- Russell (Ontario electoral district)
Russell was a federal and provincial electoral district in eastern
Ontario ,Canada , that was represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in theLegislative 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, theRideau Ward of the city ofOttawa 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 ofRockcliffe 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 andOttawa—Carleton ridings.Members of Parliament
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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)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)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)Federal electoral history
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ConservativeJames Alexander Grant
align="right"| 1,293
Unknown
Mr. Bell
align="right"| 695-
ConservativeJames Alexander Grant
align="right"| 1,217
LiberalMalcolm Cameron
align="right"|952-
Liberal
Robert Blackburn
align="right"| 1,078
ConservativeJames Alexander Grant
align="right"| 1,014
Unknown
W. R. Bell
align="right"| 95-
Conservative
Hon. John O'Connor
align="right"| 1,612
UnknownIra Morgan
align="right"|1,097-
Conservative
Hon. John O'Connor
align="right"|acclaimed-
ConservativeMoss Kent Dickinson
align="right"| 1,644
LiberalWilliam C. Edwards
align="right"| 1,335-
LiberalWilliam C. Edwards
align="right"| 2,301
ConservativeCharles H. Mackintosh
align="right"|2,146-
LiberalWilliam C. Edwards
align="right"| 2,166
UnknownCharles H. Mackintosh
align="right"| 1,963-
LiberalWilliam C. Edwards
align="right"| 2,308
ConservativeMoss Kent Dickinson
align="right"| 1,895-
LiberalWilliam C. Edwards
align="right"| 2,983
ConservativeE.N. Hurtibise
align="right"| 1,380
IndependentG.J. Wilson
align="right"|1,093-
LiberalWilliam C. Edwards
align="right"| 3,089
ConservativeGeorge H. Perley
align="right"| 2,523-
LiberalDavid Wardrope Wallace
align="right"|acclaimed-
Liberal
Norman F. Wilson
align="right"| 3,305
ConservativeJohn E. Askwith
align="right"|2,357
IndependentMorris Shaver
align="right"| 66-
Liberal
Hon. Charles Murphy
align="right"| 3,616
Conservative
John A. Gamble
align="right"|2,470-
Liberal
Hon. Charles Murphy
align="right"| 3,812
ConservativeJoseph Ulric Vincent
align="right"| 2,836-
Opposition
Hon. Charles Murphy
align="right"| 5,895
Government
Duncan Cameron Merkley
align="right"| 3,768-
Liberal
Hon. Charles Murphy
align="right"| 9,069
ProgressiveMarshall Rathwell
align="right"|6,836-
Liberal
Hon. Charles Murphy
align="right"|acclaimed-
LiberalAlfred Goulet
align="right"| 8,419
ConservativeDuncan Cameron Merkley
align="right"|6,328-
LiberalAlfred Goulet
align="right"| 9,062
ConservativeWilfrid Thivierge
align="right"|4,876-
LiberalAlfred Goulet
align="right"| 9,551
ConservativeAlexandre Marion
align="right"|7,964-
LiberalAlfred Goulet
align="right"| 5,041
Independent
John Rudolphus Booth
align="right"| 2,897
ReconstructionMarshall Rathwell
align="right"| 1,423
ConservativeMathias Landry
align="right"| 1,368
IndependentJoseph Alvary Brisson
align="right"| 862-
LiberalAlfred Goulet
align="right"| 6,045
National GovernmentFrederic-A. Caillier
align="right"|2,961-
LiberalJoseph-Omer Gour
align="right"| 5,519
Progressive ConservativeFrederic-A. Caillier
align="right"| 3,271
IndependentAntonin Lalonde
align="right"| 2,708
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Keenan
align="right"| 600
Social CreditHarvey Turner
align="right"| 340-
LiberalJoseph-Omer Gour
align="right"|12,635
Progressive ConservativeMoïse Gendron
align="right"| 5,767
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Cousineau
align="right"| 1,112
Social CreditAdrien-Joseph Papineau
align="right"| 538-
LiberalJoseph-Omer Gour
align="right"| 15,969
Progressive ConservativeJoseph E. Charron
align="right"| 6,470
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Cousineau
align="right"| 1,157
Social CreditAlexandre Denommée
align="right"| 519-
LiberalJoseph-Omer Gour
align="right"| 20,673
Progressive ConservativeWilbur Nixon
align="right"| 12,271
Co-operative CommonwealthHarry Jacks
align="right"| 1,420
Social CreditEddie Parisien
align="right"| 1,161-
LiberalJoseph-Omer Gour
align="right"| 21,575
Progressive ConservativeWilbur Nixon
align="right"|19,464
Co-operative CommonwealthHarry Jacks
align="right"| 1,224
Social CreditEddie Parisien
align="right"| 594-
LiberalPaul Tardif
align="right"| 21,070
Progressive ConservativeWilbur Nixon
align="right"|14,152
Co-operative CommonwealthDenis Kalman
align="right"| 1,077-
LiberalPaul Tardif
align="right"| 29,322
Progressive Conservative
Leo Kelly
align="right"| 15,492New Democratic Party Harold B. Wilson
align="right"|3,385
Social CreditAdrien Papineau
align="right"| 1,427-
LiberalPaul Tardif
align="right"| 31,182
Progressive ConservativeJoe Poirier
align="right"| 14,892New Democratic Party Harold B. Wilson
align="right"| 3,191
Social CreditLéo Cote
align="right"| 2,938-
LiberalPaul Tardif
align="right"| 28,997
Progressive ConservativeKenneth C. Binks
align="right"| 15,718New Democratic Party Harold B. Wilson
align="right"| 7,186See also
*
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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