Hastings—Frontenac

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Hastings—Frontenac (also known as Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968, and from 1979 to 2004.

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[edit] Constituency boundaries

This riding was originally created in 1952 from parts of Frontenac—Addington and Hastings—Peterborough ridings.

It consisted of:

(a) the county of Lennox and Addington (excluding the townships of Ernestown, Fredericksburg North and Fredericksburg South, Richmond, Adolphustown, and Amherst Island);

(b) the county of Frontenac (excluding the city of Kingston and the townships of Kingston, Storrington, Pittsburgh, Howe Island, Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island and Mud Island)); and

(c) the part of county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and

(d) the part of county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Peterborough and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.

Hastings—Frontenac was re-created in 1976 from parts of Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.

The new riding consisted of:

(a) the part of the County of Frontenac including and lying north of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg;

(b) the part of the County of Hastings including and lying north of the Townships of Marmora, Madoc and Elzevir; and

(c) the County of Lennox and Addington, but excluding the Township of Armherst Island.

The electoral district changed name in 1981 to Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

(a) the part of the County of Frontenac including and lying northerly of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg;

(b) the County of Lennox and Addington but excluding the Township of Armherst Island;

(c) that part of the County of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Hungerford, Huntingdon and Rawdon and the Village of Stirling.

In 1996, it was redefined to include the Township of Armherst Island in the County of Lennox and Addington. The County of Frontenac portion of the riding was redefined as being the county, excluding the City of Kingston, the townships of Howe Island, Kingston and Wolfe Island, and the part of the Township of Pittsburgh lying south of the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway No. 401).

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Kingston and the Islands, Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Hastings ridings.

[edit] Election results

[edit] Hastings—Frontenac 1953-1968

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WHITE, George Stanley 11,084
     Liberal FOSTER, Cleworth Ward 7,637


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WHITE, George Stanley 11,602
     Liberal WOOD, John Elmer 5,169
     Social Credit JENKINS, Cecil Alexander 1,941

On Mr. White's appointment to the Senate, 20 August 1957:

By-election on 4 November 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative SMITH, Sidney Earle 10,513
     Labour DOWSON, Ross Jewitt 266


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative SMITH, Sidney Earle 13,983
     Liberal SHANNON, William Arthur 5,564
     Social Credit JENKINS, Cecil Alexander 606

On Mr. Smith's death, 17 March 1959:

By-election on 5 October 1959
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WEBB, Rod 9,079
     Liberal SHANNON, William Arthur 3,383


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WEBB, Rod 12,396
     Liberal NEAL, Thomas M. 6,248
     New Democrat PAGE, John 2,078


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WEBB, Rod 12,321
     Liberal SHANNON, William A. 6,479
     New Democrat ELLIOTT, James 989
     Social Credit JAMES, R.H. 738


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WEBB, Rod 11,290
     Liberal CADWELL, Roy 5,034
     New Democrat FROST, Roy 1,317

[edit] Hastings—Frontenac 1979-1980

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative VANKOUGHNET, Bill 17,537
     Liberal VASTOKAS, Ron 11,176
     New Democrat ARSENEAULT, Kevin 5,691
     Independent BAKER, Ross 417


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative VANKOUGHNET, Bill 14,211
     Liberal VASTOKAS, Ron 13,132
     New Democrat ARSENEAULT, Kevin 5,895
     Independent BAKER, Ross 342

[edit] Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative VANKOUGHNET, Bill 19,996
     Liberal VASTOKAS, Ron 9,757
     New Democrat FORTH, Donna 5,349
     Independent BAKER, Ross 441


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative VANKOUGHNET, Bill 17,247
     Liberal SMITH, Earl 16,379
     New Democrat ACTON, Bud 7,455
     Christian Heritage WELSMAN, Richard 1,598
     Independent BAKER, Ross 478


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCCORMICK, Larry 24,085
     Progressive Conservative VANKOUGHNET, Bill 10,963
     Reform OLLERENSHAW, Stephen 8,851
     New Democrat LAMBECK, Betty Hay 2,012
     National HILSON, Bob 997
     Independent WALCZAK, T. Cheemo clown 752
     Independent BAKER, Ross 413


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCCORMICK, Larry 18,399
     Progressive Conservative KRAMP, Daryl 12,227
     Reform MCADAM, Sean 12,045
     New Democrat SNEFJELLA, Robert 3,255
     Christian Heritage SWITZER, Kenneth L. 505
     Natural Law NEWBY, Lester 189


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MCCORMICK, Larry 16,996
     Canadian Alliance MCADAM, Sean 13,227
     Progressive Conservative KRAMP, Daryl 10,231
     New Democrat O'NEILL, Tom 2,200
     Green WALKER, Chris 516
     Independent BAKER, Ross 207
     Canadian Action ISAACS, Paul 156
     Not affiliated SWITZER, Kenneth 43

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