Niagara South (federal electoral district)

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Niagara South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
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Niagara Centre in relation to nearby electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016) [1] 109,067
Electors (2019)90,698
Area (km²) [1] 301.26
Census division(s) Niagara
Census subdivision(s) Welland, Thorold, Port Colborne, St. Catharines

Niagara South (French : Niagara-Sud; formerly Niagara Centre) 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.

Contents

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed. [2]

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 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.

Niagara Centre will be abolished following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, and will be replaced by Niagara South. It will gain Fort Erie from Niagara Falls, and lose all of its territory in the City of St. Catharines to Niagara West and St. Catharines. These changes will come into effect following the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Welland
1st  1867–1872   Thomas Clark Street Conservative
2nd  1872–1872
 1872–1874   William Alexander Thomson Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882   Christopher William Bunting Conservative
5th  1882–1887 John Ferguson
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892   William Manley German Liberal
 1892–1896 James A. Lowell
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
 1942–1945 Humphrey Mitchell
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1950
 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
29th  1972–1974 Victor Railton
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Gilbert Parent
32nd  1980–1984
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
Welland
38th  2004–2006   John David Maloney Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011   Malcolm Allen New Democratic
41st  2011–2015
Niagara Centre
42nd  2015–2019   Vance Badawey Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
Niagara South

Election results

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

Niagara South, 2025–

2025 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Fred Davies
Liberal Vance Badawey
New Democratic Chantal McCollum
People's Peter Taras
Independent Grayson Dyer
Total valid votes/Expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2021 federal election redistributed results [5]
PartyVote %
  Conservative 21,92033.41
  Liberal 21,62232.96
  New Democratic 14,95222.79
  People's 5,8698.95
  Green 1,2471.90

Niagara Centre, 2015–2025

2021 Canadian federal election : Niagara Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Vance Badawey 20,57635.0±0.0$110,313.54
Conservative Graham Speck18,32431.2+0.2$47,554.12
New Democratic Melissa McGlashan14,08624.0-2.7$35,052.11
People's Michael Kimmons4,6707.9+6.6$9,696.81
Green Kurtis McCartney1,1231.9-3.4$1,496.71
Total valid votes58,77999.3
Total rejected ballots4370.7
Turnout59,21663.5
Eligible voters93,264
Liberal hold Swing -0.1
Source: Elections Canada [6]
2019 Canadian federal election : Niagara Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Vance Badawey 20,29235.01-0.68$78,098.76
Conservative April Jeffs17,98731.03+1.32none listed
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 15,46926.69-4.80none listed
Green Michael Tomaino3,0545.27+2.86$2,561.88
People's Andrew Sainz-Nieto7761.34none listed
Christian Heritage Nic Bylsma3080.53none listed
Marxist–Leninist Robert Walker770.13-0.04none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit57,96399.08
Total rejected ballots5390.92+0.33
Turnout58,50264.31-1.33
Eligible voters90,698
Liberal hold Swing -1.00
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Vance Badawey 19,51335.68+21.32$68,715.34
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 17,21831.49-11.68$112,516.69
Conservative Leanna Villella16,24829.71-9.36$53,250.55
Green David Clow1,3162.41-0.07-
Animal Alliance Jody Di Bartolomeo2910.53$118.73
Marxist–Leninist Ron J. Walker960.18
Total valid votes/Expense limit54,68299.41-$218,835.14
Total rejected ballots3230.59
Turnout55,00565.64
Eligible voters83,799
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +16.50
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]

Welland, 2003–2015

2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 21,91742.2+9.3
Conservative Leanna Villella20,89540.2+7.9
Liberal John Maloney 7,27614-13.9
Green Robin Williamson1,2972.5-3
Christian Heritage David Vangoolen2990.6
Independent Ray Game1690.3
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker710.1-0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit51,924100.00
Total rejected ballots2930.6
Turnout52,21761.8
Eligible voters84,434
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 16,84232.9+2.3$67,119
Conservative Alf Kiers16,54232.3+2.8$84,414
Liberal John Maloney 14,29527.9-7.6$84,267
Green Jennifer Mooradian2,8165.5+2.1
Independent Jody Di Bartolomeo5691.1
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker1140.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit51,178100.0$88,895
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Maloney 20,23835.6-4.0
New Democratic Jody Di Bartolomeo17,48430.7+1.2
Conservative Mel Grunstein16,66529.3+3.1
Green Brian Simpson1,9603.4+0.5
Christian Heritage Irma D. Ruiter5360.9-0.6
Total valid votes56,883100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Maloney 19,64239.6
New Democratic Jody Di Bartolomeo14,62329.5
Conservative Mel Grunstein12,99726.2
Green Ryan McLaughlin1,4542.9
Christian Heritage Irma D. Ruiter7351.5
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker1130.2
Total valid votes49,564100.0

Niagara Centre, 1996–2003

2000 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tony Tirabassi 21,64145.73-3.97
Alliance Bernie Law13,31328.13+3.29
New Democratic Mike Grimaldi7,02914.85+3.50
Progressive Conservative Joe Atkinson4,89310.34-1.67
Canadian Action Tom Prue2900.61
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker1490.31+0.02
Source:Elections Canada [11]

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

1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Gilbert Parent 24,11549.70
Reform Don Johnstone12,05324.84
Progressive Conservative Joe Atkinson5,82712.01
New Democratic James Wilson5,51011.35
Christian Heritage David Bylsma5151.06
Natural Law Anne Larrass3630.75
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker1430.29
Source:Elections Canada [11]

Welland, 1867–1987

1984 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Allan Pietz 18,41842.0+14.7
Liberal Gilbert Parent 14,48133.0-10.8
New Democratic Rob Dobrucki10,50824.0-4.4
Green Andrew Rivett2840.6
Communist John MacLennan1450.3+0.1
Total valid votes43,836100.0
1980 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gilbert Parent 18,11243.8+6.6
New Democratic Robert Wright11,72928.4+2.5
Progressive Conservative George Krusell11,29227.3-8.7
Communist John Severinsky950.20.0
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker780.20.0
Total valid votes41,306100.0
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1979 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gilbert Parent 16,02537.2-19.3
Progressive Conservative Allan E. Pietz15,52736.1+11.8
New Democratic Robert Wright11,15125.9+7.3
Independent John L. Sabados2180.5
Communist John Severinsky830.2-0.4
Marxist–Leninist Ron Walker620.1
Total valid votes43,066100.0
1974 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Victor Railton 21,22856.5+7.2
Progressive Conservative Alex McCrae9,10724.2-7.3
New Democratic Jim McPherson6,98318.6-0.5
Communist John Severinsky2380.6
Total valid votes37,556100.0
1972 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Victor Railton 18,69349.3-0.5
Progressive Conservative Kent Hodgson11,97731.6+14.0
New Democratic Ronald Cook7,25619.1-13.5
Total valid votes37,926100.0
1968 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald R. Tolmie 17,33549.8-0.5
New Democratic Robert Wright11,36332.6+6.7
Progressive Conservative Franklin Bud Law6,12917.6-6.3
Total valid votes34,827100.0
1965 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald R. Tolmie 17,86950.2-5.0
New Democratic Robert Wright9,20625.9+12.0
Progressive Conservative T.G. Spencer8,49623.9
Total valid votes35,571100.0
1963 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hector McMillan 19,87955.3+7.7
Progressive Conservative Francis Goldring9,29125.8-7.2
New Democratic Guy Mersereau5,01013.9-2.9
Social Credit J.M. Patterson1,4133.9+2.2
Communist Frank Haslam3721.0+0.2
Total valid votes35,965100.0
1962 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hector McMillan 17,61447.6+4.9
Progressive Conservative Allan Pietz12,20933.0-6.1
New Democratic Mel Swart 6,22516.8-1.4
Social Credit W.F. Trelford6301.7
Communist Frank Haslam3170.9
Total valid votes36,995100.0

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

1958 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hector McMillan 15,36542.7+0.3
Progressive Conservative Allan Ernest Pietz14,05339.1+5.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Mel Swart 6,55018.2-5.4
Total valid votes35,968100.0
1957 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hector McMillan 13,24142.4-12.8
Progressive Conservative William Bigelow Wellington10,62034.0+7.6
Co-operative Commonwealth Melvin L. Swart 7,35623.6+7.8
Total valid votes31,217100.0
1953 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Hector McMillan 15,41155.2+6.5
Progressive Conservative Clarence Lavern Robins7,37326.4-6.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Melvin L. Swart 4,40815.8+0.9
Labor–Progressive Frank Haslam7212.6-1.4
Total valid votes27,913100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1950: Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
On Mr. Mitchell's death, 1 August 1950
Liberal William Hector McMillan 19,55348.7+1.4
Progressive Conservative Sam Hughes13,03132.4+6.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Melvin L. Swart 5,97214.9-8.0
Labor–Progressive Melbourne A. Doig 1,6164.0+0.6
Total valid votes40,172100.0
1949 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Humphrey Mitchell 23,73447.3+3.7
Progressive Conservative Sam Hughes13,25926.4-6.3
Co-operative Commonwealth Armour McCrae11,49322.9+6.4
Labor–Progressive Melbourne A. Doig 1,7113.4
Total valid votes50,197100.0
1945 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Humphrey Mitchell 19,52243.6+1.3
Progressive Conservative Thomas Oscar Oliver14,63732.7
Co-operative Commonwealth Harland Roy Potter7,38316.5-5.3
Farmer–Labour Fern A. Sayles3,2587.3
Total valid votes44,800100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 9 February 1942: Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
On Mr. Damude's death, 15 September 1941
Liberal Humphrey Mitchell 11,87542.3-10.2 [12]
Independent J. Douglas Watt10,10636.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Mark Kriluk6,12221.8+14.1
Total valid votes28,103100.0
1940 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Damude 19,13252.5+1.9
National Government Allan Brooks14,49139.8+5.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Woodworth2,8187.7-3.5
Total valid votes36,441100.0

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

1935 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Damude 17,32450.6+5.0
Conservative Fred M. Cairns11,85034.6-19.7
Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas C. Daly3,83611.2
Reconstruction W. Herbert Smith1,2003.5
Total valid votes34,210100.0
1930 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hamilton Pettit 15,50354.3+1.7
Liberal Arthur Byron Damude13,03745.7-1.7
Total valid votes28,540100.0
Source: lop.parl.ca
1926 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hamilton Pettit 14,33152.6-7.7
Liberal William Manly German12,89047.4+7.7
Total valid votes27,221100.0
1925 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hamilton Pettit 12,75360.4+30.3
Liberal Harry Punshon Stephens8,37339.6-13.3
Total valid votes21,126100.0
1921 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Manly German 11,19552.9+13.5
Conservative Evan Eugene Fraser6,36530.1-15.9
Progressive Joseph Henry Staley3,43716.2
Independent Henry Speakman1560.7
Total valid votes21,153100.0

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

1917 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Government (Unionist) Evan Eugene Fraser 5,37846.0
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) William Manly German 4,61639.5
Labour James Arthur Hughes1,70414.6
Total valid votes11,698100.0
1911 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal William Manly German acclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Manly German 4,44953.9-3.6
Conservative George Hanan3,80646.1
Total valid votes8,255100.0
1904 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Manly German 3,54357.5+5.4
Conservative Walter Upper2,62142.5
Total valid votes6,164100.0
1900 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Manly German 2,77752.1+3.7
Conservative William McCleary 2,55747.9-3.7
Total valid votes5,334100.0
1896 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William McCleary 2,70551.6+6.1
Liberal James A. Lowell 2,53648.4-6.1
Total valid votes5,241100.0

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

By-election on 29 April 1892

On Mr. German being unseated, 5 April 1892

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James A. Lowell acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William M. German 2,72654.5
Conservative John Ferguson 2,27945.5-6.6
Total valid votes5,005100.0
1887 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ferguson 2,62252.1+0.4
UnknownThos. Conlon2,41047.9
Total valid votes5,032100.0
1882 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ferguson 1,96551.7+0.2
UnknownB.B. Osler1,83348.3
Total valid votes3,798100.0
1878 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Conservative Christopher William Bunting 1,92651.6
UnknownH. Edwin1,81048.4
Total valid votes3,736100.0
1874 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Alexander Thomson 1,68253.0+2.0
UnknownE.W. Brookfield1,49347.0
Total valid votes3,175100.0
Source: lop.parl.ca
Canadian federal by-election, 23 November 1872: Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
On Mr. Street's death, 6 August 1872
Liberal William Alexander Thomson 1,53951.0
UnknownRichard S. King1,48049.0
Total valid votes3,019100.0
1872 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Thomas Clark Street 1,59060.0
UnknownA.G. Hill1,06040.0
Total valid votes2,650100.0
Source: Canadian Elections Database [13]
1867 Canadian federal election : Welland
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Clark Street acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database [14]

See also

References

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