Frontenac (Ontario federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Ontario federal electoral district. For the Ontario provincial electoral district, see Frontenac (Ontario provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Frontenac (Province of Canada electoral district).
Frontenac was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
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Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1924 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1921 |
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It was initially defined to consist of the Townships of Kingston, Wolfe Island, Pittsburg and Howe Island, and Storrington.
In 1903, the riding was redefined to consist of the county of Frontenac, excluding the city of Kingston and the village of Portsmouth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Frontenac—Addington riding.