Halton Centre

Halton Centre

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1986
District abolished	1996
First contested	1987
Last contested	1995

Halton Centre was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1987 to 1999, when it was abolished into Wentworth-Burlington, Burlington, Halton and Oakville when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It consisted of the central areas of Halton Region.

Members of Provincial Parliament

• Barbara Sullivan (Liberal) (1987–1995) ^[1]
• Terence Young (Progressive Conservative) (1995–1999) ^[2]

Halton Centre
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created out of Halton-Burlington, Burlington and Oakville
34th	1987–1990		Barbara Sullivan	Liberal
35th	1990–1995
36th	1995–1999		Terence Young	Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Wentworth-Burlington, Burlington, Halton and Oakville

Election results

1987

1987 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Barbara Sullivan	15,833	53.03
	Progressive Conservative	Clifford Quinn	9,539	31.95
	New Democratic	Richard Banigan	4,487	15.03
Total valid votes			29,859	99.37
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			188	0.63
Turnout			30,047	59.40
Eligible voters			50,586

1990

1990 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barbara Sullivan	13,494	35.03	-18.00
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Taylor	12,279	31.87	-0.07
	New Democratic	Richard Banigan	10,163	26.38	+11.35
	Family Coalition	James Bruce	1,232	3.20
	Freedom	Bill Frampton	731	1.90
	Libertarian	Jim Stock	624	1.52
Total valid votes			38,523	97.95
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			805	2.05	+1.42
Turnout			39,328	63.12	+3.72
Eligible voters			62,311
	Liberal hold		Swing		-8.96

1995

1995 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terence Young	30,621	61.41	+29.53
	Liberal	Barbara Sullivan	13,977	28.03	-7.00
	New Democratic	Richard Banigan	5,268	10.56	-15.82
Total valid votes			49,866	99.16
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			422	0.84	-1.21
Turnout			50,528	69.06	+5.94
Eligible voters			72,819
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.27

References

1. "Barbara Sullivan | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1987-09-10. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
2. "Terence Young | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1995-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-12.