Halton—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Brampton—Georgetown, Halton and York—Peel ridings.

Halton—Peel
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished1996
First contested1988
Last contested1993

It consisted of the northern part of the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the part of the Town of Milton lying between Tremaine Road and the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, and the Town of Caledon.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between Burlington, Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, and Halton ridings.

Members of Parliament

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Halton—Peel
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Brampton—Georgetown, Halton and York—Peel
34th  1988–1993     Garth Turner Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Julian Reed Liberal
Riding dissolved into Burlington, Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey,
and Halton

Electoral history

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1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Garth Turner 28,521 51.02
Liberal Pierre Klein 16,486 31.57
New Democratic Fern Wolf 6,767 12.96
Libertarian George Panagapka 449 0.86
Total valid votes 52,223 100.00
Source(s)
"Halton--Peel, Ontario". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Reed 22,278 37.00 +5.43
Progressive Conservative Garth Turner 18,350 30.48 -20.54
Reform Dick MacDuffee 16,826 27.95
New Democratic Norma Peterson 1,458 2.42 -10.54
National Brian Patriquin 564 0.94
Libertarian Hill Cox 420 0.70 -0.16
Christian Heritage Marc Bianco 307 0.51
Total valid votes 60,203 100.00
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +12.99
Source(s)
"Halton--Peel, Ontario". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

See also

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