Addington (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Addington (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Lennox and Addington (Province of Canada electoral district).
Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. The electoral district was created in the British North America Act of 1867.[2]
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
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Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1904 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1900 |
Demographics | |
Population (1891)[1] | 24,151 |
Census division(s) | Addington |
Census subdivision(s) | Ashby, Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Angelsea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough, Bedford |
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The County of Addington consisted of the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Angelsea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough, and Bedford.
In 1882, the township of Ashby was added to the riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1904 when it was merged into Lennox and Addington riding.