Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. The electoral district was created in the British North America Act 1867.
The County of Addington consisted of the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Angelsea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough, and Bedford.
In 1882, the township of Ashby was added to the riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1904 when it was merged into Lennox and Addington riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Result by municipality Municipality Shibley Lapum Price Smith Total vote Eligible voters Portland Township 194 107 0 0 301 385 Camden Township 284 567 0 2 853 1,092 Olden Township 1 17 0 0 18 29 Loughborough Township 188 62 0 0 250 314 Seffield Township 117 156 1 0 274 318 Kennebec Township 7 10 0 0 17 22 Barrie Township 16 26 0 0 42 78 Kaladar and Anglesea Townships 35 20 0 0 55 88 Oso Township 2 19 0 0 21 28 Denbigh, Abinger and Ashby Townships 4 11 0 0 15 22 Newburgh 33 76 0 0 109 164 Bedford and Palmerston Townships 40 26 0 0 66 110 Hinchinbrooke Township 60 21 0 0 81 94 Clarendon and Miller Townships 10 2 0 0 12 24 Total 991 1,120 1 2 2,114 2,768
On Mr. Shibley being unseated, on petition, 21 September 1874:
On Mr. Bell's death, 5 July 1901:
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament