# Addington (federal electoral district)

Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. The electoral district was created in the British North America Act 1867.
The County of Addington consisted of the Townships of Camden, Portland, Sheffield, Hinchinbrooke, Kaladar, Kennebec, Olden, Oso, Angelsea, Barrie, Clarendon, Palmerston, Effingham, Abinger, Miller, Canonto, Denbigh, Loughborough, and Bedford.
In 1882, the township of Ashby was added to the riding.
The electoral district was abolished in 1904 when it was merged into Lennox and Addington riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | James Lapum | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Schuyler Shibley | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Schuyler Shibley | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John McRory | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John William Bell | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John William Bell | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | George Walker Wesley Dawson | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John William Bell | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1901 | John William Bell | Conservative |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | Melzar Avery | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Lennox and Addington |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Lapum | 1,120 | 52.98 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Schuyler Shibley | 991 | 46.88 |
| | Unknown | Henry Smith | 2 | 0.09 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Price | 1 | 0.05 |
| | Unknown | D. Cameron | 0 | 0.00 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Ham | 0 | 0.00 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Lott | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,114 | 76.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,768 |
| Source: 1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons |||||||

### Result by municipality

| Municipality | Shibley | Lapum | Price | Smith | Total vote | Eligible voters |
| Portland Township | 194 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 385 |
| Camden Township | 284 | 567 | 0 | 2 | 853 | 1,092 |
| Olden Township | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 |
| Loughborough Township | 188 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 314 |
| Seffield Township | 117 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 318 |
| Kennebec Township | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| Barrie Township | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 78 |
| Kaladar and Anglesea Townships | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 88 |
| Oso Township | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Denbigh, Abinger and Ashby Townships | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| Newburgh | 33 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 164 |
| Bedford and Palmerston Townships | 40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 110 |
| Hinchinbrooke Township | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94 |
| Clarendon and Miller Townships | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Total | 991 | 1,120 | 1 | 2 | 2,114 | 2,768 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Schuyler Shibley | 1,495 | 64.0 |
| | Conservative | James Lapum | 849 | 36.0 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Schuyler Shibley | 1,275 | 56.0 |
| | Unknown | David John Waggoner | 982 | 44.0 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
On Mr. Shibley being unseated, on petition, 21 September 1874:
By-election on 28 October 1874 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Schuyler Shibley | 1,263 |
| | Unknown | David John Waggoner | 920 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John McRory | 1,656 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Schuyler Shibley | 1,244 | 43.0 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John William Bell | 1,659 | 59.0 |
| | Unknown | J.B. Aylsworth | 1,157 | 41.0 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John William Bell | 1,927 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal | Henry T. Shibley | 1,537 | 44.0 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Walker Wesley Dawson | 2,307 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | John William Bell | 2,246 | 49.0 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John W. Bell | 2,587 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal | Geo. W. W. Dawson | 2,500 | 49.0 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John W. Bell | 2,442 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal | Wm. A. Martin | 1,913 | 44.0 |
On Mr. Bell's death, 5 July 1901:
By-election on 15 January 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Melzar Avery | 2,505 |
| | Liberal | F. S. Wartman | 2,121 |