Lennox (federal electoral district)

Lennox was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

The County of Lennox consisted of the Townships of Richmond, Adolphustown, North Fredericksburg, South Fredericksburg, Ernest Town, and Amherst Island, and the Village of Napanee.

The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Lennox and Addington.

Electoral history

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Richard John Cartwright 1,268
Unknown John Thomas Grange 1,122
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Richard John Cartwright 1,224
Unknown John Stevenson 513

On Mr. Cartwright being named Minister of Finance, 7 November 1873:

By-election on 3 December 1873
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Richard John Cartwright acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Richard John Cartwright acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Edmund John Glyn Hooper 1,358
Liberal Richard John Cartwright 1,299


1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John A. Macdonald 1,492 53.6%
Liberal David Wright Allison 1,292 46.4%
Total 2,784

On the election being declared void:

By-election on 26 November 1883
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Wright Allison 1,405
Conservative Matthew William Pruyn 1,401

On the election being declared void:

By-election on 28 January 1885
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Matthew William Pruyn 1,515
Liberal David Wright Allison 1,473
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Uriah Wilson 1,635
Liberal David Wright Allison 1,612
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal David Wright Allison 1,637
Conservative Uriah Wilson 1,580

On the election being declared void:

By-election on 4 February 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative WILSON, Uriah  
Liberal ALLISON, David Wright  
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative WILSON, Uriah 1,192
Patrons of Industry SWITZER, E.B. 1,043
Independent STEVENS, Chas. 690
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative WILSON, Uriah 1,570
Liberal LEONARD, Raymond Alonzo 1,461

See also

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