Durham—Northumberland

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Durham—Northumberland
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

Durham—Northumberland is a former federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Northumberland—Durham and Ontario ridings.

It consisted of:

  • in the Regional Municipality of Durham: the Township of Scugog and the Town of Newcastle;
  • in the County of Northumberland: the Township of Hope, the Town of Port Hope, the Town of Cobourg, and the part of the Township of Hamilton lying west of the Town of Cobourg and south of Highway 401;
  • in the County of Peterborough: the Township of Cavan; and
  • in the County of Victoria: the Township of Manvers.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Durham and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.

Members of Parliament[]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Northumberland—Durham and Ontario
31st  1979–1980     Allan Lawrence Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Durham and Victoria—Haliburton

Election results[]

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 21,502
Liberal Ian Wilson 10,748
New Democratic Fred McLaughlin 8,393
Libertarian Robert Marttila 367
Marxist–Leninist Robert C. Platt 29
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 17,587
Liberal Ed Schamerhorn 11,587
New Democratic Fred McLaughlin 9,453
Libertarian Bob Marttila 374
Marxist–Leninist Robert C. Platt 16
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 24,968
Liberal Darce Campbell 8,740
New Democratic Roy Grierson 7,805
Rhinoceros Brian Flynn 353
Libertarian Gordon W. Page 211

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