Erie—Lincoln

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.

For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Erie—Lincoln (provincial electoral district).
Erie—Lincoln
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000
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

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Erie—Lincoln
Riding created from Erie, Lincoln and Haldimand—Norfolk
36th  1997–2000     John David Maloney Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Niagara West—Glanbrook, Niagara Falls,
Welland and Haldimand—Norfolk

Election results
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Maloney17,05442.2%
AllianceDean Allison14,99237.1%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Hurren5,17412.8%
New DemocraticJody Di Bartolomeo2,4235.9%
IndependentDavid W. Bylsma4761.1%
Natural LawJohn Gregory1430.3%
Canadian ActionWilliam Schleich1370.3%
Total 40,399
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Maloney17,54242.8%
ReformJim MacInnis12,78831.2%
Progressive ConservativeGord Clare6,31715.4%
New DemocraticWillem Hanrath2,5096.1%
Christian HeritageAlfred Kiers1,3013.1%
Canadian ActionWilliam Schleich2670.6%
Natural LawMargaret Larrass2280.5%
Total 40,952

See also

References
  1. Elections Canada (March 2002). "Profile of the Erie--Lincoln Electoral District". Archived from the original on April 15, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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