the townships of Ramsay, Pakenham, Darling, Dalhousie, North Sherbrooke, Lavant, Fitzroy, Huntley and Lanark, the Town of Almonte, and the Village of Lanark.

In 1903, the village of Carleton Place was added to the riding, and the townships of Fitzroy and Huntley were excluded.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Lanark

Lanark (electoral district)

Lanark was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 riding.

Electoral history

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|MACDOUGALL, Hon. William

William McDougall (politician)

Sir William McDougall PC CB was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.Born near York, Upper Canada...

, C.B.
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|GALBRAITH, Daniel

Daniel Galbraith

Daniel Galbraith was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Lanark North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1872 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1879.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1813 and came to Lanark County with his...

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|ROSAMOND,
|align="right"| 418
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|MACDOUGALL,
|align="right"|276
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|GALBRAITH, Daniel
|align="right"| acclaimed
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|GALBRAITH, Daniel
|align="right"|992
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|JAMIESON,
|align="right"| 949
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On Mr. Galbraith's death, 17 December 1879:

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|MCDONELL, Donald Greenfield

Donald Greenfield MacDonell

Donald Greenfield MacDonell was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lanark North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1880 to 1882 as a Liberal member....

|align="right"|1,107
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|JAMIESON, Joseph

Joseph Jamieson

Joseph Jamieson was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lanark North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1891 as a Conservative member....

|align="right"| 1,009
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|JAMIESON, Joseph
|align="right"|1,382
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|MCDONELL, D.G.
|align="right"| 1,313
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|JAMIESON, Jos.
|align="right"|1,739
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|MACDONNELL, D.G.
|align="right"| 1,634
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|JAMIESON, Joseph
|align="right"| 1,723
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|FRASER, Donald M.
|align="right"|1,422
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On Mr. Jamieson being appointed Junior County Judge, Wellington County, 8 December 1891:

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| ROSAMOND, Bennett
|align="right"|acclaimed
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|ROSAMOND, Bennett
|align="right"|1,757
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|MILLER, James
|align="right"|1,481
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|MCELROY, David
|align="right"|280
|}
|-

|ROSAMOND, Bennett
|align="right"|1,848
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|CALDWELL, Thomas B.
|align="right"|1,841
|}
|-

|CALDWELL, Thomas Boyd
|align="right"|1,709
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|PRESTON, Richard F.
|align="right"|1,656
|}
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|THOBURN, William
|align="right"|1,637
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|CALDWELL, Thomas Boyd
|align="right"|1,631
|}
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|THOBURN, William
|align="right"|1,613
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|CALDWELL, Thomas Boyd
|align="right"|1,386
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See also

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

External links

• Parliamentary website