Niagara Centre (federal electoral district)

Niagara Centre
Ontario electoral district
	Niagara Centre in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Vance Badawey ; Liberal
;
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	109,067
Electors (2019)	90,698
Area (km²)	301.26
Pop. density (per km²)	362
Census division(s)	Niagara
Census subdivision(s)	Welland, Thorold, Port Colborne, St. Catharines

Last updated December 16, 2024

Niagara Centre (French : Niagara-Centre; formerly Welland) is a federal electoral district in the Niagara Region of Ontario that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 and since 1997.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census ^[3]

Ethnic groups: 83.0% White, 5.1% Indigenous, 3.1% Black, 2.5% South Asian, 1.3% Chinese, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Filipino
Languages: 81.0% English, 4.5% French, 2.2% Italian, 1.1% Spanish
Religions: 60.5% Christian (32.7% Catholic, 5.3% Anglican, 3.5% United Church, 1.8% Presbyterian, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Pentecostal, 13.6% Other), 2.1% Muslim, 35.2% None
Median income: $37,600 (2020)
Average income: $46,040 (2020)

Geography

Niagara Centre consists of the cities of Welland, Thorold, and Port Colborne, and the part of the City of St. Catharines lying south of a line drawn from the southern city limit north along First Louth St, east along St. Paul Street West, northeast along St. Paul Crescent, east and south along Twelve Mile Creek, and east along Glendale Avenue to the eastern city limit.^[4]

History

Welland was originally created in 1867 by the British North America Act. It consisted initially of the Townships of Bertie, Crowland, Humberstone, Stamford, Thorold, and Willoughby, and the Villages of Chippawa, Clifton, Fort Erie, Thorold and Welland.

In 1892, the riding was redefined to exclude reference to the Village of Clifton, and include the villages of Niagara Falls and Port Colborne, and the town of Niagara Falls. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Welland.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Pelham, Thorold, Crowland, Humberstone and Wainfleet, including the city of Welland and the towns of Port Colborne, Thorold, Fonthill and Humberstone.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:

in Welland County, the City of Welland and the Townships of Crowland, Humberstone and Wainfleet; and
in Haldimand County, the Townships of Canborough, Dunn, Moulton and Sherbrooke.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the City of Welland, the Town of Thorold, and the part of the City of St. Catharines lying south of the Canadian National Railway.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold, St. Catharines and Erie ridings.

A new riding, named Niagara Centre was created in 1996 from parts of Erie and Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold ridings. It existed only for the 1997 and 2000 elections.

It consisted of the Town of Pelham, the City of Welland, the southern part of the City of St. Catharines, and the part of the City of Thorold lying west of the Welland Canal.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Niagara West—Glanbrook, St. Catharines and Welland ridings.

In 2003, a new Welland riding was created from parts of Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines ridings.

Welland was abolished in 2013, and was largely replaced by a new riding named Niagara Centre. The riding lost Wainfleet and the rural southwestern corner of St. Catharines.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Welland
1st	1867–1872	Thomas Clark Street	Conservative
2nd	1872–1872	Thomas Clark Street	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874	William Alexander Thomson	Liberal
3rd	1874–1878	William Alexander Thomson	Liberal
4th	1878–1882	Christopher William Bunting	Conservative
5th	1882–1887	John Ferguson
6th	1887–1891	John Ferguson
7th	1891–1892	William Manley German	Liberal
7th	1892–1896	James A. Lowell	Liberal
8th	1896–1900	William McCleary	Conservative
9th	1900–1904	William Manley German	Liberal
10th	1903–1908
11th	1908–1911
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921	Evan Eugene Fraser	Government (Unionist)
14th	1921–1925	William Manley German	Liberal
15th	1925–1926	George Hamilton Pettit	Conservative
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
18th	1935–1940	Arthur Damude	Liberal
19th	1940–1941	Arthur Damude
19th	1942–1945	Humphrey Mitchell
20th	1945–1949
21st	1949–1950
21st	1950–1953	William Hector McMillan
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963
26th	1963–1965
27th	1965–1968	Donald Tolmie
28th	1968–1972	Donald Tolmie
29th	1972–1974	Victor Railton
30th	1974–1979	Victor Railton
31st	1979–1980	Gilbert Parent
32nd	1980–1984	Gilbert Parent
33rd	1984–1988	Allan Pietz	Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold, St. Catharines and Erie
Niagara Centre Riding created from Erie and Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold
36th	1997–2000	Gilbert Parent	Liberal
37th	2000–2004	Tony Tirabassi	Liberal
Welland
38th	2004–2006	John David Maloney	Liberal
39th	2006–2008	John David Maloney	Liberal
40th	2008–2011	Malcolm Allen	New Democratic
41st	2011–2015	Malcolm Allen	New Democratic
Niagara Centre
42nd	2015–2019	Vance Badawey	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Niagara Centre/Welland (1997–, parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)

Niagara Centre, 2015–present

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Vance Badawey	20,576	35.0	±0.0	$110,313.54
	Conservative	Graham Speck	18,324	31.2	+0.2	$47,554.12
	New Democratic	Melissa McGlashan	14,086	24.0	-2.7	$35,052.11
	People's	Michael Kimmons	4,670	7.9	+6.6	$9,696.81
	Green	Kurtis McCartney	1,123	1.9	-3.4	$1,496.71
Total valid votes			58,779	99.3
Total rejected ballots			437	0.7
Turnout			59,216	63.5
Eligible voters			93,264
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.1
Source: Elections Canada ^[5]

2021 federal election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	21,920	33.41
	Liberal	21,622	32.96
	New Democratic	14,952	22.79
	People's	5,869	8.95
	Green	1,247	1.90

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election : Niagara Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Vance Badawey	20,292	35.01	-0.68	$78,098.76
	Conservative	April Jeffs	17,987	31.03	+1.32	none listed
	New Democratic	Malcolm Allen	15,469	26.69	-4.80	none listed
	Green	Michael Tomaino	3,054	5.27	+2.86	$2,561.88
	People's	Andrew Sainz-Nieto	776	1.34		none listed
	Christian Heritage	Nic Bylsma	308	0.53		none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Robert Walker	77	0.13	-0.04	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			57,963	99.08
Total rejected ballots			539	0.92	+0.33
Turnout			58,502	64.31	-1.33
Eligible voters			90,698
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.00
Source: Elections Canada ^[7]^[8]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Vance Badawey	19,513	35.68	+21.32	$68,715.34
	New Democratic	Malcolm Allen	17,218	31.49	-11.68	$112,516.69
	Conservative	Leanna Villella	16,248	29.71	-9.36	$53,250.55
	Green	David Clow	1,316	2.41	-0.07	-
	Animal Alliance	Jody Di Bartolomeo	291	0.53	–	$118.73
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron J. Walker	96	0.18
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,682	99.41	-	$218,835.14
Total rejected ballots			323	0.59	–
Turnout			55,005	65.64	–
Eligible voters			83,799
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+16.50
Source: Elections Canada ^[9]^[10]

Welland, 2003–2015

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Malcolm Allen	21,917	42.2	+9.3
	Conservative	Leanna Villella	20,895	40.2	+7.9
	Liberal	John Maloney	7,276	14	-13.9
	Green	Robin Williamson	1,297	2.5	-3
	Christian Heritage	David Vangoolen	299	0.6	–
	Independent	Ray Game	169	0.3	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	71	0.1	-0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,924	100.00
Total rejected ballots			293	0.6	–
Turnout			52,217	61.8	–
Eligible voters			84,434	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Malcolm Allen	16,842	32.9	+2.3	$67,119
	Conservative	Alf Kiers	16,542	32.3	+2.8	$84,414
	Liberal	John Maloney	14,295	27.9	-7.6	$84,267
	Green	Jennifer Mooradian	2,816	5.5	+2.1
	Independent	Jody Di Bartolomeo	569	1.1	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	114	0.2	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,178	100.0	$88,895

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Maloney	20,238	35.6	-4.0
	New Democratic	Jody Di Bartolomeo	17,484	30.7	+1.2
	Conservative	Mel Grunstein	16,665	29.3	+3.1
	Green	Brian Simpson	1,960	3.4	+0.5
	Christian Heritage	Irma D. Ruiter	536	0.9	-0.6
Total valid votes			56,883	100.0

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Maloney	19,642	39.6
	New Democratic	Jody Di Bartolomeo	14,623	29.5
	Conservative	Mel Grunstein	12,997	26.2
	Green	Ryan McLaughlin	1,454	2.9
	Christian Heritage	Irma D. Ruiter	735	1.5
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	113	0.2
Total valid votes			49,564	100.0

Niagara Centre, 1996–2003

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Tirabassi	21,641	45.73	-3.97
	Alliance	Bernie Law	13,313	28.13	+3.29
	New Democratic	Mike Grimaldi	7,029	14.85	+3.50
	Progressive Conservative	Joe Atkinson	4,893	10.34	-1.67
	Canadian Action	Tom Prue	290	0.61
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	149	0.31	+0.02
Source:Elections Canada ^[11]

Note:The 2000 Alliance vote is compared to the 1997 Reform vote

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gilbert Parent	24,115	49.70
	Reform	Don Johnstone	12,053	24.84
	Progressive Conservative	Joe Atkinson	5,827	12.01
	New Democratic	James Wilson	5,510	11.35
	Christian Heritage	David Bylsma	515	1.06
	Natural Law	Anne Larrass	363	0.75
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	143	0.29
Source:Elections Canada ^[11]

Welland, 1867–1987

v t e 1984 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Allan Pietz	18,418	42.0	+14.7
	Liberal	Gilbert Parent	14,481	33.0	-10.8
	New Democratic	Rob Dobrucki	10,508	24.0	-4.4
	Green	Andrew Rivett	284	0.6
	Communist	John MacLennan	145	0.3	+0.1
Total valid votes			43,836	100.0

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gilbert Parent	18,112	43.8	+6.6
	New Democratic	Robert Wright	11,729	28.4	+2.5
	Progressive Conservative	George Krusell	11,292	27.3	-8.7
	Communist	John Severinsky	95	0.2	0.0
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	78	0.2	0.0
Total valid votes			41,306	100.0
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v t e 1979 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gilbert Parent	16,025	37.2	-19.3
	Progressive Conservative	Allan E. Pietz	15,527	36.1	+11.8
	New Democratic	Robert Wright	11,151	25.9	+7.3
	Independent	John L. Sabados	218	0.5
	Communist	John Severinsky	83	0.2	-0.4
	Marxist–Leninist	Ron Walker	62	0.1
Total valid votes			43,066	100.0

v t e 1974 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Railton	21,228	56.5	+7.2
	Progressive Conservative	Alex McCrae	9,107	24.2	-7.3
	New Democratic	Jim McPherson	6,983	18.6	-0.5
	Communist	John Severinsky	238	0.6
Total valid votes			37,556	100.0

v t e 1972 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Railton	18,693	49.3	-0.5
	Progressive Conservative	Kent Hodgson	11,977	31.6	+14.0
	New Democratic	Ronald Cook	7,256	19.1	-13.5
Total valid votes			37,926	100.0

v t e 1968 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald R. Tolmie	17,335	49.8	-0.5
	New Democratic	Robert Wright	11,363	32.6	+6.7
	Progressive Conservative	Franklin Bud Law	6,129	17.6	-6.3
Total valid votes			34,827	100.0

v t e 1965 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald R. Tolmie	17,869	50.2	-5.0
	New Democratic	Robert Wright	9,206	25.9	+12.0
	Progressive Conservative	T.G. Spencer	8,496	23.9
Total valid votes			35,571	100.0

v t e 1963 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hector McMillan	19,879	55.3	+7.7
	Progressive Conservative	Francis Goldring	9,291	25.8	-7.2
	New Democratic	Guy Mersereau	5,010	13.9	-2.9
	Social Credit	J.M. Patterson	1,413	3.9	+2.2
	Communist	Frank Haslam	372	1.0	+0.2
Total valid votes			35,965	100.0

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hector McMillan	17,614	47.6	+4.9
	Progressive Conservative	Allan Pietz	12,209	33.0	-6.1
	New Democratic	Mel Swart	6,225	16.8	-1.4
	Social Credit	W.F. Trelford	630	1.7
	Communist	Frank Haslam	317	0.9
Total valid votes			36,995	100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hector McMillan	15,365	42.7	+0.3
	Progressive Conservative	Allan Ernest Pietz	14,053	39.1	+5.1
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Mel Swart	6,550	18.2	-5.4
Total valid votes			35,968	100.0

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hector McMillan	13,241	42.4	-12.8
	Progressive Conservative	William Bigelow Wellington	10,620	34.0	+7.6
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melvin L. Swart	7,356	23.6	+7.8
Total valid votes			31,217	100.0

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hector McMillan	15,411	55.2	+6.5
	Progressive Conservative	Clarence Lavern Robins	7,373	26.4	-6.0
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melvin L. Swart	4,408	15.8	+0.9
	Labor–Progressive	Frank Haslam	721	2.6	-1.4
Total valid votes			27,913	100.0

Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1950: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
On Mr. Mitchell's death, 1 August 1950
	Liberal	William Hector McMillan	19,553	48.7	+1.4
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Hughes	13,031	32.4	+6.0
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melvin L. Swart	5,972	14.9	-8.0
	Labor–Progressive	Melbourne A. Doig	1,616	4.0	+0.6
Total valid votes			40,172	100.0

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Humphrey Mitchell	23,734	47.3	+3.7
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Hughes	13,259	26.4	-6.3
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Armour McCrae	11,493	22.9	+6.4
	Labor–Progressive	Melbourne A. Doig	1,711	3.4
Total valid votes			50,197	100.0

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Humphrey Mitchell	19,522	43.6	+1.3
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas Oscar Oliver	14,637	32.7
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Harland Roy Potter	7,383	16.5	-5.3
	Farmer–Labour	Fern A. Sayles	3,258	7.3
Total valid votes			44,800	100.0

Canadian federal by-election, 9 February 1942: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
On Mr. Damude's death, 15 September 1941
	Liberal	Humphrey Mitchell	11,875	42.3	-10.2 ^[12]
	Independent	J. Douglas Watt	10,106	36.0
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Mark Kriluk	6,122	21.8	+14.1
Total valid votes			28,103	100.0

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Damude	19,132	52.5	+1.9
	National Government	Allan Brooks	14,491	39.8	+5.1
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ernest Woodworth	2,818	7.7	-3.5
Total valid votes			36,441	100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Damude	17,324	50.6	+5.0
	Conservative	Fred M. Cairns	11,850	34.6	-19.7
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Thomas C. Daly	3,836	11.2
	Reconstruction	W. Herbert Smith	1,200	3.5
Total valid votes			34,210	100.0

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Hamilton Pettit	15,503	54.3	+1.7
	Liberal	Arthur Byron Damude	13,037	45.7	-1.7
Total valid votes			28,540	100.0
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Hamilton Pettit	14,331	52.6	-7.7
	Liberal	William Manly German	12,890	47.4	+7.7
Total valid votes			27,221	100.0

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Hamilton Pettit	12,753	60.4	+30.3
	Liberal	Harry Punshon Stephens	8,373	39.6	-13.3
Total valid votes			21,126	100.0

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Manly German	11,195	52.9	+13.5
	Conservative	Evan Eugene Fraser	6,365	30.1	-15.9
	Progressive	Joseph Henry Staley	3,437	16.2
	Independent	Henry Speakman	156	0.7
Total valid votes			21,153	100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote.

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Government (Unionist)	Evan Eugene Fraser	5,378	46.0
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	William Manly German	4,616	39.5
	Labour	James Arthur Hughes	1,704	14.6
Total valid votes			11,698	100.0

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Manly German	acclaimed

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Manly German	4,449	53.9	-3.6
	Conservative	George Hanan	3,806	46.1
Total valid votes			8,255	100.0

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Manly German	3,543	57.5	+5.4
	Conservative	Walter Upper	2,621	42.5
Total valid votes			6,164	100.0

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Manly German	2,777	52.1	+3.7
	Conservative	William McCleary	2,557	47.9	-3.7
Total valid votes			5,334	100.0

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William McCleary	2,705	51.6	+6.1
	Liberal	James A. Lowell	2,536	48.4	-6.1
Total valid votes			5,241	100.0

Note: popular vote is compared to redsult in 1891 general election.

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 29 April 1892 On Mr. German being unseated, 5 April 1892
	Liberal	James A. Lowell	acclaimed

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William M. German	2,726	54.5
	Conservative	John Ferguson	2,279	45.5	-6.6
Total valid votes			5,005	100.0

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ferguson	2,622	52.1	+0.4
	Unknown	Thos. Conlon	2,410	47.9
Total valid votes			5,032	100.0

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ferguson	1,965	51.7	+0.2
	Unknown	B.B. Osler	1,833	48.3
Total valid votes			3,798	100.0

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal–Conservative	Christopher William Bunting	1,926	51.6
	Unknown	H. Edwin	1,810	48.4
Total valid votes			3,736	100.0

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Alexander Thomson	1,682	53.0	+2.0
	Unknown	E.W. Brookfield	1,493	47.0
Total valid votes			3,175	100.0
Source: lop.parl.ca

Canadian federal by-election, 23 November 1872: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
On Mr. Street's death, 6 August 1872
	Liberal	William Alexander Thomson	1,539	51.0
	Unknown	Richard S. King	1,480	49.0
Total valid votes			3,019	100.0

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Clark Street	1,590	60.0
	Unknown	A.G. Hill	1,060	40.0
Total valid votes			2,650	100.0
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[13]

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election : Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas Clark Street	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[14]

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King's Highway 58, commonly referred to as Highway 58, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route is divided into two segments with a combined length of 15.5 km (9.6 mi). The southern segment travels from Niagara Regional Road 3, formerly Highway 3, in Port Colborne, to the Highway 58A junction in the southern end of Welland, a distance of 7.2 km (4.5 mi). The northern segment begins at Highway 20 near Allanburg and travels north and west to a large junction with Highway 406 at the St. Catharines – Thorold boundary, a distance of 8.3 km (5.2 mi). An 18.1 km (11.2 mi) gap separates the two segments within Welland and Pelham. The entire route is located within the Regional Municipality of Niagara.

Monck was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1892. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in some post-Confederation census records as a county of residence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Welland County</span> Historic county in Ontario, Canada

Welland County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario. At various times, there was also an electoral district of the same name used in provincial elections.

Niagara Falls is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953.

St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

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.

Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Welland riding.

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.

Cooks Mills is a small community in the easternmost part of the city of Welland in Ontario, Canada. It was established, and is still centred, on a Welland River tributary called Lyons Creek. It is almost entirely a bedroom community, as there are few employers located in the area.

Erie—Lincoln was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Niagara Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented from 1867 until 1977 and again since 2007 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Its population in 2006 was 112,875.

Niagara Region Transit is a regional public transit system operating in the Niagara Region of Ontario. Initial service commenced on September 12, 2011, and consisted of inter-municipal routes. In January 2023, Niagara Region Transit assumed the operations of Welland Transit, Fort Erie Transit, St. Catharines Transit, and Niagara Falls Transit to form a single unified local transit service for the entire Niagara Region. Local fares are $3 for an adult customer.

Niagara West is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Niagara West—Glanbrook, Welland and St. Catharines. It is currently represented by Dean Allison.

Lincoln South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of the Province of Canada, in Canada West. It was created in 1841, upon the establishment of the Province of Canada by the union of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Lincoln South was represented by one member in the Legislative Assembly. It was amalgamated prior to the election of 1848.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Niagara Region municipal elections</span> Canadian local elections

Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

References

1 2 Statistics Canada: 2016
↑ "Niagara South – Final boundaries - Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution".
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Niagara Centre [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Canada, Elections. "Niagara Centre". www.elections.ca.
↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
↑ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
↑ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.
1 2 "Niagara Centre ELECTORAL DISTRICT NO. 35051". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 30, 2002. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
↑ "Final Standings in By-Elections", Toronto Daily Star, February 10, 1942
↑ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024.
↑ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024.

"Niagara Centre (federal electoral district) (Code 35097) Census Profile". 2011 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved March 3, 2011.
1867-1987 Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2003-2008 Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

External links

Website of the Library of Parliament: Niagara Centre federal riding information

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[auto-1] 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2016

[2] "Niagara South – Final boundaries - Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution".

[3] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Niagara Centre [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[4] Canada, Elections. "Niagara Centre". www.elections.ca.

[5] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[6] "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[7] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[8] "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[9] Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.

[10] Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.

[ncdesc-11] 1 2 "Niagara Centre ELECTORAL DISTRICT NO. 35051". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 30, 2002. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[12] "Final Standings in By-Elections", Toronto Daily Star, February 10, 1942

[13] Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024.

[14] Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024.

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v t e Federal ridings in Hamilton, Halton and Niagara
Liberal	Burlington Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Milton Niagara Centre Oakville Oakville North—Burlington St. Catharines
Conservative	Flamborough—Glanbrook Niagara Falls Niagara West
New Democratic	Hamilton Centre