Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1974

Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Hastings—Frontenac, Kingston, Lanark, Prince Edward—Lennox, Renfrew North and Renfrew South ridings.

It consisted of:

  • in the county of Frontenac: the Townships of Barrie, Bedford, North Canonto, South Canonto, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Loughborough, Miller, Olden, Oso, Palmerston, Portland and Storrington, and the north east part of the Township of Pittsburgh;
  • in the County of Lanark: the Townships of Bathurst, Dalhousie, Lavant, North Sherbrooke and South Sherbrooke;
  • in the County of Lennox and Addington: the Townships of Abinger, Adolphustown, Anglesea, Ashby, Camden, Denbigh, Effingham, Ernestown, North Fredericksburgh, South Fredericksburgh, Kaladar, Richmond and Sheffield;
  • in the County of Renfrew: the Townships of North Algona, South Algona, Brougham, Brudenell, Grattan, Griffith, Hagarty, Lyndoch, Matawatchan, Radcliffe, Raglan, geden, Sebastopol and Wilberforce.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Hastings—Frontenac, Kingston and the Islands, Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton and (federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Hastings—Frontenac, Kingston, Lanark,
Prince Edward—Lennox, Renfrew North and Renfrew South
28th  1968–1972     Douglas Alkenbrack Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Hastings—Frontenac, Kingston and the Islands,
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton and (federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Alkenbrack11,801
LiberalPeter C. Connolly9,953
New DemocraticJohn Moss2,730
Independent PCClarence A. Milligan571
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Alkenbrack16,563
LiberalPeter MacKinnon9,206
New DemocraticMary Lloyd-Jones3,283
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Alkenbrack14,102
LiberalGrace Stalker10,961
New DemocraticWm. Bud Acton4,157

See also

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