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Monck County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Monck was a division used by the federal government as an electoral district in Canada's early parliaments from 1867 to 1892. It was never a county in the political sense, although it is frequently mistaken for one as it was listed as a county of residence in some post-Confederation census records.
Monck consisted of the Lincoln County townships of Caistor and Gainsborough, the Haldimand County townships of Canborough, Dunn, Dunnville, Moulton and Sherbrooke, and the Welland County townships of Pelham and Wainfleet.
In 1872, it was redefined to include the Township of Dunn (Haldimand). In 1882, it was redefined to include the Township of South Cayuga and exclude the Township of Caistor.
The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed between Haldimand and Monck and Lincoln and Niagara ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- Lachlin McCallum (first term), Liberal-Conservative - 1867-1872
- James David Edgar, Liberal - 1872-1874
- Lachlin McCallum (second term), Liberal-Conservative - 1874-1887
- Arthur Boyle (first term), Conservative - 1887-1891
- John Brown, Liberal - 1891-1892
- Arthur Boyle (second term), Conservative - 1892
[edit] Electoral history
On Mr. McCallum being unseated, 12 May 1875:
On Mr. Brown being unseated, 1892:
| By-election on 12 March 1892 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
BOYLE, Arthur |
acclaimed |
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