Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton

Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton (also known as Lanark and Renfrew) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario.

Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1987
First contested1968
Last contested1984

This riding was created as "Lanark and Renfrew" in 1966 from parts of Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew North and Renfrew South ridings.

Lanark and Renfrew was initially defined to consist of:

(a) in the County of Carleton, the Townships of Fitzroy, Huntley, March and Torbolton;

(b) in the County of Lanark, the Townships of Beckwith, Darling, Drummond, Lanark, Pakenham and Ramsay; and

(c) in the County of Renfrew, the Townships of Admaston, Bagot, Blythfield, Bromley, Horton, McNab, Ross and Westmeath.

The name of the electoral district was changed in 1970 to Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of

(a) in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, the Townships of March and West Carleton;

(b) the County of Lanark, including the Town of Smiths Falls; and

(c) in the County of Renfrew, the Townships of Bagot and Blythfield and McNab.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Lanark–Carleton and Renfrew.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lanark and Renfrew
Riding created from Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew North and Renfrew South
28th  1968–1970     Murray McBride Liberal
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton
28th  1970–1972     Murray McBride Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Paul Dick Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Lanark—Carleton and Renfrew

Election results

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Lanark and Renfrew

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1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Murray McBride 13,156
Progressive Conservative James W. Baskin 12,737
New Democratic James Ronson 1,861

Lanark–Renfrew–Carleton

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1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Paul Dick 17,893
Liberal Murray McBride 13,283
New Democratic Henry Mellema 1,819
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Paul Dick 18,242
Liberal Bud Barrett 13,009
New Democratic Stuart Morrison 3,428
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Paul Dick 24,277
Liberal Pat Carroll 10,485
New Democratic Gord Gilhuly 5,749
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Paul Dick 20,487
Liberal Pat Carroll 11,817
New Democratic Gord Gilhuly 4,948
Not affiliated Stuart Neilson 247
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Paul Dick 24,395
Liberal Brooke McNabb 15,528
New Democratic Don Page 5,310
Commonwealth of Canada Floyd J. Craig 139

See also

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