Russell (Ontario electoral district)

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Location of Russell in Ontario in 1867

Russell was a federal and provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1967.

The federal riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted initially of the County of Russell the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode in the county of Carleton. In 1903, the Rideau Ward of the city of Ottawa was added to the riding. In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the county of Russell and the part of the county of Carleton included in the township of Gloucester, excepting that part of the township of Gloucester included in the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park. In 1947, it was expanded to include the town of Eastview in the township of Gloucester in the county of Carleton.

The federal electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Glengarry—Prescott, Ottawa East and Ottawa—Carleton ridings.

1 Members of Parliament
2 Members of Provincial Parliament
3 Pre-confederation
4 Federal electoral history
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

James Alexander Grant, Conservative (1867-1874)
Robert Blackburn, Liberal (1874-1878)
John O'Connor, Conservative (1878-1882)
Moss Kent Dickinson, Conservative (1882-1887)
William Cameron Edwards, Liberal (1887-1903)
David Wardrope Wallace, Liberal (1903-1904)
Norman Frank Wilson, Liberal (1904-1908)
Charles Murphy, Liberal (1908-1925)
Alfred Goulet, Liberal (1925-1945)
Joseph-Omer Gour, Liberal (1945-1959)
Paul Tardif, Liberal (1959-1968)

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

William Craig, Conservative (1867-1874)
Adam J. Baker, Conservative (1875-1883)
Honoré Robillard, Conservative (1883-1886)
Alexander Robillard, Liberal (1886-1898)
Onésime Guibord, Liberal (1898-1904)
Damase Racine, Liberal (1905-1921)
Alfred Goulet, Liberal (1922-1923)
Aurélien Bélanger, Liberal/Independent (1923-1929)
Charles Avila Séguin, Conservative (1929-1934)
Arthur Desrosiers, Liberal (1934-1937)
Romeo Bégin, Liberal (1937-1948)
Joseph Daniel Nault, Progressive Conservative (1948-1954)
Gordon Lavergne, Progressive Conservative (1954-1963)
Albert Lawrence, Progressive Conservative (1963-1967)

[edit] Pre-confederation

District created in 1834 from Prescott & Russell.

Members of the Parliament of Upper Canada

Thomas McKay (1834-1840)

Members of the Parliament of the Province of Canada

William Henry Draper, Conservative (1841-1843)
William Stewart, Conservative (1843-1844)
Archibald Petrie, Conservative (1844-1847)
G. B. Lyon-Fellowes, Conservative (1847-1857)
John W. Loux (1857-1861)
Robert Bell, Conservative (1861-1866)

[edit] Federal electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Alexander Grant	1,293
	Unknown	Mr. Bell	695

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Alexander Grant	1,217
	Liberal	Malcolm Cameron	952

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Robert Blackburn	1,078
	Conservative	James Alexander Grant	1,014
	Unknown	W. R. Bell	95

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Hon. John O'Connor	1,612
	Unknown	Ira Morgan	1,097

By-election: On Mr. O'Connor being appointed President of the Privy Council, 4 November 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Hon. John O'Connor	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Moss Kent Dickinson	1,644
	Liberal	William C. Edwards	1,335

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William C. Edwards	2,301
	Conservative	Charles H. Mackintosh	2,146

By-election: On Mr. Edwards being unseated for bribery, 7 May 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William C. Edwards	2,166
	Unknown	Charles H. Mackintosh	1,963

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William C. Edwards	2,308
	Conservative	Moss Kent Dickinson	1,895

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William C. Edwards	2,983
	Conservative	E.N. Hurtibise	1,380
	Independent	G.J. Wilson	1,093

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William C. Edwards	3,089
	Conservative	George H. Perley	2,523

By-election: On Mr. Edwards being called to the Senate, 20 April 1903
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Wardrope Wallace	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Norman F. Wilson	3,305
	Conservative	John E. Askwith	2,357
	Independent	Morris Shaver	66

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hon. Charles Murphy	3,616
	Conservative	John A. Gamble	2,470

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hon. Charles Murphy	3,812
	Conservative	Joseph Ulric Vincent	2,836

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	Hon. Charles Murphy	5,895
	Government	Duncan Cameron Merkley	3,768

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hon. Charles Murphy	9,069
	Progressive	Marshall Rathwell	6,836

By-election: On Mr. Murphy being appointed Postmaster General, 19 January 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hon. Charles Murphy	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	8,419
	Conservative	Duncan Cameron Merkley	6,328

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	9,062
	Conservative	Wilfrid Thivierge	4,876

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	9,551
	Conservative	Alexandre Marion	7,964

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	5,041
	Independent	John Rudolphus Booth	2,897
	Reconstruction	Marshall Rathwell	1,423
	Conservative	Mathias Landry	1,368
	Independent	Joseph Alvary Brisson	862

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	6,045
	National Government	Frederic-A. Caillier	2,961

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Omer Gour	5,519
	Progressive Conservative	Frederic-A. Caillier	3,271
	Independent	Antonin Lalonde	2,708
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Thomas Keenan	600
	Social Credit	Harvey Turner	340

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Omer Gour	12,635
	Progressive Conservative	Moïse Gendron	5,767
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ernest Cousineau	1,112
	Social Credit	Adrien-Joseph Papineau	538

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Omer Gour	15,969
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph E. Charron	6,470
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ernest Cousineau	1,157
	Social Credit	Alexandre Denommée	519

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Omer Gour	20,673
	Progressive Conservative	Wilbur Nixon	12,271
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Harry Jacks	1,420
	Social Credit	Eddie Parisien	1,161

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Omer Gour	21,575
	Progressive Conservative	Wilbur Nixon	19,464
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Harry Jacks	1,224
	Social Credit	Eddie Parisien	594

By-election: On Mr. Gour's death, 5 October 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Tardif	21,070
	Progressive Conservative	Wilbur Nixon	14,152
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Denis Kalman	1,077

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Tardif	29,322
	Progressive Conservative	Leo Kelly	15,492
	New Democratic Party	Harold B. Wilson	3,385
	Social Credit	Adrien Papineau	1,427

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Paul Tardif	31,182
	Progressive Conservative	Joe Poirier	14,892
	New Democratic Party	Harold B. Wilson	3,191
	Social Credit	Léo Cote	2,938