Grenville—Carleton (federal electoral district)

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Grenville—Carleton
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1974

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[edit]

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

Election results[edit]

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

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