Erie (electoral district)

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Erie
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1996
First contested 1979
Last contested 1993

Erie was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lincoln and Welland ridings.

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It initially consisted of the Townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln, the City of Port Colborne and the Towns of Fort Erie and Pelham.

In 1987, it was redefined to include the part of the City of Welland lying south of a line drawn from west to east along the Welland River, east along Broadway Avenue, north along Regional Road No. 68, east along Ontario Road, and east in a straight line to Ridge Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre and Niagara Falls ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Lincoln and Welland
31st  1979–1980   Girve Fretz Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997   John David Maloney Liberal
Riding dissolved into Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre and Niagara Falls

Election results

1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Girve Fretz 15,500
Liberal Pierre Lafontaine11,175
New Democratic Clarence Gibson6,985
Libertarian Jerry Kubias180
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Girve Fretz 12,861
Liberal John M. Plyley12,334
New Democratic Clarence Gibson6,848
Marxist–Leninist Betty Blashill105
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Girve Fretz 19,197
Liberal Pierre Lafontaine9,316
New Democratic Elaine Havlin5,868
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Girve Fretz 15,063
Liberal Allard Colyn14,278
New Democratic Sean O'Flynn8,168
Christian Heritage Cope Gritter1,607
1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John David Maloney 19,799
Reform Bob Lund11,753
Progressive Conservative Bradd Wilson5,894
New Democratic Lesley Penwarden4,842
Christian Heritage Alfred Kiers591
National Bill Robbins586
Natural Law Jeffrey Ian Dreben197

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