 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1976 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1974 |
Grenville–Carleton was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Carleton and Grenville—Dundas ridings.
It consisted of:
- the part of the City of Ottawa lying south of Base Line Road and west of Fisher Avenue;
- the Townships of Goulbourn, Marlborough, Nepean, North Gower and Osgoode, and Long Island (in the Township of Gloucester) in the County of Carleton;
- the County of Grenville, including the Village of Merrickville, and
- the Townships of Matilda and Mountain in the County of Dundas.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Leeds—Grenville, Nepean—Carleton, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West—Nepean and Stormont—Dundas ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Carleton and Grenville—Dundas | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Gordon Blair | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Walter Baker | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Leeds—Grenville, Nepean—Carleton, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West—Nepean and Stormont—Dundas |
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Election results
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Blair | 21,250 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Casselman Wadds | 18,843 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David Bell | 3,887 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Baker | 32,689 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Blair | 22,026 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Joan Kabayama | 6,405 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Baker | 33,946 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jim McDonald | 22,803 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Joan Kabayama | 5,679 | ||||||
See also
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