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
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! 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