Hastings (electoral district)
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Hastings was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Hastings South and Hastings—Frontenac ridings.
It consisted of the City of Belleville and the Townships of Cashel, Dungannon, Elzevir, Faraday, Grimsthorpe, Hungerford, Huntingdon, Lake, Limerick, Madoc, Marmora, Mayo, Thurlow, Tudor, Tyendinaga and Wollaston in the County of Hastings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Prince Edward and Hastings—Frontenac ridings.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | GRILLS, Lee | 13,555 | |||
| Liberal | TEMPLE, Robert | 10,875 | |||
| New Democrat | BURSHAW, Donald G. | 3,195 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | ELLIS, Jack | 16,591 | |||
| Liberal | FOLLWELL, Frank | 11,391 | |||
| New Democrat | BRETHOUR, Elridge G. | 3,378 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | ELLIS, Jack | 14,893 | |||
| Liberal | KURCHAK, Marie | 12,474 | |||
| New Democrat | SANDERS, Bob | 3,382 | |||
| Social Credit | HAWLEY, Floyd | 194 | |||
