Northumberland—Durham
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1976 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1974 |
Northumberland—Durham was a federal
Northumberland and a small part of Hastings—Frontenac
ridings.
It consisted of the County of Durham, the Townships of Alnwick, Haldimand, Hamilton, South Monaghan and Percy in the County of Northumberland, the Town of Cobourg and the Village of Hastings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it became part of
Peterborough
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament
:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Durham and Hastings—Frontenac |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Russell Honey | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Allan Lawrence | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Peterborough |
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Election results
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Russell Honey | 13,707 | 44.58 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert John Pratt | 11,141 | 36.24 | |||||
| New Democratic | Wilmer J. Hill | 5,897 | 19.18 | |||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Lawrence | 17,385 | 45.18 | +8.94 | ||||
| Liberal | Russell Honey | 14,594 | 37.92 | -6.66 | ||||
| New Democratic | Wilmer Hill | 6,504 | 16.90 | -2.28 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.80 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Lawrence | 16,824 | 43.30 | -1.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Allan Becket | 14,896 | 38.34 | +0.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Russ Walker | 7,136 | 18.37 | +1.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.15 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada