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Grenville—Carleton (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grenville–Carleton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was created in 1966 from portions of the former Carleton and Grenville—Dundas ridings.

LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
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Grenville—Carleton
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1974
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It consisted of:

  • The part of the City of Ottawa lying south of Baseline Road and west of Fisher Avenue;
  • the Townships of Goulbourn, Marlborough, Nepean, North Gower and Osgoode, as well as Long Island (in the Township of Gloucester) in the County of Carleton;
  • the County of Grenville, including the Village of Merrickville, and
  • the Townships of Matilda and Mountain in the County of Dundas.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Leeds—Grenville, Nepean—Carleton, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West—Nepean and Stormont—Dundas ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Carleton and Grenville—Dundas
28th  1968–1972     Gordon Blair Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Walter Baker Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Leeds—Grenville, Nepean—Carleton,
Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West—Nepean and Stormont—Dundas
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Election results

More information 1968 Canadian federal election, Party ...
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGordon Blair21,25048.0
Progressive ConservativeJean Casselman Wadds18,84343.0
New DemocraticDavid Bell3,8879.0
Total valid votes 43,980
Source: Elections Canada[1] and Canada Elections Database[2]
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More information 1972 Canadian federal election, Party ...
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWalter Baker32,68953.5+15.5
LiberalGordon Blair22,02636.0-12.0
New DemocraticJoan Kabayama6,40510.5+1.5
Total valid votes 61,120
Turnout (based on valid votes; total votes not available) 61,12083.5
Eligible voters 73,193
Source: Elections Canada[3] and Canada Elections Database[4]
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More information 1974 Canadian federal election, Party ...
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWalter Baker33,94654.4+0.9
LiberalJim McDonald22,80336.5+0.5
New DemocraticJoan Kabayama5,6799.1-1.4
Total valid votes 62,428
Total rejected ballots 192
Turnout 62,62078.4-5.1
Eligible voters 79,873
Source: Elections Canada[5] and Canada Elections Database[6]
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