Erie—Lincoln was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Erie, Haldimand—Norfolk and Lincoln ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001)[1] | 98,312 |
| Electors (2002)[1] | 66,436 |
| Area (km²)[1] | 1,477 |
| Census division(s) | Haldimand, Niagara |
| Census subdivision(s) | Dunnville, Fort Erie, Wainfleet, Ontario, Port Colborne, West Lincoln, Lincoln |
It consisted of the City of Port Colborne, the towns of Fort Erie and Lincoln and the townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and the Town of Dunnville in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Haldimand—Norfolk, Niagara Falls, Niagara West—Glanbrook, and Welland ridings. It was replaced as a provincial riding in the 2007 provincial election by the new federal riding boundaries.
Members of Parliament
editThe riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Erie—Lincoln Riding created from Erie, Lincoln and Haldimand—Norfolk |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | John David Maloney | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Niagara West—Glanbrook, Niagara Falls, Welland and Haldimand—Norfolk |
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Election results
edit| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Maloney | 17,054 | 42.2% | |||||
| Alliance | Dean Allison | 14,992 | 37.1% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Hurren | 5,174 | 12.8% | |||||
| New Democratic | Jody Di Bartolomeo | 2,423 | 5.9% | |||||
| Independent | David W. Bylsma | 476 | 1.1% | |||||
| Natural Law | John Gregory | 143 | 0.3% | |||||
| Canadian Action | William Schleich | 137 | 0.3% | |||||
| Total | 40,399 | |||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Maloney | 17,542 | 42.8% | |||||
| Reform | Jim MacInnis | 12,788 | 31.2% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gord Clare | 6,317 | 15.4% | |||||
| New Democratic | Willem Hanrath | 2,509 | 6.1% | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Alfred Kiers | 1,301 | 3.1% | |||||
| Canadian Action | William Schleich | 267 | 0.6% | |||||
| Natural Law | Margaret Larrass | 228 | 0.5% | |||||
| Total | 40,952 | |||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Elections Canada (March 2002). "Profile of the Erie--Lincoln Electoral District". Archived from the original on April 15, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
External links
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