Cornwall was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867. It consisted of the Town of Cornwall and the Township of Cornwall.

The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was merged into Cornwall and Stormont riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

;Result by subdivision

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Subdivision !! Macdonald !! Mattice !! Total vote !! Eligible voters

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| Cornwall (town) East Ward || 16 || 37 || 53 || 78

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| Cornwall (town) Centre Ward || 49 || 59 || 108 || 159

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| Cornwall (town) West Ward || 27 || 18 || 45 || 78

|-

| Cornwall Township || 359 || 181 || 540 || 712

|-

| Total || 451 || 295 || 746 || 1,027

|}

On Mr. Macdonald being unseated on petition, 7 September 1874:

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On Mr. Bergin being unseated on petition, 24 December 1879:

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See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament