 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1986 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1987 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
Niagara South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1987 to 1999, when it was abolished when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It was created out of Erie and consisted of the southern areas of the Niagara Region.
| Niagara South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created out of Erie | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Ray Haggerty | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Shirley Coppen | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Tim Hudak | Progressive Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Niagara Centre | ||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Coppen | NDP | 11,161 | 46.6% |
| John Lopinski | Liberal | 7,232 | 30.2% |
| Doug Martin | PC | 4,032 | 16.8% |
| Glen Hutton | CoR | 1,547 | 6.5% |
| Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hudak | PC | 8,815 |
| Aubrey Foley | Liberal | 7,634 |
| Shirley Coppen | NDP | 5,376 |
| Morton Sider | Ind. | 688 |
| Al Kiers | FCP | 536 |
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