# Hastings—Frontenac

Hastings—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968, and from 1979 to 1980.

## Constituency boundaries

This riding was originally created in 1952 from parts of Frontenac—Addington and Hastings—Peterborough ridings.
It consisted of:
(a) the county of Lennox and Addington (excluding the townships of Ernestown, Fredericksburg North and Fredericksburg South, Richmond, Adolphustown, and Amherst Island);
(b) the county of Frontenac (excluding the city of Kingston and the townships of Kingston, Storrington, Pittsburgh, Howe Island, Wolfe Island (including Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island and Mud Island)); and
(c) the part of county of Peterborough lying east of and including the townships of Anstruther, Burleigh, Dummer and Asphodel; and
(d) the part of county of Hastings lying north of and including the townships of Rawdon, Huntingdon, Madoc and Elzevir.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Peterborough and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.
Hastings—Frontenac was re-created in 1976 from parts of Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.
The new riding consisted of:
(a) the part of the County of Frontenac including and lying north of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg;
(b) the part of the County of Hastings including and lying north of the Townships of Marmora, Madoc and Elzevir; and
(c) the County of Lennox and Addington, but excluding the Township of Armherst Island.
The electoral district changed name in 1981 to Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Frontenac—Addington and Hastings—Peterborough |||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | George Stanley White | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1957 | George Stanley White | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Sidney Earle Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1959† | Sidney Earle Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1959–1962 | Rod Webb | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Rod Webb | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Rod Webb | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Rod Webb | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Peterborough and Victoria—Haliburton |||||
| Riding re-created from Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Hastings and Victoria—Haliburton |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Bill Vankoughnet | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Bill Vankoughnet | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding renamed Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |||||

## Election results
### Hastings—Frontenac 1953-1968

1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Stanley White | 11,084 |
| | Liberal | Cleworth Ward Foster | 7,637 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | George Stanley White | 11,602 |
| Liberal | John Elmer Wood | 5,169 |
| Social Credit | Cecil Alexander Jenkins | 1,941 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, November 4, 1957 Appointment of George Stanley White to the Senate :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sidney Earle Smith | 10,513 |
| | Labour | Ross Dowson | 266 |
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1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Sidney Earle Smith | 13,983 |
| Liberal | William Arthur Shannon | 5,564 |
| Social Credit | Cecil Alexander Jenkins | 606 |
On Mr. Smith's death, 17 March 1959:
By-election on 5 October 1959 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rod Webb | 9,079 |
| | Liberal | William Arthur Shannon | 3,383 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Webb | 12,396 |
| Liberal | Thomas M. Neal | 6,248 |
| New Democratic | John Page | 2,078 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Webb | 12,321 |
| Liberal | William A. Shannon | 6,479 |
| New Democratic | James Elliott | 989 |
| Social Credit | R. H. James | 738 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Rod Webb | 11,290 |
| Liberal | Roy Cadwell | 5,034 |
| New Democratic | Roy Frost | 1,317 |

### Hastings—Frontenac 1979-1980

1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Vankoughnet | 17,537 |
| Liberal | Ron Vastokas | 11,176 |
| New Democratic | Kevin Arseneault | 5,691 |
| Independent | Ross Baker | 417 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Vankoughnet | 14,211 |
| Liberal | Ron Vastokas | 13,132 |
| New Democratic | Kevin Arseneault | 5,895 |
| Independent | Ross Baker | 342 |