Hastings—Frontenac

Hastings—Frontenac (also known as Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968, and from 1979 to 2004.

Constituency boundaries

This riding was originally created in 1952 from parts of Frontenac—Addington and Hastings—Peterborough ridings.

It consisted of:

(a) the county of Lennox and Addington (excluding the townships of Ernestown, Fredericksburg North and Fredericksburg South, Richmond, Adolphustown, and Amherst Island);

(b) the county of Frontenac (excluding the city of Kingston and the townships of Kingston, Storrington, Pittsburgh, Howe Island, Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island and Mud Island)); and

(c) the part of county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and

(d) the part of county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Peterborough and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.

Hastings—Frontenac was re-created in 1976 from parts of Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.

The new riding consisted of:

(a) the part of the County of Frontenac including and lying north of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg;

(b) the part of the County of Hastings including and lying north of the Townships of Marmora, Madoc and Elzevir; and

(c) the County of Lennox and Addington, but excluding the Township of Armherst Island.

The electoral district changed name in 1981 to Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

(a) the part of the County of Frontenac including and lying northerly of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg;

(b) the County of Lennox and Addington but excluding the Township of Armherst Island;

(c) that part of the County of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Hungerford, Huntingdon and Rawdon and the Village of Stirling.

In 1996, it was redefined to include the Township of Armherst Island in the County of Lennox and Addington. The County of Frontenac portion of the riding was redefined as being the county, excluding the City of Kingston, the townships of Howe Island, Kingston and Wolfe Island, and the part of the Township of Pittsburgh lying south of the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway No. 401).

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Kingston and the Islands, Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Hastings ridings.

Election results

Hastings—Frontenac 1953-1968

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWHITE, George Stanley 11,084
LiberalFOSTER, Cleworth Ward 7,637
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWHITE, George Stanley 11,602
LiberalWOOD, John Elmer 5,169
Social CreditJENKINS, Cecil Alexander 1,941
Canadian federal by-election, 4 November 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeSMITH, Sidney Earle 10,513
LabourDOWSON, Ross Jewitt 266
Called upon Mr. White's appointment to the Senate, 20 August 1957.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeSMITH, Sidney Earle 13,983
LiberalSHANNON, William Arthur 5,564
Social CreditJENKINS, Cecil Alexander 606

On Mr. Smith's death, 17 March 1959:

By-election on 5 October 1959
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWEBB, Rod 9,079
LiberalSHANNON, William Arthur 3,383
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWEBB, Rod 12,396
LiberalNEAL, Thomas M. 6,248
New DemocraticPAGE, John 2,078
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWEBB, Rod 12,321
LiberalSHANNON, William A. 6,479
New DemocraticELLIOTT, James 989
Social CreditJAMES, R.H. 738
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWEBB, Rod 11,290
LiberalCADWELL, Roy 5,034
New DemocraticFROST, Roy 1,317

Hastings—Frontenac 1979-1980

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeVANKOUGHNET, Bill 17,537
LiberalVASTOKAS, Ron 11,176
New DemocraticARSENEAULT, Kevin 5,691
IndependentBAKER, Ross 417
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeVANKOUGHNET, Bill 14,211
LiberalVASTOKAS, Ron 13,132
New DemocraticARSENEAULT, Kevin 5,895
IndependentBAKER, Ross 342

Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeVANKOUGHNET, Bill 19,996
LiberalVASTOKAS, Ron 9,757
New DemocraticFORTH, Donna 5,349
IndependentBAKER, Ross 441
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeVANKOUGHNET, Bill 17,247
LiberalSMITH, Earl 16,379
New DemocraticACTON, Bud 7,455
Christian HeritageWELSMAN, Richard 1,598
IndependentBAKER, Ross 478
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCCORMICK, Larry 24,085
Progressive ConservativeVANKOUGHNET, Bill 10,963
ReformOLLERENSHAW, Stephen 8,851
New DemocraticLAMBECK, Betty Hay 2,012
NationalHILSON, Bob 997
IndependentWALCZAK, T. Cheemo 752
IndependentBAKER, Ross 413
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCCORMICK, Larry 18,399
Progressive ConservativeKRAMP, Daryl 12,227
ReformMCADAM, Sean 12,045
New DemocraticSNEFJELLA, Robert 3,255
Christian HeritageSWITZER, Kenneth L. 505
Natural LawNEWBY, Lester 189
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCCORMICK, Larry 16,996
AllianceMCADAM, Sean 13,227
Progressive ConservativeKRAMP, Daryl 10,231
New DemocraticO'NEILL, Tom 2,200
GreenWALKER, Chris 516
IndependentBAKER, Ross 207
Canadian ActionISAACS, Paul 156
Not affiliatedSWITZER, Kenneth 43

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