Erie—Lincoln (federal electoral district)

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Erie—Lincoln
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested 1997
Last contested 2000
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

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.

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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:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Maloney 17,05442.2%
Alliance Dean Allison 14,99237.1%
Progressive Conservative David Hurren5,17412.8%
New Democratic Jody Di Bartolomeo2,4235.9%
Independent David W. Bylsma 4761.1%
Natural Law John Gregory1430.3%
Canadian Action William Schleich1370.3%
Total40,399
1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Maloney 17,54242.8%
Reform Jim MacInnis12,78831.2%
Progressive Conservative Gord Clare6,31715.4%
New Democratic Willem Hanrath2,5096.1%
Christian Heritage Alfred Kiers1,3013.1%
Canadian Action William Schleich2670.6%
Natural Law Margaret Larrass2280.5%
Total40,952

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Elections Canada (March 2002). "Profile of the Erie--Lincoln Electoral District". Archived from the original on 15 April 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2020.