Renfrew North
Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The riding existed until 1972, when the name was changed to "Renfrew North—Nipissing East".
The North Riding of Renfrew initially consisted of the Townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie, Rolph, Head, Maria, Clara, Haggerty, Sherwood, Burns, Richards, and any other surveyed Townships lying northwesterly of the said North Riding.
In 1892, "North Renfrew" was redefined to consist of the town of Pembroke, that part of the village of Eganville north of the River Bonnechère, and the townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie and Rolph.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Algona North, Algona South, Alice, Bromley, Buchanan, Fraser, McKay, Pembroke, Petawawa, Rolph, Ross, Stafford, Westmeath, Wilberforce and Wylie, the town of Pembroke, the village of Cobden, and the part of the village of Eganville lying within the township of Wilberforce.
In 1924, "Renfrew North" was defined to consist of that part of the county of Renfrew lying north and east and including the townships of Ross, Bromley, Wilberforce, Algona (North and South), and Fraser, and including the part of the territorial district of Nipissing lying east of and including the townships of Cameron, Deacon, Anglin, Dickson, Preston, and Airy.
It was redefined several times following that, but generally included most of Renfrew County and the eastern part of Nipissing.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Nipissing, Parry Sound—Muskoka and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ridings.
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1867: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | John Rankin | 613 | ||||
| Unknown | Thomas Murray | 527 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. Rankin's resignation, 13 November 1869: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Francis Hincks | 560 | ||||
| Liberal | James Findlay | 440 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | James Findlay | 777 | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 675 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 600 | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Murray | 498 | ||||
| Unknown | W. Moffatt | 328 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. White being unseated on petition, 4 November 1874: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | William Murray | 889 | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 841 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. Murray being unseated on petition, 21 January 1876: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 1,192 | ||||
| Liberal | William Murray | 982 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 1,273 | ||||
| Unknown | James Findlay | 920 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 1,111 | ||||
| Unknown | Thomas Murray | 968 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Peter White | 1,534 | ||||
| Liberal | James Findlay | 1,286 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Peter | 1,497 | ||||
| Liberal | BARR, Henry | 1,418 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | MACKIE, Thomas | 1,900 | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Peter | 1,837 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | MACKIE, Thomas | 2,299 | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Peter | 2,167 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Peter | 2,495 | ||||
| Liberal | MACKIE, Thomas | 2,275 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. White's death, 9 October 1906: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, G.V. | 2,167 | ||||
| Unknown | MURRAY, Thomas | 1,166 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Gerald Verner | 2,493 | ||||
| Liberal | BARR, Henry | 1,894 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Gerald Verner | 2,573 | ||||
| Liberal | MUNRO, James Francis | 1,865 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Government | MACKIE, Herbert John | 3,397 | ||||
| Opposition | REID, Norman | 2,873 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921: North riding of Renfrew | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | MCKAY, Matthew | 3,828 | ||||
| Progressive | Collins, Arthur | 3,371 | ||||
| Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 3,015 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 5,303 | ||||
| Liberal | MCKAY, Matthew | 4,529 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 4,947 | ||||
| Liberal | MCKAY, Matthew | 4,288 | ||||
| Progressive | KIRK, William Robert | 2,220 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 6,125 | ||||
| Liberal | MCKAY, Matthew | 4,897 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | MCKAY, Matthew | 6,052 | ||||
| Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 4,134 | ||||
| Reconstruction | KIDD, Walter Vernon | 1,949 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. McKay's death, 5 April 1937: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | WARREN, Ralph Melville | 5,863 | ||||
| Conservative | WOOD, Edgar Troy | 5,459 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | WARREN, Ralph Melville | 6,199 | ||||
| National Government | WOOD, Edgar Troy | 4,536 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | VONDETTE, Delmar | 709 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | WARREN, Ralph Melville | 6,828 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | JOHNSTON, William Francis | 5,882 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WRIGHT, John Charles | 1,555 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | WARREN, Ralph Melville | 8,358 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 6,598 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WRIGHT, John Charles | 1,530 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | FORGIE, James Moffat | 9,360 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | COTNAM, Ira Delbert | 7,268 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | FORGIE, James Moffat | 10,227 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | FRASER, Wallace James | 9,132 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | FORGIE, James Moffat | 10,425 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | HUNT, Stanley J. | 10,226 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | FORGIE, James M. | 11,313 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | DODD, Thomas P. | 9,348 | ||||
| Social Credit | SHANNON, John J. | 1,344 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | CHARBONNEAU, Wilfred L. | 902 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | FORGIE, James Moffat | 11,580 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | FRASER, E. Mac | 9,089 | ||||
| Social Credit | BRUBACHER, Enos | 1,712 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | CHARBONNEAU, Wilfred L. | 947 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | HOPKINS, Leonard D. | 10,882 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | CRUIKSHANK, Donald B. | 5,846 | ||||
| Independent | CAMPBELL, Angus A. | 2,812 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | CATHERWOOD, Lorne E. | 2,021 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968: Renfrew North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | HOPKINS, Leonard D. | 13,195 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | O'BRIEN, Del | 7,976 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | WIDENMAIER, Kenneth C. | 1,813 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972: Renfrew North-Nipissing East | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | HOPKINS, Leonard D. | 13,553 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | KINNEY, George A. | 8,440 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | PAYNE, Maurice R. | 3,177 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974: Renfrew North-Nipissing East | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | HOPKINS, Leonard | 14,613 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | O'BRIEN, Del | 7,561 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | COX, Robert Bob | 4,419 | ||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada