Kingston (electoral district)


Kingston was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1953 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and initially consisted of the city of Kingston, Ontario. In 1903, it was expanded to include the village of Portsmouth.
The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Kingston City riding.
In 1952, a new Kingston riding was created from Kingston City and parts of Frontenac—Addington ridings. It consisted of the city of Kingston and the townships of Pittsburg, Storrington, Kingston, Howe Island, and Wolfe Island in the county of Frontenac.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Kingston and the Islands ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
  1. Sir John A. Macdonald, Liberal-Conservative
  2. Alexander Gunn, Liberal
  3. Sir John A. Macdonald, Conservative
  4. James Henry Metcalfe, Conservative
  5. Byron Moffatt Britton, Liberal
  6. William Harty, Liberal
  7. William Folger Nickle, Conservative
  8. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton, Unionist
  9. Arthur Edward Ross, Conservative
  10. William James Henderson, Liberal
  11. Benjamin Graydon Allmark, Progressive Conservative
  12. Edgar John Benson, Liberal

    Election results