Lanark (provincial electoral district)

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 riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Lanark (electoral district).
Lanark (1934-1987)
Lanark-Renfrew (1987-1999)
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1934
District abolished1996
First contested1934
Last contested1995

Boundaries

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]

Members of Provincial Parliament
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 Lanark-Middlesex after 1996

References

Notes
  1. 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
  1. "Representation Act, RSO 1937, c6" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Revised Statutes of Ontario. p. 84.
  2. 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.


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