Frontenac—Addington

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

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

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Wesley Edwards7,322
ProgressiveWilliam Samuel Reed4,554
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Wesley Edwards7,802
ProgressiveRobert John Bushell5,158

On Mr. Edwards' death, 18 April 1929:

By-election on 22 July 1929
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeWilliam Spankieacclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeWilliam Spankie7,432
LiberalSamuel Dudley Stinchcombe4,061

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

By-election on 24 September 1934
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalColin Campbell9,488
ConservativeWilbert Ross Aylesworth6,917
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalColin Campbell7,250
ConservativeJohn Abbott Pringle6,831
ReconstructionHarold Isadore Hellmuth345

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
LiberalAngus Neil McCallumacclaimed
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
National GovernmentWilbert Ross Aylesworth6,154
LiberalAngus Neil McCallum6,028
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilbert Ross Aylesworth7,707
LiberalHarold Allen Walker5,432
Co-operative CommonwealthHenry Lennox Cartwright592
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilbert Ross Aylesworth7,724
LiberalThomas Howard Dixon6,490
Co-operative CommonwealthMyrtle M. Morrisson767

See also

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