Renfrew North (federal electoral district)

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Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The riding existed until 1972, when the name was changed to "Renfrew North—Nipissing East".

Renfrew North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1976
First contested1867
Last contested1974

The North Riding of Renfrew initially consisted of the Townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie, Rolph, Head, Maria, Clara, Haggerty, Sherwood, Burns, Richards, and any other surveyed Townships lying northwesterly of the said North Riding.

In 1892, "North Renfrew" was redefined to consist of the town of Pembroke, that part of the village of Eganville north of the River Bonnechère, and the townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie and Rolph.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Algona North, Algona South, Alice, Bromley, Buchanan, Fraser, McKay, Pembroke, Petawawa, Rolph, Ross, Stafford, Westmeath, Wilberforce and Wylie, the town of Pembroke, the village of Cobden, and the part of the village of Eganville lying within the township of Wilberforce.

In 1924, "Renfrew North" was defined to consist of that part of the county of Renfrew lying north and east and including the townships of Ross, Bromley, Wilberforce, Algona (North and South), and Fraser, and including the part of the territorial district of Nipissing lying east of and including the townships of Cameron, Deacon, Anglin, Dickson, Preston, and Airy.

It was redefined several times following that, but generally included most of Renfrew County and the eastern part of Nipissing.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Nipissing, Parry Sound-Muskoka and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
North riding of Renfrew
1st  1867–1869     John Rankin Conservative
 1869–1872     Francis Hincks Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     James Findlay Liberal
3rd  1874–1874     Peter White Conservative
 1874–1875     William Murray Liberal
 1876–1878     Peter White Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900     Thomas Mackie Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1906†     Peter White Conservative
 1906–1908 Gerald Verner White
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Herbert John Mackie Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Matthew McKay Liberal
Renfrew North
15th  1925–1926     Ira Delbert Cotnam Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1937†     Matthew McKay Liberal
 1937–1940 Ralph Warren
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957 James Forgie
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968 Len Hopkins
28th  1968–1972
Renfrew North—Nipissing East
29th  1972–1974     Len Hopkins Liberal
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Nipissing
and Parry Sound-Muskoka

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative John Rankin 613
  Unknown Thomas Murray 527
Result by municipality[1]
Municipality Murray Rankin Total vote Eligible voters
Alice Township 25 42 67 76
Bromley Township 71 24 95 110
Head Township 18 0 18
Pembroke Township 31 33 64 87
Ross Township 49 110 159 188
Petawawa Township 9 8 17 20
Stafford Township 26 38 64 72
Westmeath Township 82 154 236 300
Wilberforce Township 85 147 232 290
Algona Township (North and South) 67 0 67 94
Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay Townships 5 2 7 8
Pembroke (village) 59 55 114 154
Total 527 613 1,140 1,399


By-election: On Mr. Rankin's resignation, 13 November 1869: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal-Conservative Francis Hincks 560
  Liberal James Findlay 440
1872 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Findlay 777
  Conservative Peter White 675
1874 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 600
  Liberal Thomas Murray 498
  Unknown W. Moffatt 328
By-election: On Mr. White being unseated on petition, 4 November 1874: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal William Murray 889
  Conservative Peter White 841
By-election: On Mr. Murray being unseated on petition, 21 January 1876: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 1,192
  Liberal William Murray 982
1878 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 1,273
  Unknown James Findlay 920
1882 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 1,111
  Unknown Thomas Murray 968
1887 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 1,534
  Liberal James Findlay 1,286
1891 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 1,497
  Liberal Henry Barr 1,418
1896 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Thomas Mackie 1,900
  Conservative Peter White 1,837
1900 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Thomas Mackie 2,299
  Conservative Peter White 2,167
1904 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Peter White 2,495
  Liberal Thomas Mackie 2,275
By-election: On Mr. White's death, 9 October 1906: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Gerald Verner White 2,167
  Unknown Thomas Murray 1,166
1908 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Gerald Verner White 2,493
  Liberal Henry Barr 1,894
1911 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Gerald Verner White 2,573
  Liberal James Francis Munro 1,865
1917 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Government (Unionist) Herbert John Mackie 3,397
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Norman Reid 2,873
1921 Canadian federal election: North riding of Renfrew
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Matthew McKay 3,828
Progressive Arthur Collins 3,371
  Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 3,015
1925 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 5,303
  Liberal Matthew McKay 4,529
1926 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 4,947
  Liberal Matthew McKay 4,288
Progressive William Robert Kirk 2,220
1930 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 6,125
  Liberal Matthew McKay 4,897
1935 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Matthew McKay 6,052
  Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 4,134
Reconstruction Walter Vernon Kidd 1,949
By-election: On Mr. McKay's death, 5 April 1937: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Ralph Warren 5,863
  Conservative Edgar Troy Wood 5,459
1940 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Ralph Warren 6,199
  National Government Edgar Troy Wood 4,536
  Co-operative Commonwealth Delmar Vondette 709
1945 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Ralph Warren 6,828
  Progressive Conservative William Francis Johnston 5,882
  Co-operative Commonwealth John Charles Wright 1,555
1949 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Ralph Warren 8,358
  Progressive Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 6,598
  Co-operative Commonwealth John Charles Wright 1,530
1953 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Forgie 9,360
  Progressive Conservative Ira Delbert Cotnam 7,268
1957 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Forgie 10,227
  Progressive Conservative Wallace James Fraser 9,132
1958 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Forgie 10,425
  Progressive Conservative Stanley J. Hunt 10,226
1962 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Forgie 11,313
  Progressive Conservative Thomas P. Dodd 9,348
Social Credit John J. Shannon 1,344
  New Democratic Wilfred L. Charbonneau 902
1963 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Forgie 11,580
  Progressive Conservative E. Mac Fraser 9,089
Social Credit Enos Brubacher 1,712
  New Democratic Wilfred L. Charbonneau 947
1965 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Len Hopkins 10,882
  Progressive Conservative Donald B. Cruikshank 5,846
  Independent Angus A. Campbell 2,812
  New Democratic Lorne E. Catherwood 2,021
1968 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Len Hopkins 13,195
  Progressive Conservative Del O'Brien 7,976
  New Democratic Kenneth C. Widenmaier 1,813
1972 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North-Nipissing East
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Len Hopkins 13,553
  Progressive Conservative George A. Kinney 8,440
  New Democratic Maurice R. Payne 3,177
1974 Canadian federal election: Renfrew North-Nipissing East
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Len Hopkins 14,613
  Progressive Conservative Del O'Brien 7,561
  New Democratic Robert Bob Cox 4,419

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Langevin, Edouard J. (1868), Return of the Elections to House of Commons, Ottawa: Hunter, Rose & Company
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