Leeds (electoral district)
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Leeds was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1904 to 1979. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Leeds North and Grenville North
and Leeds South
ridings.
It was initially defined to consist of the county of Leeds, excluding parts included in the electoral district of Brockville
.
It 1914, it was redefined to consist of the whole county of Leeds, including the town of Brockville. In 1966, it was redefined to include, in the County of Lanark, in the Townships of North Burgess, North Elmsley and Montague excepting the Village of Merrickville.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton
and Leeds—Grenville
ridings.
|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"| 2,175
|-
|GIBSON, W.J.
|align="right"|1,506
|}
|-
|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,356
|-
|FREDENBURGH, William Cushing
|align="right"|1,432
|}
|-
|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,392
|-
|CROSS, Firman
|align="right"|1,452
|}
On Mr. George Taylor's resignation on 25 October 1911:
|-
|WHITE, Hon. T.W.
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-
|WHITE, Hon. Sir William Thomas
|align="right"|7,236
|-
|HARDY, Arthur Charles
|align="right"|4,069
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|7,868
|-
|MALLORY, Amassa Whitney
|align="right"|5,830
|-
|WARREN, George Fletcher
|align="right"| 3,564
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|8,931
|-
|COMSTOCK, William Henry
|align="right"| 6,689
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|9,092
|-
|COMSTOCK, William Henry
|align="right"|7,148
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|9,401
|-
|MACLAREN, James Roderick
|align="right"|6,256
|}
On Mr. Stewart's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930:
|-
|STEWART, Hon. Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hon. Hugh Alexander
|align="right"| 9,487
|-
|LEWIS, Donald Elswood
|align="right"| 8,737
|-
|LOGAN, Frank William
|align="right"|892
|}
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|10,322
|-
|STEWART, Hon. Hugh Alexander
|align="right"| 8,227
|}
|-
|WEBB, George Robert
|align="right"|9,714
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|8,263
|-
|GODFREY, Albert Earl
|align="right"|907
|}
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|10,080
|-
|CARROLL, John Lionel
|align="right"|9,302
|-
|HASTIE, Stewart
|align="right"| 699
|}
|-
|STANTON, Hayden
|align="right"|10,097
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|9,736
|}
|-
|STANTON, Hayden
|align="right"|11,065
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"| 10,125
|-
|SHAW, Charles William
|align="right"|395
|}
|-
|STANTON, Hayden
|align="right"|12,675
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"| 9,145
|}
On Mr. Stanton's death, 8 December 1960:
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"| 11,352
|-
|STEWART, Richard Elwood
|align="right"|8,804
|}
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"|12,071
|-
|LANGMUIR, Jack
|align="right"|10,325
|-
|HUNTER, Bill
|align="right"| 424
|}
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"| 12,113
|-
|MACODRUM, Frances D.
|align="right"| 9,899
|}
|-
|MATHESON, Ross
|align="right"| 10,365
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 10,066
|-
|THOMPSON, William F.
|align="right"|946
|}
|-
|CODE, Desmond M.
|align="right"| 13,536
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"| 13,532
|-
|GRAVES, Clayton C.
|align="right"|2,005
|}
|-
|COSSITT, Tom
|align="right"| 18,130
|-
|BLACK, Gervis
|align="right"|10,650
|-
|SUTCLIFFE, Keith
|align="right"|4,850
|}
|-
|COSSITT, Tom
|align="right"|17,744
|-
|HEALEY, Donna M.
|align="right"|10,845
|-
|SUTCLIFFE, Keith
|align="right"|4,659
|}
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1904 to 1979. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Leeds North and Grenville North
Leeds North and Grenville North
Leeds North and Grenville North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario...
and Leeds South
Leeds South
Leeds South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Leeds into two ridings: a north riding and a south riding...
ridings.
It was initially defined to consist of the county of Leeds, excluding parts included in the electoral district of Brockville
Brockville (electoral district)
Brockville was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....
.
It 1914, it was redefined to consist of the whole county of Leeds, including the town of Brockville. In 1966, it was redefined to include, in the County of Lanark, in the Townships of North Burgess, North Elmsley and Montague excepting the Village of Merrickville.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton
Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988...
and Leeds—Grenville
Leeds—Grenville
Leeds—Grenville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.It consists of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.-History:...
ridings.
Electoral history
|-|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"| 2,175
|-
|GIBSON, W.J.
|align="right"|1,506
|}
|-
|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,356
|-
|FREDENBURGH, William Cushing
|align="right"|1,432
|}
|-
|TAYLOR, George
|align="right"|2,392
|-
|CROSS, Firman
|align="right"|1,452
|}
On Mr. George Taylor's resignation on 25 October 1911:
|-
|WHITE, Hon. T.W.
William Thomas White
Sir William Thomas White, KCMG, PC was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.-Biography:White worked as a reporter for the Toronto Evening Telegram in 1890, and subsequently worked for Toronto's Assessment Department...
|align="right"|acclaimed
|}
|-
|WHITE, Hon. Sir William Thomas
William Thomas White
Sir William Thomas White, KCMG, PC was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.-Biography:White worked as a reporter for the Toronto Evening Telegram in 1890, and subsequently worked for Toronto's Assessment Department...
|align="right"|7,236
|-
|HARDY, Arthur Charles
|align="right"|4,069
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|7,868
|-
|MALLORY, Amassa Whitney
|align="right"|5,830
|-
|WARREN, George Fletcher
|align="right"| 3,564
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|8,931
|-
|COMSTOCK, William Henry
|align="right"| 6,689
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|9,092
|-
|COMSTOCK, William Henry
|align="right"|7,148
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|9,401
|-
|MACLAREN, James Roderick
|align="right"|6,256
|}
On Mr. Stewart's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930:
|-
|STEWART, Hon. Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|STEWART, Hon. Hugh Alexander
|align="right"| 9,487
|-
|LEWIS, Donald Elswood
|align="right"| 8,737
|-
|LOGAN, Frank William
|align="right"|892
|}
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|10,322
|-
|STEWART, Hon. Hugh Alexander
|align="right"| 8,227
|}
|-
|WEBB, George Robert
|align="right"|9,714
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|8,263
|-
|GODFREY, Albert Earl
|align="right"|907
|}
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|10,080
|-
|CARROLL, John Lionel
|align="right"|9,302
|-
|HASTIE, Stewart
|align="right"| 699
|}
|-
|STANTON, Hayden
|align="right"|10,097
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"|9,736
|}
|-
|STANTON, Hayden
|align="right"|11,065
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"| 10,125
|-
|SHAW, Charles William
|align="right"|395
|}
|-
|STANTON, Hayden
|align="right"|12,675
|-
|FULFORD, George Taylor
|align="right"| 9,145
|}
On Mr. Stanton's death, 8 December 1960:
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"| 11,352
|-
|STEWART, Richard Elwood
|align="right"|8,804
|}
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"|12,071
|-
|LANGMUIR, Jack
|align="right"|10,325
|-
|HUNTER, Bill
|align="right"| 424
|}
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"| 12,113
|-
|MACODRUM, Frances D.
|align="right"| 9,899
|}
|-
|MATHESON, Ross
|align="right"| 10,365
|-
|MACLEAN, John
|align="right"| 10,066
|-
|THOMPSON, William F.
|align="right"|946
|}
|-
|CODE, Desmond M.
|align="right"| 13,536
|-
|MATHESON, John R.
|align="right"| 13,532
|-
|GRAVES, Clayton C.
|align="right"|2,005
|}
|-
|COSSITT, Tom
|align="right"| 18,130
|-
|BLACK, Gervis
|align="right"|10,650
|-
|SUTCLIFFE, Keith
|align="right"|4,850
|}
|-
|COSSITT, Tom
|align="right"|17,744
|-
|HEALEY, Donna M.
|align="right"|10,845
|-
|SUTCLIFFE, Keith
|align="right"|4,659
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts