Frontenac—Addington (federal electoral district)

Frontenac—Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington ridings.

Frontenac—Addington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1952
First contested1925
Last contested1949

It initially consisted of the county of Frontenac (excluding the city of Kingston and the village of Portsmouth), and part of the county of Lennox and Addington lying east and north of and including the townships of Camden and Ernestown.

In 1933, the Lennox and Addington portion of the riding was redefined to consist of the county of Lennox and Addington excluding the townships of Ernestown, Fredericksburgh North and Fredericksburgh South, Richmond, Adolphustown and Amherst Island.

The electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Frontenac and Kingston ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Frontenac and Lennox and Addington
15th  1925–1926     John Wesley Edwards Conservative
16th  1926–1929†
 1929–1930 William Spankie
17th  1930–1934†
 1934–1935     Colin Campbell Liberal
18th  1935–1937
 1937–1940 Angus Neil McCallum
19th  1940–1945     Wilbert Ross Aylesworth National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
Riding dissolved into Hastings—Frontenac and Kingston

Election results

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Wesley Edwards 7,322
Progressive William Samuel Reed 4,554
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Wesley Edwards 7,802
Progressive Robert John Bushell 5,158

On Mr. Edwards' death, 18 April 1929:

By-election on 22 July 1929
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Spankie acclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Spankie 7,432
Liberal Samuel Dudley Stinchcombe 4,061

On Mr. Spankie's death, 27 May 1934:

By-election on 24 September 1934
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Colin Campbell 9,488
Conservative Wilbert Ross Aylesworth 6,917
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Colin Campbell 7,250
Conservative John Abbott Pringle 6,831
Reconstruction Harold Isadore Hellmuth 345

On Mr. Campbell's resignation, 11 August 1937, in order to take part in the provincial elections:

By-election on 1 November 1937
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Angus Neil McCallum acclaimed
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National Government Wilbert Ross Aylesworth 6,154
Liberal Angus Neil McCallum 6,028
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Wilbert Ross Aylesworth 7,707
Liberal Harold Allen Walker 5,432
Co-operative Commonwealth Henry Lennox Cartwright 592
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Wilbert Ross Aylesworth 7,724
Liberal Thomas Howard Dixon 6,490
Co-operative Commonwealth Myrtle M. Morrisson 767

See also

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