Suffolk County Sheriff's Office elected to the term of four years. In 2012, the Sheriff's Office became a New York State Accredited Law Enforcement Agency. On Long Island, from 1664 to 1683 ridings were used to establish boundaries within the shire. The East riding comprised the territory now occupied by Suffolk County. The West riding consisted of Kings County and Newtown (Queens County). The remainder of Long Island belonged to the North riding. Collectively, the three ridings were called Yorkshire. The colonial governor of New York appointed a "High Sheriff" for Yorkshire with a Deputy from each riding. In 1683, the ridings were abolished
Durham (electoral district) Durham (electoral district) Durham (formerly known as Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988. Its first iteration was created in 1903 from Durham East and Durham West ridings. It consisted of the county of Durham. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Northumberland—Durham ridings. It was recreated in 1987 from parts of Durham—Northumberland and Ontario ridings. The second incarnation of the riding was initially defined to consist of the Town of Newcastle, the townships of