Niagara was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation.
Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
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1st | 1867–1867 | Donald Robertson [1] | Conservative |
Stephen Richards [2] | |||
1867–1871 | |||
2nd | 1871–1875 |
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