Lanark_(provincial_electoral_district)
Lanark (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
Lanark was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1934 election. In 1987 there was a minor redistribution and the riding was renamed to Lanark-Renfrew. It was abolished prior to the 1999 election. It was merged into the ridings of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke and Lanark—Carleton.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1934 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1934 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
In 1933, in an austerity measure to mark the depression times, the province passed an update to the Representation Act that reduced the number of seats in the legislature from 112 to 90. The riding of Lanark was created from parts of Lanark North and Lanark South and consisted of the townships of Beckwith, Bathurst, Burgess North, Dalhousie, Darling, Drummond, Elmsley North, Lanark, Lavant, Montague, Pakenham, Ramsay, Sherbrooke North and Sherbrooke South. It also included the towns of Almonte, Carleton Place, Perth, and Smith's Falls and the village of Lanark.[1]
| Lanark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Created in 1934 from Lanark North and Lanark South | ||||
| 19th | 1934–1937 | John Alexander Craig[nb 1] | Conservative | |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | George Doucett | Progressive Conservative | |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | |||
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | |||
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | |||
| 24th | 1951–1955 | |||
| 25th | 1955–1957 | |||
| 1957–1958 | John Arthur McCue | |||
| 1958–1971 | George Gomme | |||
| 26th | 1959–1963 | |||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | |||
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Douglas Wiseman | ||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | |||
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| Riding renamed to Lanark—Renfrew | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Douglas Wiseman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Leo Jordan | ||
| 36th | 1995–1999 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2] | ||||
| Merged into Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke and Lanark—Carleton after 1996 | ||||
Notes
- In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, it was unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.
Citations
- "Representation Act, RSO 1937, c6" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Revised Statutes of Ontario. p. 84.
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For John Alexander Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "John Alexander Craig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For George Doucett's Legislative Assembly information see "George Doucett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For John Arthur McCue's Legislative Assembly information see "John Arthur McCue, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For George Gomme's Legislative Assembly information see "George Gomme, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Douglas Wiseman's Legislative Assembly information see "Douglas Wiseman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.
- For Leo Jordan's Legislative Assembly information see "Leo Jordan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2016.