Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 represented in the Canadian

Canada

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 House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province

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 of Ontario

Ontario

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. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Peel—Dufferin riding.

It consisted of the Townships of Mono and Mulmur in the County of Dufferin, the Townships of Albion, Caledon, Chinguacousy and Toronto Gore in the County of Peel, and, in the county of Simcoe, the Town of Alliston and the Townships of Adjala, Tosorontio and Essa (excluding the Village of Cookstown), and the Town of Orangeville.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Brampton—Halton Hills

Brampton—Georgetown

Brampton—Georgetown was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988....

, Dufferin—Wellington

Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe

Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 as Dufferin—Wellington and renamed in 1977...

, Simcoe South

Simcoe South

Simcoe South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925, and from 1979 to 1988. It was located north of Toronto in the province of Ontario...

 and York—Peel

York—Peel

York—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe, York North and York—Simcoe ridings...

 ridings.

Electoral history

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|Liberal

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|BEER, Bruce S.

Bruce Silas Beer

Bruce Silas Beer was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Peel. He was re-elected in 1963, 1965 and for the riding of Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe in 1968...

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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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|MADILL, Ellwood

Ellwood Madill

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|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

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|HILL, George
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|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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|MADILL, Ellwood

Ellwood Madill

John Ellwood Madill was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Melancthon, Ontario....

|align="right"| 25,663

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|MILNE, William Ross
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|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

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|SMITH, Stewart
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|Independent
|SWACKHAMMER, Douglas Ross
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|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

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|CLAPPISON, Peter
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|-

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|MILNE, Ross
|align="right"| 27,299

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|MADILL, Ellwood

Ellwood Madill

John Ellwood Madill was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Melancthon, Ontario....

|align="right"| 22,754

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

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|FRASER, Don
|align="right"|8,264

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

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|CLAPPISON, Peter
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|Communist

Communist Party of Canada

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|MASSIE, Gord
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|Marxist-Leninist

Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)

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|MACKEY, Paul
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