Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington is a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 since 2004.

The new riding was created in 2003 from parts of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.-Description:...

 and Lanark—Carleton, and was first contested in 2004. Conservative candidate Scott Reid

Scott Reid (politician)

Scott Jeffrey Reid is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington as a member of the Conservative Party....

, the incumbent MP for Lanark-Carleton and Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate Larry McCormick

Larry McCormick

Larry McCormick was a Canadian politician.McCormick was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington from 1993 to 2004...

, incumbent MP for Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, both ran for the seat. Bill Vankoughnet, a former Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 MP who had represented Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington prior to 1993, also ran for the seat. Reid was elected by substantial margins in 2004, 2006 and 2008.

The riding's conservative voting pattern is in line with rural electoral districts immediately to the west of the city of Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

; in the three federal elections held since the riding was created, the Conservative candidate has never dipped below 27,000 votes and the Liberal candidate has not risen above 18,000.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
38th Canadian federal election, 2004 The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...	2004–2006		Scott Reid Scott Reid (politician) Scott Jeffrey Reid is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington as a member of the Conservative Party....	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
39th Canadian federal election, 2006 The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...	2006–2008
40th Canadian federal election, 2008 The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

Sources

• Parliament of Canada constituency profile
• Elections Canada election results since 2004
• 2011 Results from Elections Canada

External links

• Constituency website of MP Scott Reid