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Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East ) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario . It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 . The riding existed until 1972, when the name was changed to "Renfrew North—Nipissing East".

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13-453: The North Riding of Renfrew initially consisted of the Townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie, Rolph, Head, Maria, Clara, Haggerty, Sherwood, Burns, Richards, and any other surveyed Townships lying northwesterly of the said North Riding. In 1892, "North Renfrew" was redefined to consist of

26-414: A broad swath of northeastern Ontario between Georgian Bay and Hudson Bay/James Bay. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the territorial district of Nipissing, and the townships of Clara, Head and Maria in the county of Renfrew. In 1914, it was defined to consist of the territorial district of Nipissing, the eastern part of the territorial district of Sudbury, and the townships of Clara, Head and Maria in

39-603: A small portion from Nickel Belt during the 2012 electoral redistribution . The seat's present federal MP is Anthony Rota, the former Speaker of the House. According to the 2021 Canadian census Ethnic groups: 81.7% White, 14.9% Indigenous, 1.0% South Asian Languages: 79.6% English, 13.8% French Religions: 58.9% Christian (36.3% Catholic, 6.1% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 1.1% Pentecostal, 1.0% Presbyterian, 10.4% Other), 39.2% None Median income: $ 39,600 (2020) Average income: $ 49,400 (2020) This riding has elected

52-446: The county of Renfrew. In 1924, it was defined to consist of the southwest part of the territorial district of Nipissing, and the southeast part of the territorial district of Sudbury. In 1947, it was defined to consist of the eastern part of the territorial district of Sudbury and the territorial district of Nipissing, excluding he townships of Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Boyd and Cameron and all townships south of them. Sudbury riding

65-505: The following members of the House of Commons of Canada : Despite the fact that 99% of this riding stayed the same after the 2012 redistribution , based on the results of the 2011 election — in which Aspin defeated Rota by a margin of just 18 votes — the minor boundary changes were enough to make the seat a notional Liberal riding. The riding lost two Conservative voting areas in the north ( Hudson Township and Harris Township ) while gaining

78-499: The following members of the House of Commons of Canada: On Mr. Gordon's resignation, 25 October 1911: On Mr. Garland's death, 14 March 1964: 46°11′N 79°08′W  /  46.19°N 79.14°W  / 46.19; -79.14 Nipissing%E2%80%94Timiskaming Nipissing—Timiskaming is a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding

91-764: The temporary judicial district of Nipissing, and the townships of Head, Clara and Maria in the county of Renfrew, and a part of the district of Algoma. In 1892, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Airey, Appleby, Awrey, Badgerow, Ballantyne, Biggar, Bishop, Blezard, Bonfield, Boulter, Bower, Boyd, Broder, Butt, Caldwell, Calvin, Cameron, Canisbay, Chisholm, Clara, Deacon, Devine, Dill, Dryden, Dunnet, Ferris, Field, Finlayson, Fitzgerald, French, Freswick, Grant, Hagar, Hawley, Head, Hugel, Hunter, Kirkpatrick, Lauder, Lister, Lorrain, Lyell, Maria, Mattawan, McCraney, McKim, McLaughlin, Merrick, Mulock, Murchison, Neelon, Olrig, Osler, Papineau, Paxton, Peck, Pentland, Phelps, Ratter, Robinson, Sabine, Springer, Widdifield and Wilkes, and

104-521: The town of Pembroke, that part of the village of Eganville north of the River Bonnechère, and the townships of Ross, Bromley, Westmeath, Stafford, Pembroke, Wilberforce, Alice, Petawawa, Buchanan, South Algona, North Algona, Fraser, McKay, Wylie and Rolph. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Algona North, Algona South, Alice, Bromley, Buchanan, Fraser, McKay, Pembroke, Petawawa, Rolph, Ross, Stafford, Westmeath, Wilberforce and Wylie,

117-425: The town of Pembroke, the village of Cobden, and the part of the village of Eganville lying within the township of Wilberforce. In 1924, "Renfrew North" was defined to consist of that part of the county of Renfrew lying north and east and including the townships of Ross, Bromley, Wilberforce, Algona (North and South), and Fraser, and including the part of the territorial district of Nipissing lying east of and including

130-484: The townships of Cameron, Deacon, Anglin, Dickson, Preston, and Airy. It was redefined several times following that, but generally included most of Renfrew County and the eastern part of Nipissing. The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Nipissing , Parry Sound-Muskoka and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke ridings. This riding has elected the following members of Parliament : Nipissing (electoral district) Nipissing

143-422: Was a federal electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 2004. It was located in the northeastern part of Ontario , Canada. When it was first created, the riding took in the eastern half of Northeastern Ontario , including the towns of North Bay and Sudbury . Before 1892, this region was part of the electoral district of Renfrew North . It initially consisted of

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156-517: Was created from the western portion of Nipissing. In 1976, it was defined to consist of the northwest part of the Territorial District of Nipissing. In 1996, it was defined to consist of parts of the northeastern part of the Territorial District of Parry Sound, and the western part of the Territorial District of Nipissing. The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Nipissing—Timiskaming riding . This riding elected

169-454: Was formed by the amalgamation of the former Nipissing riding with the southeastern portion of the former Timiskaming—Cochrane riding. The 2011 electoral results in this riding were challenged in court on the grounds that there were "irregularities, fraud or corrupt or illegal practices that affected the result of the election". Nipissing—Timiskaming consists of: This riding lost small portions of territory to Timmins-James Bay and gained

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