Niagara Centre was a federal and provincial electoral district

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...

 that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1997 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1999 to 2007.

Federal riding

The federal electoral district

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...

 was created in 1996 from parts of Erie

Erie (electoral district)

Erie was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold

Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold

Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Welland riding....

 ridings. It existed only for the 1997

Canadian federal election, 1997

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 and 2000

Canadian federal election, 2000

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 elections.

It consisted of the Town of Pelham

Pelham, Ontario

The Town of Pelham is located in the centre of Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada.The town's southern boundary is formed by the Welland River, a meandering waterway that flows into the Niagara River. To the west is the township of West Lincoln, to the east the city of Welland, and to the north the...

, the City of Welland

Welland, Ontario

Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River,...

, the southern part of the City of St. Catharines

St. Catharines, Ontario

St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...

, and the part of the City of Thorold

Thorold, Ontario

Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara....

 lying west of the Welland Canal

Welland Canal

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.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Niagara West—Glanbrook

Niagara West—Glanbrook

Niagara West—Glanbrook is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot,...

, St. Catharines

St. Catharines (electoral district)

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 and Welland

Welland (electoral district)

Welland is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,875....

 ridings.

Provincial riding

The provincial riding of Niagara Centre was created before the 1999 election

Ontario general election, 1999

An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

 from small parts of Lincoln

Lincoln (electoral district)

Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario...

 and St. Catharines—Brock

St. Catharines—Brock

St. Catharines—Brock was a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada containing the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake as well as the southern portion of the city of St. Catharines. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election, and was abolished in 1999 when Ontario adjusted all of its...

 ridings, and almost all of Welland—Thorold

Welland—Thorold

Welland—Thorold is a former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1977 provincial election, and lasted until provincial redistribution in 1996. The riding was formally retired with the 1999 provincial election....

 riding.

The riding is held by the Ontario New Democratic Party

Ontario New Democratic Party

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's Peter Kormos

Peter Kormos

Peter Kormos is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Welland constituency in a 1988 provincial by-election. He replaced veteran NDP legislator Mel...

 since 1988 (then as Welland—Thorold). He served briefly as a minister in the cabinet of Bob Rae

Bob Rae

Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....

.

Federal election results

|-

|PARENT, Gib
|align="right"| 24,115
|-

|JOHNSTONE, Don
|align="right"| 12,053
|-

|ATKINSON, Joe
|align="right"|5,827
|-

|WILSON, James
|align="right"| 5,510
|-

|BYLSMA, David
|align="right"|515
|-

|LARRASS, Anne
|align="right"| 363
|-

|WALKER, Ron
|align="right"|143
|}
|-

|TIRABASSI, Tony
|align="right"|21,641
|-

|LAW, Bernie
|align="right"| 13,313
|-

|GRIMALDI, Mike
|align="right"|7,029
|-

|ATKINSON, Joe
|align="right"|4,893
|-

|PRUE, Tom
|align="right"|290
|-

|WALKER, Ron
|align="right"| 149
|}

Provincial election results

|-

|Peter Kormos

Peter Kormos

Peter Kormos is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Welland constituency in a 1988 provincial by-election. He replaced veteran NDP legislator Mel...

|align="right"|23,289
|align="right"|49.64
|align="right"|+5.21
|-

|Henry D'angela
|align="right"|12,526
|align="right"|26.7
|align="right"|+7.31
|-

|Ann D. Gronski
|align="right"|10,336
|align="right"|22.03
|align="right"|-12.97
|-

|Jordan McArthur
|align="right"|768
|align="right"|1.64
|}


|-

|Peter Kormos

Peter Kormos

Peter Kormos is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Welland constituency in a 1988 provincial by-election. He replaced veteran NDP legislator Mel...

|align="right"|21856
|align="right"|44.43
|-

|Frank Sheehan
|align="right"|17217
|align="right"|35
|-

|Maurice Charbonneau
|align="right"|9539
|align="right"|19.39
|-

|Margaret Larrass
|align="right"|382
|align="right"|0.78
|-

|Lank Makuloluwa
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|0.4
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Website of the Library of Parliament: Niagara Centre federal riding information
• Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Greg Sorbara
• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results
• CBC: Ontario Votes 2003 - Niagara Centre Riding Profile