Lanark North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Lanark into two ridings: Lanark South and Lanark North.

Lanark North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

In 1882, the North Riding of Lanark was defined to consist of the townships of Ramsay, Pakenham, Darling, Dalhousie, North Sherbrooke, Lavant, Fitzroy, Huntley and Lanark, the Town of Almonte, and the Village of Lanark.

In 1903, the village of Carleton Place was added to the riding, and the townships of Fitzroy and Huntley were excluded.

The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Lanark riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
1st  1867–1872     William McDougall Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Daniel Galbraith Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1879
 1880–1882 Donald Greenfield MacDonell
5th  1882–1887     Joseph Jamieson Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1891
 1891–1896 Bennett Rosamond
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908     Thomas Boyd Caldwell Liberal
11th  1908–1911     William Thoburn Conservative
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Lanark

Election history

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative William McDougall CB acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Daniel Galbraith 559
Unknown Bennett Rosamond 418
Liberal–Conservative Mr. MacDougall 276
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Daniel Galbraith acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Daniel Galbraith 992
Conservative Joseph Jamieson 949

On Mr. Galbraith's death, 17 December 1879:

By-election on 22 January 1880
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Donald Greenfield McDonell 1,107
Conservative Joseph Jamieson 1,009
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph Jamieson 1,382
Liberal D. G. McDonell 1,313
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jos. Jamieson 1,739
Liberal D. G. MacDonnell 1,634
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph Jamieson 1,723
Liberal Donald M. Fraser 1,422

On Mr. Jamieson being appointed Junior County Judge, Wellington County, 8 December 1891:

By-election on 31 December 1891
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Bennett Rosamond acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Bennett Rosamond 1,757
Patrons of Industry James Miller 1,481
McCarthyite David McElroy 280
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Bennett Rosamond 1,848
Liberal Thomas B. Caldwell 1,841
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Thomas Boyd Caldwell 1,709
Conservative Richard F. Preston 1,656
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Thoburn 1,637
Liberal Thomas Boyd Caldwell 1,631
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Thoburn 1,613
Liberal Thomas Boyd Caldwell 1,386

See also

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