Ottawa (County of) (electoral district)

Ottawa (County of) (French: Ottawa (Compté d')) was a federal electoral district in Quebec in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1892. It was based in the Outaouais region of Quebec, across the Ottawa River from the city of Ottawa, Ontario.

Ottawa
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1892
First contested1867
Last contested1891

The electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867, based on the former electoral district of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. The district was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Wright and Labelle in 1892.

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada:

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
County of Ottawa
1st  1867–1872     Alonzo Wright Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896     Charles Ramsay Devlin Liberal
Riding dissolved into Wright and Labelle

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alonzo Wright acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alonzo Wright acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alonzo Wright 2,569
Unknown F. S. MacKay 716
Source: lop.parl.ca
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alonzo Wright 3,025
Unknown J. A. Cameron 1,385
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alonzo Wright acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Alonzo Wright 2,630
Liberal A. S. C. Papineau 1,784
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Ramsay Devlin 2,993
Conservative J. M. McDougall 2,579

See also

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  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.