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Lanark was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1914 from Lanark North and Lanark South ridings.

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Lanark (provincial electoral district).
Lanark
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1966
First contested1917
Last contested1965

It consisted of the county of Lanark.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Lanark and Renfrew ridings.


Members of Parliament


This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Lanark North and Lanark South
13th  1917–1918†     Adelbert Edward Hanna Government (Unionist)
 1918–1921 John Alexander Stewart
14th  1921–1922†     Conservative
 1922–1925 Richard Franklin Preston
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1929†
 1929–1930     William Samuel Murphy Independent Conservative
17th  1930–1935     Thomas Alfred Thompson Conservative
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945     Bert Soper Liberal
20th  1945–1949     William Gourlay Blair Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1957†
 1957–1958 George Doucett
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968 Desmond Code
Riding dissolved into Lanark and Renfrew and
Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Electoral history


1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)Adelbert Edward Hanna5,816
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Boyd Alexander Conyn Caldwell2,609
UnknownGeorge Arthur Burgess661

On Mr. Hanna's death, 27 February 1918:

By-election on 2 May 1918
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)John Alexander Stewartacclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Alexander Stewart9,250
ProgressiveRobert Matheson Anderson6,615
LabourWilliam George Ferguson158

On Mr. Stewart's death, 7 October 1922:

By-election on 4 December 1922
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRichard Franklin Preston8,497
LiberalDavid Findlay7,048
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRichard Franklin Preston7,620
IndependentDuncan Herbert Gemmell4,416
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRichard Franklin Preston8,122
Liberal–ProgressiveGeorge W. Buchanan4,908

On Mr. Preston's death, 8 February 1929:

By-election on 29 July 1929
Party Candidate Votes
Independent ConservativeWilliam Samuel Murphy7,174
ConservativeThomas Alfred Thompson5,682
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThomas Alfred Thompson7,064
LiberalBert Soper5,699
Independent ConservativeWilliam Samuel Murphy3,937
Independent ConservativeMildred Amelia Low75
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThomas Alfred Thompson8,043
LiberalBert Soper7,381
ReconstructionGeorge L. Comba2,252
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBert Soper8,821
National GovernmentThomas Alfred Thompson7,180
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Gourlay Blair10,350
LiberalBert Soper6,053
Co-operative CommonwealthLauri A. Hetanen753
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Gourlay Blair10,921
LiberalFrederick Sylvester Doyle6,682
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Henry Powell632
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Gourlay Blair10,029
LiberalH. Burnett Montgomery5,316
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Henry Powell451
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Gourlay Blair11,629
LiberalW. Peter Burchell4,504

On Mr. Blair's death, 16 June 1957:

By-election on 26 August 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Doucettacclaimed
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Doucett12,116
LiberalWilliam Y. Wood4,315
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Doucett10,462
LiberalVincent Kelly6,823
Social CreditR. H. James660
New DemocraticCharles Ogilvie410
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Doucett10,475
LiberalR. Arthur Stewart7,043
New DemocraticJames O. W. Griffith601
Social CreditOscar Wilmot Ventress312
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDesmond Code9,784
LiberalJohn Steele Kirkland6,826
New DemocraticStanley Livingstone775
Social CreditWilliam Hunter335

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