Northumberland—Durham

Northumberland—Durham
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1974

Northumberland—Durham was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Durham and Northumberland and a small part of Hastings—Frontenac ridings.

It consisted of the County of Durham, the Townships of Alnwick, Haldimand, Hamilton, South Monaghan and Percy in the County of Northumberland, the Town of Cobourg and the Village of Hastings.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it became part of Durham—Northumberland, Northumberland and Peterborough ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Northumberland, Durham and Hastings—Frontenac
28th  1968–1972     Russell Honey Liberal
29th  1972–1974     Allan Lawrence Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Durham—Northumberland, Northumberland and Peterborough

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Russell Honey 13,707 44.58
Progressive Conservative Robert John Pratt 11,141 36.24
New Democratic Wilmer J. Hill 5,897 19.18
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 17,385 45.18 +8.94
Liberal Russell Honey 14,594 37.92 -6.66
New Democratic Wilmer Hill 6,504 16.90 -2.28
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.80
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Allan Lawrence 16,824 43.30 -1.88
Liberal Allan Becket 14,896 38.34 +0.41
New Democratic Russ Walker 7,136 18.37 +1.46
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.15

See also