Haldimand—Norfolk (provincial electoral district)
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Haldimand—Norfolk is a provincial electoral district
in southwestern Ontario
, Canada
. It was created for the 2007 provincial election
. 88.0% of the riding came from Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
while 12.0% came from Erie—Lincoln
.
The riding includes all of the counties of Haldimand
and Norfolk
except those parts of Haldimand found in the Six Nations
and New Credit
Indian Reserves.
The riding also existed from 1934 to 1987.
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in southwestern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was created for the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
. 88.0% of the riding came from Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant (provincial electoral district)
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant was a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from Norfolk and Brant—Haldimand...
while 12.0% came from Erie—Lincoln
Erie—Lincoln (provincial electoral district)
Erie—Lincoln was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.The riding was created in 1999 from Lincoln, Brant—Haldimand and Niagara South and abolished in 2007 when it was redistributed into Niagara West—Glanbrook,...
.
The riding includes all of the counties of Haldimand
Haldimand County, Ontario
Haldimand is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga....
and Norfolk
Norfolk County, Ontario
Norfolk County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Bloomsburg is a small town located in Norfolk County and is the hometown of David Slater. The county seat and largest community is Simcoe...
except those parts of Haldimand found in the Six Nations
Six Nations 40, Ontario
Six Nations is the largest First Nation in Canada with a total of 23,902 band members. 11,865 are reported living in the territory. It is the only territory in North America that has the six Iroquois nations living together. These nations are the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and...
and New Credit
New Credit 40a, Ontario
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation is a Mississauga Ojibwa First Nation located near Brantford in south-central Ontario, Canada. In May, 2008, New Credit had a registered population of 1,792 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 850 people....
Indian Reserves.
The riding also existed from 1934 to 1987.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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19th 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 19, 1934 until August 25, 1937, just prior to the 1937 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn.- External links :*... |
1934-1937 | Richard Colter | Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
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20th 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 6, 1937 until June 30, 1943, just prior to the 1943 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn.... |
1937-1943 | Eric Cross Eric William Blake Cross Eric William Blake Cross was an Ontario judge and political figure. He represented Haldimand—Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1943 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
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21st 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from August 4, 1943 until March 24, 1945, just prior to the 1945 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, formerly the Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Drew formed a minority government... |
1943-1944 | William Walsh | Progressive Conservative | |
1944-1945 | Charles Martin | Progressive Conservative | ||
22nd 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 4, 1945 until April 27, 1948, just prior to the 1948 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by George Drew.- External links :*... |
1945-1948 | |||
23rd 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948 until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however its leader, George Drew, lost his seat in the 1948 general election and soon after... |
1948-1951 | |||
24th 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from November 22, 1951 until May 2, 1955, just prior to the 1955 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.- External links :*... |
1951-1955 | James Allan | Progressive Conservative | |
25th 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1955 until May 4, 1959, just prior to the 1959 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.- External links :*... |
1955-1959 | |||
26th 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 11, 1959 until August 16, 1963, just prior to the 1963 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.... |
1959-1963 | |||
27th 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 25, 1963 until September 5, 1967, just prior to the 1967 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts.- External links :*... |
1963-1967 | |||
28th 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 17, 1967 until September 13, 1971, just prior to the 1971 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts.... |
1967-1971 | |||
29th 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 21, 1971 until August 11, 1975, just prior to the 1975 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis.- External links :*... |
1971-1975 | |||
30th 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 18, 1975 until April 29, 1977, just prior to the 1977 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a minority government.- External links :*... |
1975-1977 | Gordon Miller | Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
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31st 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1977 until February 2, 1981, just prior to the 1981 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a second consecutive minority government.... |
1977-1981 | |||
32nd 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 19, 1981 until March 25, 1985, just prior to the 1985 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis.... |
1981-1985 | |||
33rd 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from May 2, 1985 until July 31, 1987, just prior to the 1987 general election. The Ontario Liberal Party led by David Peterson formed a minority government with the support of the Ontario New Democratic Party.- External links :*... |
1985-1987 | |||
37th 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was in session from June 8, 1999 until May 5, 2003, just prior to the Ontario general election... |
1999-2003 | Toby Barrett Toby Barrett Toby Barrett is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party.... |
Progressive Conservative | |
38th Ontario general election, 2003 The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
2003-2007 | |||
39th Ontario general election, 2007 The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular... |
2007-2011 |
Election results
2007 electoral reform referendum
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 An Ontario electoral reform referendum was held on October 10, 2007, in an attempt to establish a mixed member proportional representation system for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario... |
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 28,566 | 68.6 | |
Mixed member proportional | 13,064 | 31.4 | |
Total valid votes | 41,630 | 100.0 |