# Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district)

Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968 and since 2015. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1821 to 1840 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 until 1866. It has been represented by Pierre Poilievre, the current Leader of the Opposition, since its creation in 2015.
The original riding was created by the British North America Act 1867. However, the riding had existed since 1821 in the Parliament of Upper Canada and the Parliament of the Province of Canada. It originally consisted of Carleton County. In 1966, it was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Grenville—Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West and Ottawa—Carleton.
* Christian (57.2%)
* Muslim (8.1%)
* Hindu (2%)
* Buddhist (1%)
* Sikh (0.9%)
* Other (0.9%)
* Irreligion (29.9%)
This riding was re-created by the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Nepean—Carleton (59%), Carleton—Mississippi Mills (41%) and a small portion of Ottawa South. It was contested in the 2015 federal election.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 68.6% English, 7.0% French, 3.8% Arabic, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.0% Spanish Religions: 57.2% Christian (31.3% Catholic, 5.5% Anglican, 5.1% United Church, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.0% Other), 8.1% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.9% Sikh, 0.9% Other, 29.9% None Median income: $58,400 (2020)
Average income: $72,300 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Carleton (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 95,190 | 72.85% | 84,600 | 83% | 77,900 | 87.75% |
| Middle Eastern | 7,965 | 6.1% | 3,720 | 3.65% | 1,785 | 2.01% |
| South Asian | 7,750 | 5.93% | 2,735 | 2.68% | 1,745 | 1.97% |
| East Asian | 6,105 | 4.67% | 3,220 | 3.16% | 2,090 | 2.35% |
| African | 4,980 | 3.81% | 2,615 | 2.57% | 1,395 | 1.57% |
| Indigenous | 3,315 | 2.54% | 2,320 | 2.28% | 1,570 | 1.77% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,685 | 2.05% | 1,425 | 1.4% | 1,210 | 1.36% |
| Latin American | 1,295 | 0.99% | 655 | 0.64% | 675 | 0.76% |
| Other/multiracial | 1,390 | 1.06% | 640 | 0.63% | 420 | 0.47% |
| Total responses | 130,660 | 99.46% | 101,930 | 99.04% | 88,775 | 99.17% |
| Total population | 131,375 | 100% | 102,918 | 100% | 89,522 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Riding history

The federal riding consisted initially of Carleton County. In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Nepean, North Gower, Marlboro, March, Torbolton and Goulbourn, and the village of Richmond. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Carleton, excluding the city of Ottawa and the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode.
In 1914, it was redefined to include parts of the city of Ottawa not included in either the electoral district of Ottawa or Rideau Ward of Ottawa.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode and that part of the city of Ottawa lying east of a line drawn from south to north along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road, and Mason Street to the Ottawa River.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview, the village of Rockcliffe Park and the part of the city of Ottawa lying east of Parkdale Avenue.
In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park, and including the parts of Victoria and Elmdale wards in the city of Ottawa west of Parkdale Avenue, the part of Dalhousie ward south of Carling Avenue, the part of Capital ward south of Carling Avenue and Linden Terrace, and the part of Riverdale ward south of Riverdale Avenue and west of Main Street.
In 1952, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton (excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park), and the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, east along Carling Avenue, north along O'Connor Street, east along Linden Terrace to the Rideau Canal, south along the canal, east along Echo Drive, northeast along Riverdale Avenue, south along Main Street, southwest along the Rideau River.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Grenville—Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West and Ottawa—Carleton ridings.

### Riding revival

The riding was recreated in 2015 by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. Initially, the riding was known as Rideau—Carleton. 40.58% of the riding came from the riding of Carleton—Mississippi Mills, 59.37% from Nepean—Carleton and 0.04% from Ottawa South. It came into effect upon the call of the next federal election in October 2015.

### 2022 Federal redistribution

The 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution resulted in much of the riding's few urban polls being swapped for other rural areas within the City of Ottawa.
The area north of Hazeldean Road has been reassigned to the new Kanata riding.
The largely rural portions west of the 417 and north of Craig's Side Road / Murphy Side Road / Constance Lake Road / Berry Side Road has been reassigned from the old Kanata—Carleton riding to Carleton. This includes several rural communities: Fitzroy Harbour, Dunrobin, Kinburn and Constance Bay.
Another rural area (south of Bells Corners, west of the 416 and south of Barnsdale Road) was allocated to the riding from the Nepean riding.
In the east, parts of Orléans and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell south of Highway 417 and within the city of Ottawa, and that part of Ottawa South south of the 417 and Hunt Club Road and east of Hawthorne Road, were moved into the riding.
The Findlay Creek area was reallocated to Ottawa South.

### Members of Parliament of Upper Canada

    (returned two members from 1831 to 1840)
* William Morris (1821–1825)
* George Thew Burke (1825–1829)
* Thomas Mabon Radenhurst (1829–1831)
* Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey (1831) and John Bower Lewis (1831–1840)
* George Lyon (1831–1835)
* Edward Malloch (1835–1840)

### Members of Parliament of the Province of Canada

* James Johnston, Reformer (1841–1846)
* George Lyon, Conservative (1846–1848)
* Edward Malloch (1848–1854)
* William F. Powell, Conservative (1854–1866)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Carleton :
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Holmes | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | John Rochester | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | John Rochester | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Rochester | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John A. Macdonald | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | John A. Macdonald | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1891 | George Lemuel Dickinson | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | William Thomas Hodgins | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | William Thomas Hodgins | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Edward Kidd | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1905 | Edward Kidd | Conservative |
| 10th | 1905–1908 | Robert Borden | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1909 | Robert Borden | Conservative |
| 11th | 1909–1911 | Edward Kidd | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1912 | Edward Kidd | Conservative |
| 12th | 1912–1917 | William Foster Garland | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | George Boyce | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | William Foster Garland | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | William Foster Garland | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | William Foster Garland | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | William Foster Garland | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Alonzo Hyndman | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1940 | Alonzo Hyndman | National Government |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | George Russell Boucher | Conservative |
| 20th | 1945–1948 | George Russell Boucher | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1948–1949 | George A. Drew | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | George A. Drew | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | George A. Drew | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Dick Bell | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Dick Bell | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Dick Bell | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Lloyd Francis | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Dick Bell | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Grenville—Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West, and Ottawa—Carleton |||||
| Riding re-created from Carleton—Mississippi Mills, Nepean—Carleton, and Ottawa South |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Pierre Poilievre | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Pierre Poilievre | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Pierre Poilievre | Conservative |

## Election results
### Carleton, 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pierre Poilievre | 35,356 | 49.9 | +3.55 | $108,590.73 |
| | Liberal | Gustave Roy | 24,298 | 34.3 | −3.93 | $91,061.91 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Hua | 8,164 | 11.5 | +2.16 | $3,138.40 |
| | People's | Peter Crawley | 1,728 | 2.4 | +1.26 | $1,053.55 |
| | Green | Nira Dookeran | 1,327 | 1.9 | −3.04 | $2,403.07 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 70,873 | 99.37 | — | $122,996.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 447 | 0.63 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,320 | 74.57 | −2.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,639 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.74 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 36,534 | 51.86 |
| Liberal | 22,448 | 31.86 |
| New Democratic | 8,012 | 11.37 |
| People's | 1,939 | 2.75 |
| Green | 1,512 | 2.15 |
| Others | 7 | 0.01 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pierre Poilievre | 32,147 | 46.35 | −0.51 | $95,365.47 |
| | Liberal | Chris Rodgers | 26,518 | 38.23 | −5.51 | $106,000.32 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Hua | 6,479 | 9.34 | +3.21 | $2,169.60 |
| | Green | Gordon Kubanek | 3,423 | 4.94 | +1.68 | $5,330.23 |
| | People's | Alain Musende | 792 | 1.14 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,359 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 408 | 0.60 | +0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,767 | 77.18 | −3.77 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,807 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.50 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Pierre Poilievre | 27,762 | 46.86 | −14.81 | $166,805.35 |
| | Liberal | Chris Rodgers | 25,913 | 43.74 | +22.88 | $101,336.54 |
| | New Democratic | KC Larocque | 3,632 | 6.13 | −7.22 | $17,692.44 |
| | Green | Deborah Coyne | 1,932 | 3.26 | −0.86 | $15,632.31 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,239 | 100.00 | | $206,141.87 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 196 | 0.33 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,435 | 80.95 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,418 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −18.84 |
| Source(s) Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Carleton, 30 September 2015 Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 28,928 | 61.67 |
| Liberal | 9,786 | 20.86 |
| New Democratic | 6,262 | 13.35 |
| Green | 1,932 | 4.11 |

### Carleton, 1867–1968

vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dick Bell | 32,456 | 43.90 | –2.39 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Francis | 31,523 | 42.64 | –5.37 |
| | New Democratic | Donald V. Stirling | 9,953 | 13.46 | +8.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 73,932 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +1.49 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Francis | 32,325 | 48.01 | +6.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dick Bell | 31,168 | 46.29 | –5.40 |
| | New Democratic | Lewis Hanley | 3,144 | 4.67 | –0.19 |
| | Social Credit | Harold Herbert Splett | 699 | 1.04 | –0.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 67,336 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.71 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dick Bell | 32,125 | 51.66 | –15.81 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Francis | 26,109 | 41.99 | +13.86 |
| | New Democratic | Lewis Hanley | 3,024 | 4.86 | +1.20 |
| | Social Credit | Harold Herbert Splett | 922 | 1.48 | +0.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,180 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –14.84 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dick Bell | 32,741 | 67.47 | +5.69 |
| | Liberal | George Humble | 13,652 | 28.13 | –5.79 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Stewart I. Crawford | 1,777 | 3.66 | +0.70 |
| | Social Credit | Grace Gough | 355 | 0.73 | –0.62 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,525 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.74 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dick Bell | 27,865 | 61.78 | +6.53 |
| | Liberal | Frank Egan Dunlap | 15,298 | 33.92 | –6.34 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Stewart I. Crawford | 1,334 | 2.96 | +0.01 |
| | Social Credit | Eric Kingsley Fallis | 607 | 1.35 | –0.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,104 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.44 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 20,137 | 55.25 | +2.26 |
| | Liberal | John H. McDonald | 14,676 | 40.26 | –0.45 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Stewart I. Crawford | 1,075 | 2.95 | –3.35 |
| | Social Credit | Eric Kingsley Fallis | 562 | 1.54 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,450 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.36 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 18,141 | 52.99 | –23.28 |
| | Liberal | John H. McDonald | 13,937 | 40.71 | |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Eugene Forsey | 2,155 | 6.30 | –14.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,233 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –32.00 |
Canadian federal by-election, 20 December 1948 On the resignation of G. Russell Boucher, 1 November 1948 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Drew | 12,284 | 76.27 | +14.01 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Eugene Forsey | 3,371 | 20.93 | +13.46 |
| | Social Credit | J. Nelson McCracken | 451 | 2.80 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,106 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.28 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | G. Russell Boucher | 10,916 | 62.26 | –18.04 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Anthony Davis | 5,309 | 30.28 | |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas D. Irwin | 1,309 | 7.47 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,534 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –24.16 |
Canadian federal by-election, 19 August 1940 On the death of Alonzo Hyndman, 9 April 1940 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Russell Boucher | 6,045 | 80.30 | +26.40 |
| | New Democracy | John Nelson McCracken | 1,483 | 19.70 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,528 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Government | Alonzo Hyndman | 7,736 | 53.90 | +11.54 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Samuel Arkell | 6,617 | 46.10 | +9.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,353 | 100.0 |
| | National Government hold | National Government hold | Swing | Swing | +0.96 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alonzo Hyndman | 6,872 | 42.36 | –1.42 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Samuel Arkell | 5,919 | 36.49 | –5.56 |
| | Reconstruction | Herman Ralph James | 3,431 | 21.15 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,222 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.07 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Foster Garland | 7,317 | 43.78 | –12.57 |
| | Liberal | Mortimer Newton Cummings | 7,027 | 42.05 | –1.60 |
| | Independent Conservative | Robert Ormond Morris | 2,369 | 14.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,713 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –5.48 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Foster Garland | 7,415 | 56.35 | –1.09 |
| | Liberal | Mortimer Newton Cummings | 5,744 | 43.65 | +1.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,159 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –1.09 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Foster Garland | 7,757 | 57.44 | +16.15 |
| | Liberal | Mortimer Newton Cummings | 5,748 | 42.56 | +11.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,505 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.24 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Foster Garland | 5,537 | 41.29 | –25.18 |
| | Liberal | William Lochead Gourlay | 4,142 | 30.89 | –2.64 |
| | Progressive | Bower Henry | 3,474 | 25.91 | |
| | Independent | Edward Hill Good | 257 | 1.92 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,410 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –11.27 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Government (Unionist) | George Boyce | 5,290 | 66.47 | +0.33 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Frederick Henry Honeywell | 2,669 | 33.53 | –0.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,959 | 100.0 |
| | Government (Unionist) hold | Government (Unionist) hold | Swing | Swing | +0.33 |
Canadian federal by-election, 30 October 1912 On the death of Edward Kidd, 16 September 1912 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Foster Garland | acclaimed |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Kidd | 2,616 | 66.14 | –1.14 |
| | Liberal | Donald Hector MacLean | 1,339 | 33.86 | +1.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,955 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –1.14 |
Canadian federal by-election, 22 February 1909 On the election of Robert Borden to Halifax and Carleton, and his choosing to sit for Halifax, 25 January 1909 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Kidd | acclaimed |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected |
| | Conservative | Robert Borden | 2,667 | 67.28 | +3.72 | Y |
| | Liberal | James Ernest Caldwell | 1,297 | 32.72 | –3.72 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,964 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.72 |
| Source(s) "Carleton, Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 24, 2020. |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, February 4, 1905 On the resignation of Edward Kidd, January 19, 1905 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Conservative | Robert Borden | acclaimed | Y |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | – | – |
| Source(s) "Carleton, Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 24, 2020. |||||||
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Kidd | 2,055 | 63.56 | –1.01 |
| | Liberal | James E. Caldwell | 1,178 | 36.44 | +1.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,233 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –1.01 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Kidd | 1,611 | 64.57 | +17.06 |
| | Liberal | John McKellar | 884 | 35.43 | –4.66 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,495 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.86 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Hodgins | 1,337 | 47.51 | –3.22 |
| | Liberal | John McKellar | 1,128 | 40.09 | |
| | Independent | J.S. Hendricks | 299 | 10.63 | |
| | McCarthyite | Thomas Butler | 50 | 1.78 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,814 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Hodgins | 1,494 | 50.73 | |
| | Conservative | George Lemuel Dickinson | 1,451 | 49.27 | –12.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,945 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
Canadian federal by-election, 1 February 1888 On the election of John A. Macdonald to sit for Kingston :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Lemuel Dickinson | 1,524 | 61.57 |
| | Unknown | W. F. Powell | 951 | 38.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,475 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative | Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative | Swing | Swing |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John A. Macdonald (incumbent) | 1,691 | 73.62 |
| | Liberal | John K. Stewart | 606 | 26.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,297 |
| Source(s) Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Carleton |||||||
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John A. Macdonald | 1,185 | 48.75 |
| | Independent Conservative | John May | 629 | 25.87 |
| | Liberal | Erskine Henry Bronson | 617 | 25.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,431 |
| Source(s) Library of Parliament – History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Carleton |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rochester | 1,282 | 49.73 | +2.65 |
| | Unknown | John May | 1,196 | 46.39 | |
| | Unknown | J. A. Grant | 86 | 3.34 | |
| | Unknown | Nicholas Sparks Jr. | 14 | 0.54 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,578 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rochester | 870 | 47.08 | –5.89 |
| | Unknown | John Holmes | 631 | 34.15 | –12.46 |
| | Unknown | J. Wallace | 347 | 18.78 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,848 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.28 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rochester | 1,024 | 52.97 | +4.91 |
| | Unknown | John Holmes | 901 | 46.61 | –5.33 |
| | Unknown | William Montgomery | 6 | 0.31 | |
| | Unknown | J. Mills | 2 | 0.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,933 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative | Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.12 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Holmes | 1,087 | 51.94 |
| | Conservative | John Rochester | 1,006 | 48.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,093 | 100.0 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||

#### Result by municipality

| Municipality | Holmes | Rochester | Total vote | Eligible voters |
| Nepean Township | 198 | 320 | 518 | 627 |
| March Township | 72 | 31 | 103 | 120 |
| Richmond | 14 | 16 | 30 | 79 |
| Fitzroy Township | 134 | 157 | 291 | 334 |
| Torbolton Township | 19 | 16 | 35 | 45 |
| Huntley Township | 259 | 26 | 285 | 331 |
| Marlborough Township | 105 | 130 | 235 | 261 |
| North Gower Township | 152 | 113 | 265 | 287 |
| Goulbourn Township | 134 | 197 | 331 | 373 |
| Total | 1,087 | 1,006 | 2,093 | 2,457 |