Muskoka and Parry Sound
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Muskoka and Parry Sound was a federal electoral district
represented in the Canadian
House of Commons
from 1883 to 1904. It was located in the province
of Ontario
. This riding was created from parts of Algoma and Muskoka
ridings.
It consisted of the townships of Watt, Cardwell, Humphrey, Conger, Stephenson, Brunel, Franklin, Sinclair, Chaffey, Bethune, Perry, Proud foot, Foley, Cowper, McDougall, Parry Sound Village and Island, Fergusson, Carling, Burpee, Shawanaga and settlements on the lake shore to the mouth of French River, Christie, Monteith, McKellar, Hagerman, Spence, Croft, McKenzie, Ferrie, Wilson, Mills, McConkey, Hardy, Chapman, Strong, Magnetawan, Joly, Lount, Machar, Laurier, Ryerson, Armour, McMurrich, Stisted, Pringle, Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing
, Burton, Gibson, Harrison, Wallbridge, Patterson, Blair, Mowat, and Brown, and
the part of the territorial district of Muskoka lying to the south of the township of Conger and east of the townships of Medora and Wood.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into a new Muskoka riding.
|O'BRIEN, William E.
|align="right"| 1,296
|-
|MILLER, John C.
|align="right"| 1,293
|}
|-
|O'BRIEN, W.E.
|align="right"| 1,595
|-
|MCMURRICH, W.B.
|align="right"|1,556
|}
|-
|O'BRIEN, W.E.
|align="right"| 1,916
|-
|FITZGERALD, J.W.
|align="right"|1,768
|}
|-
|MCCORMICK, George
|align="right"| 2,249
|-
|PRATT, William H.
|align="right"|1,991
|-
|O'BRIEN, William E.
|align="right"| 1,068
|}
|-
|MCCORMICK, George
|align="right"| 2,637
|-
|WATSON, R.J.
|align="right"|2,515
|}
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
Canadian House of Commons
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from 1883 to 1904. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of Ontario
Ontario
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. This riding was created from parts of Algoma and Muskoka
Muskoka (electoral district)
Muskoka was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882 and from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...
ridings.
It consisted of the townships of Watt, Cardwell, Humphrey, Conger, Stephenson, Brunel, Franklin, Sinclair, Chaffey, Bethune, Perry, Proud foot, Foley, Cowper, McDougall, Parry Sound Village and Island, Fergusson, Carling, Burpee, Shawanaga and settlements on the lake shore to the mouth of French River, Christie, Monteith, McKellar, Hagerman, Spence, Croft, McKenzie, Ferrie, Wilson, Mills, McConkey, Hardy, Chapman, Strong, Magnetawan, Joly, Lount, Machar, Laurier, Ryerson, Armour, McMurrich, Stisted, Pringle, Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing
Nipissing, Ontario
Nipissing is a township in central Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing in Parry Sound District. Nipissing was surveyed between 1874 and 1881, and was incorporated in 1888. Among the first settlers in the area were the Chapman and Beatty families. Nipissing village annexed Gurd Township in 1970...
, Burton, Gibson, Harrison, Wallbridge, Patterson, Blair, Mowat, and Brown, and
the part of the territorial district of Muskoka lying to the south of the township of Conger and east of the townships of Medora and Wood.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into a new Muskoka riding.
Muskoka (electoral district)
Muskoka was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882 and from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...
Electoral history
|-|O'BRIEN, William E.
William Edward O'Brien
William Edward O'Brien was a lawyer, farmer, editor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Muskoka and Parry Sound in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 1,296
|-
|MILLER, John C.
|align="right"| 1,293
|}
|-
|O'BRIEN, W.E.
|align="right"| 1,595
|-
|MCMURRICH, W.B.
|align="right"|1,556
|}
|-
|O'BRIEN, W.E.
|align="right"| 1,916
|-
|FITZGERALD, J.W.
|align="right"|1,768
|}
|-
|MCCORMICK, George
George McCormick
George McCormick was a lumberman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Muskoka and Parry Sound in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904 as a Liberal-Conservative....
|align="right"| 2,249
|-
|PRATT, William H.
|align="right"|1,991
|-
|O'BRIEN, William E.
|align="right"| 1,068
|}
|-
|MCCORMICK, George
|align="right"| 2,637
|-
|WATSON, R.J.
|align="right"|2,515
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Website of the Library of Parliament website