- Victoria North
Victoria North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of
Ontario . It was created by theBritish North America Act of1867 , which divided the County of Victoria divided into two ridings: the South and North Ridings.The North Riding initially consisted of the Townships of Anson, Bexley, Carden, Dalton, Digby, Eldon, Fenelon, Hindon, Laxton, Lutterworth, Macaulay and Drapper, Sommerville, and Morrison, Muskoka, Monck and Watt (taken from the County of Simcoe), and any other surveyed townships lying to the north of the North Riding.
In 1872, it was redefined to exclude townships included in the electoral district of Muskoka. In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Eldon, Fenelon, Somerville, Carden, Dalton, Bexley, Laxton, Digby, Longford, Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon, Galway, Snowdon, Minden, Stanhope, Sherbourne and McClintock, and the village of Fenelon Falls.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was amalgamated into Victoria electoral district.
Electoral history
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Liberal
MORISON, John
align="right"|687
Unknown
CAMERON,
align="right"|403-
Conservative
STAPLES, Joseph
align="right"| 629
Liberal
MORRISON, John
align="right"|541-
Liberal
MCLENNAN, James
align="right"| 564
Conservative
CAMERON, H.
align="right"| 560-
Liberal
MACLENNAN, James
align="right"| 604
Conservative
CAMERON, Hector
align="right"| 601This by-election was declared void, and Mr. Cameron was declared elected on 17 September 1875.
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Conservative
CAMERON, Hector
align="right"|917
Liberal
MCLENNAN, J.
align="right"|741-
Conservative
CAMERON, Hector
align="right"| 1,063
Unknown
Keith, G.G.
align="right"| 773-
Liberal
BARRON, John Augustus
align="right"|1,442
Conservative
CAMERON, H.
align="right"|1,141-
Liberal
BARRON, John A.
align="right"| 1,614
Liberal-Conservative
HUGHES, Samuel
align="right"| 1,412-
Liberal-Conservative
HUGHES, Samuel
align="right"|elected
Liberal
BARRON, John Augustus
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Liberal-Conservative
HUGHES, Samuel
align="right"| 1,715
Liberal
MCLAUGHLIN, R.J.
align="right"|1,464
McCarthyite
DELEMERE, J.H.
align="right"| 338-
Liberal-Conservative
HUGHES, Samuel
align="right"|1,546
Liberal
MCKAY, John
align="right"| 1,417See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
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