Ottawa (County of)
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Ottawa was a federal and provincial electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
from 1830 to 1867, in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1892, and in the Legislative Assembly
of Quebec from 1867 to at least 1919.
The federal electoral district was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada
. It was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Wright
and Labelle
in 1892.
The provincial electoral district was restructured in 1919.
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This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|acclaimed
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|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|acclaimed
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|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|2,569
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|MACKAY, F.S. ||align=right| 716
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|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|3,025
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|CAMERON, J.A. ||align=right|1,385
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|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|acclaimed
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|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|2,630
|-
|PAPINEAU, A.S.C. ||align=right|1,784
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|DEVLIN, C.R. ||align=right|2,993
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|MCDOUGALL, J.M. ||align=right|2,579
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 Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
from 1830 to 1867, in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1892, and in the Legislative Assembly
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
of Quebec from 1867 to at least 1919.
The federal electoral district was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. It was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Wright
Wright (electoral district)
Wright was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1948.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Ottawa County riding...
and Labelle
Labelle (electoral district)
Labelle was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1988.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Ottawa riding....
in 1892.
The provincial electoral district was restructured in 1919.
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower CanadaLegislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
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- Philemon WrightPhilemon WrightPhilemon Wright was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightstown, the first permanent settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada...
(1830-1834) - Theodore DavisTheodore Davis (Canadian politician)Theodore Davis was an American-born merchant, surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire around 1778. Davis received his commission as surveyor in 1799 and set up practice at Saint-André-d'Argenteuil. He surveyed Hull County for Philemon Wright and was...
(1832-1834) (second member added) - James Blackburn & Baxter BowmanBaxter BowmanBaxter Bowman was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.Bowman was a lumber merchant based in Buckingham, Lower Canada who held cutting rights on the du Lièvre River and the upper Ottawa River. He operated a number of sawmills on the du Lièvre, as well as a gristmill...
(1834-1838)
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of CanadaLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
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- Charles Dewey Day, (1841-1842)
- Denis-Benjamin PapineauDenis-Benjamin PapineauDenis-Benjamin Papineau was joint premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1846 to 1848. His joint premiers for Canada West during this period were William Henry Draper and Henry Sherwood....
, (1842-1848) - John EganJohn Egan (Canadian politician)John Egan was an Irish-Canadian businessman and political figure in the Ottawa region.He was born near Aughrim, Ireland, in 1811. He came to Aylmer, Lower Canada, Canada, in 1830. After working with a lumber company on the upper Ottawa River, he entered the business himself near Bytown...
, {1848-1854) - Alanson CookeAlanson CookeAlanson Cooke was a Canadian businessman and political figure.He was born in L'Orignal, Upper Canada in 1811, the son of an American-born lumber merchant. He took over his father's business around 1837. He was agent for the seigneury of Petite-Nation and managed the sawmill there; Cooke later...
, (1854-1858) - Denis-Émery PapineauDenis-Émery PapineauDenis-Émery Papineau was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born in Montreal in 1819, the son of Denis-Benjamin Papineau. He studied at Saint-Hyacinthe, qualified as a notary in 1841 and entered practice in Montreal. Around 1843, he was named notary for the city of Montreal...
, (1858-1861) - William McDonell DawsonWilliam McDonell DawsonWilliam McDonell Dawson was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Redhaven, Banffshire, Scotland in 1822 and came to Nepean Township near Bytown around 1836. He served as Crown Lands agent at Ottawa and was superintendent of the woods and forests branch in the Crown Lands...
, (1861-1863} - Alonzo WrightAlonzo WrightAlonzo Wright was a Canadian member of Parliament and businessman commonly known as "King of the Gatineau".He was born in Cantley, Quebec in 1821. He was a grandson of Philemon Wright, and son of Tiberius Wright...
, (1863-1867)
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
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- Alonzo WrightAlonzo WrightAlonzo Wright was a Canadian member of Parliament and businessman commonly known as "King of the Gatineau".He was born in Cantley, Quebec in 1821. He was a grandson of Philemon Wright, and son of Tiberius Wright...
, Liberal-ConservativeLiberal-Conservative PartyThe Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Conservative candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 election and others ran as simple Conservatives prior to 1873...
(1867-1891) - Charles Ramsay DevlinCharles Ramsay DevlinCharles Ramsay Devlin was a Canadian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and an Irish MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-Career:Born in Aylmer, Lower Canada, the son of...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1891-1892)
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
- See also: Hull (provincial electoral district)Hull (provincial electoral district)Hull is provincial electoral riding located in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Outaouais region, the district includes the entire Hull sector of the city of Gatineau. It was created in 1919 and was previously part of the riding of Ottawa from 1887 to 1919 and Ottawa from 1867 to 1887...
This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
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- Levi Ruggles ChurchLevi Ruggles ChurchLevi Ruggles Church was a Quebec doctor, lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Aylmer in Lower Canada around May 24, 1836, the son of a doctor. He first studied medicine at Victoria College in Cobourg, the Albany Medical College in New York state and McGill College, then studied law...
, ConservativeParti conservateur du QuébecThe Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...
(1867-1871) - Ezra Butler EddyEzra Butler EddyEzra Butler Eddy was a Canadian businessman and political figure.Although born in the United States, Ezra Butler Eddy who was one of Canada's most progressive manufacturers, became one of its most loyal citizens and few men of his time were more devoted to his Sovereigns institutions and more...
, Conservative (1871-1875) - Louis DuhamelLouis DuhamelLouis Duhamel was a Quebec physician and political figure. He represented County of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1886 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1875-1886) - Narcisse-Édouard CormierNarcisse-Édouard CormierNarcisse-Édouard Cormier was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1887 as a Conservative....
, Conservative (1886-1887) - Alfred RochonAlfred RochonAlfred Rochon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1887 to 1892 as a Liberal....
, LiberalParti libéral du QuébecThe Quebec Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955....
(1887-1892) - Nérée TétreauNérée TétreauNérée Tétreau was a notary, land owner and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative....
, Conservative (1892-1897) - Charles Beautron MajorCharles Beautron MajorCharles Beautron Major was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented the County of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1897 to 1904 and Labelle in the Canadian House of Commons from 1907 to 1911 as a Liberal.He was born in Sainte-Scholastique, Canada East, the...
, Liberal (1897-1904) - Ferdinand-Ambroise GendronFerdinand-Ambroise GendronFerdinand-Ambroise Gendron was a lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Hull in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1904 to 1917 as a Liberal....
, Liberal (1904-1917) - Joseph CaronJoseph Caron (politician)Joseph Caron was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented the Ottawa electoral district, which was later renamed Hull, in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1917 to 1923 as a Liberal....
, Liberal (1917-1919)
Federal riding
|-|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|2,569
|-
|MACKAY, F.S. ||align=right| 716
|-
|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|3,025
|-
|CAMERON, J.A. ||align=right|1,385
|-
|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|WRIGHT, Alonzo ||align=right|2,630
|-
|PAPINEAU, A.S.C. ||align=right|1,784
|-
|DEVLIN, C.R. ||align=right|2,993
|-
|MCDOUGALL, J.M. ||align=right|2,579
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- National Assembly of Quebec