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. 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. 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: Election results Carleton, 2015–present Carleton, 1867–1968 See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts Past Canadian electoral districts Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 References External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Federal electoral districts of Ottawa Ontario federal electoral districts 1821 establishments in Canada 1840 disestablishments in Canada 1841 establishments in Canada 1866 disestablishments in Canada 1867 establishments in Ontario 1966 disestablishments in Ontario 2013 establishments in Ontario