Halton (provincial electoral district)

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Halton
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
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Halton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area electoral districts (2007-2018 boundaries)
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished2018
First contested 1867
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2006)151,943
Electors (2007)102,730
Area (km²)568
Census division(s) Halton
Census subdivision(s) Oakville, Burlington, Milton

Halton was a provincial electoral district in Central Ontario, Canada. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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History

Until 1967, the electoral district was contiguous with the County of Halton.

Division (1967-1999)

The territory comprising Halton was redistributed on several occasions between 1967 and 1999:

Alignment with federal electoral district (1999)

With the passage of the Representation Act, 1996, [4] the electoral district of Halton was revived, and its boundaries were declared to be contiguous with those of the federal electoral district. Subsequent adjustments to boundaries have been consequential upon representation orders made under the federal Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act [5] that were subsequently incorporated into Ontario law. [6]

The new riding included all of the Regional Municipality of Halton north of a line following Dundas Street to Highway 407 to Upper Middle Road to Walkers Line to the QEW to Burlington City limits to Upper Middle Road.

In 2007, the riding lost all of the Town of Halton Hills to Wellington—Halton Hills. Also, the border following the 407 was altered so that it follows Guelph Line instead. Also, the territory east of Eighth Line and south of Dundas Street was also lost.

Abolition (2018)

In 2018, the riding was divided into Milton, Oakville North—Burlington, Burlington, Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Erin Mills.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Halton
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created on Confederation
1st  1867–1871   William Barber Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1875
 1875–1879 William Durie Lyon
4th  1879–1883 David Robertson
5th  1883–1886   William Kerns Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902   John Roaf Barber Liberal
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908   Alfred Westland Nixon Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1920  John Featherstone Ford United Farmers
 1920–1923 Ernest Charles Drury
16th  1923–1926   George Hillmer Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934  Thomas Aston Blakelock [7] [8] Liberal–Progressive
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Stanley Hall Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1962
27th  1963–1967 George Albert Kerr
Riding divided (1967) into Halton East and Halton West
Riding re-created on realignment with federal electoral district (1999)
from Halton North and Halton Centre
37th  1999–2003   Ted Chudleigh Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018   Indira Naidoo-Harris Liberal
Riding dissolved into Milton, Oakville North—Burlington, Burlington,
Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Erin Mills

Election results (1999-2014)

Graph of election results in Halton (1999-2014). Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote, as well as those who campaigned intermittently.
2014 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Indira Naidoo-Harris 33,72444.79+5.66
Progressive Conservative Ted Chudleigh 27,93737.10-7.37
New Democratic Nik Spohr9,75812.96-0.19
Green Susan Farrant2,6183.48+1.30
Libertarian Kal Ghory9161.22–
Family Coalition Gerry Marsh3460.46-0.04
Total valid votes 75,29998.87
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots8631.13+0.83
Turnout76,16250.90+4.91
Eligible voters149,633
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.51
Source: Elections Ontario [9]
2011 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ted Chudleigh 26,22844.47+2.63
Liberal Indira Naidoo-Harris 23,08039.13-2.38
New Democratic Nik Spohr7,75713.15+5.48
Green Karen Fraser1,2862.18-5.89
Family Coalition Tony Rodrigues2960.50-0.40
Freedom Gina Van Den Burg1680.28
Independent Phil Buck1660.28
Total valid votes 58,98199.69
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1810.31-0.40
Turnout59,16245.99-5.54
Eligible voters128,643
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.51
Source: Elections Ontario [10]
2007 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ted Chudleigh 22,67741.84-4.69
Liberal Gary Zemlak22,50141.51-0.58
Green Andrew Chlobowski4,3768.07
New Democratic Pat Heroux4,1607.68+0.16
Family Coalition Stan Lazarski4870.90
Total valid votes54,20199.29
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots3880.71
Turnout54,58951.53
Eligible voters105,931
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.06
2003 general election redistributed results [11]
PartyVote %
  Progressive Conservative 20,10146.53
  Liberal 18,18242.09
  New Democratic 3,2487.52
 Others1,6663.86
2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ted Chudleigh 33,61048.20-16.75
Liberal Barbara Sullivan28,11240.32+13.30
New Democratic Jay Jackson5,5878.01+2.83
Green Matthew Raymond Smith1,2951.86+0.38
Family Coalition Giuseppe Gori1,1231.61+0.23
Total valid votes69,72799.50
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots3520.50-0.07
Turnout70,07959.73+0.07
Eligible voters117,319
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.03
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Ted Chudleigh 35,50564.95
Liberal Mohan Anand14,76727.01
New Democratic Jay Jackson2,8335.18
Green Bill Champ8061.47
Family Coalition Giuseppe Gori7551.38
Total valid votes 54,666 99.43
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots3150.57
Turnout54,98159.66
Eligible voters92,150

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post33,30262.5
Mixed member proportional20,01937.5
Total valid votes53,321100.0

Election results (1867-1967)

Graph of election results in Halton (1867-1963). Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote, as well as those who campaigned intermittently.


1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George Kerr 19,94751.53+8.30
Liberal Owen Mullin13,57535.07-5.14
New Democratic William Gillies5,18813.40-3.16
Total valid votes 38,710100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.72
Source: Elections Ontario
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Stanley Hall 10,38543.23-4.08
Liberal Owen Mullin9,65840.21+6.81
Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Henry3,97716.56-2.73
Total valid votes 24,020100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.45
Source: Elections Ontario
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Stanley Hall 8,37347.31-4.30
Liberal William Anderson5,91233.40-2.48
Co-operative Commonwealth Stanley Allen3,41419.29+6.78
Total valid votes 17,699100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.91
Source: Elections Ontario
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Stanley Hall 9,06351.61+12.16
Liberal F. Murray Deans6,30135.88-2.87
Co-operative Commonwealth Angus Langille2,19712.51-9.29
Total valid votes 17,561100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.52
Source: The Georgetown Herald , November 28, 1951; Elections Ontario (misidentified as Hastings West)
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Stanley Hall 6,37739.45-5.31
Liberal F. Murray Deans6,26438.75+1.68
Co-operative Commonwealth W. Adamson3,52421.80+3.63
Total valid votes 16,165100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.50
Source: Elections Ontario
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Stanley Hall 6,91444.76+6.25
Liberal Mary Pettit5,72537.07+5.72
Co-operative Commonwealth William Millward2,80618.17-11.02
Total valid votes 15,445100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.27
Source: Elections Ontario
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Stanley Hall 4,47438.51-3.71
Liberal Thomas Blakelock 3,64231.35-24.15
Co-operative Commonwealth Wilfred Tate3,39129.19+27.50
Independent John Foster1110.96+0.96
Total valid votes 11,618100.00
Progressive Conservative gain Swing
Source: Elections Ontario
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas Blakelock 7,83255.50+5.50
Liberal–Conservative Lloyd Dingle5,95842.22+1.61
Co-operative Commonwealth Wilfred Tate2381.69-7.70
Independent Wallace Cross830.59+0.59
Total valid votes 14,111100.00
Liberal–Progressive hold Swing +1.95
Source: Elections Ontario
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas Blakelock 6,92950.00-0.32
Liberal–Conservative William Davis5,62840.61-9.07
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Hetherington1,3019.39+9.39
Total valid votes 13,858100.00
Liberal–Progressive hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Progressive Thomas Blakelock 5,69650.32+1.85
Conservative George Hillmer 5,62449.68-1.85
Total valid votes 11,320100.00
Liberal–Progressive gain from Conservative Swing +1.85
Source: Elections Ontario
1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hillmer 6,16451.53+6.10
ProgressiveHarry Pettit5,79948.47+9.31
Total valid votes 11,963100.00
Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario
1923 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hillmer 5,18645.43+14.64
United Farmers Ernest Drury 4,47039.16-1.17
Liberal Leroy Dale1,76015.42-13.46
Total valid votes 11,416100.00
Conservative gain from United Farmers Swing +7.91
Source: Elections Ontario
Ontario provincial by-election, February 16, 1920
upon the resignation of John Ford, MPP
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers Ernest Drury 4,41967.67
Soldier Edward J. Stephenson2,11132.33
Total valid votes 6,530100.00
Source: "Official Record of Halton Ballots". The Georgetown Herald . February 25, 1920. p. 2.
1919 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers John Ford4,45640.33+40.33
Conservative Alfred Nixon 3,40230.79-22.38
Liberal Ellis Cleaver 3,19028.88-17.95
Total valid votes 11,048100.00
United Farmers gain from Conservative Swing +31.36
Source: Elections Ontario
1914 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Nixon 2,67653.17-0.57
Liberal William Fisher2,35746.83+0.57
Total valid votes 5,033100.00
Conservative hold Swing -0.57
Source: Elections Ontario
1911 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Nixon 2,38553.74-0.12
Liberal Robert Warren2,05346.26+0.12
Total valid votes 4,438100.00
Conservative hold Swing -0.12
Source: Elections Ontario
1908 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Nixon 2,44953.86-1.76
Liberal Robert Warren2,09846.14+1.76
Total valid votes 4,547100.00
Conservative hold Swing -1.76
Source: Elections Ontario
1905 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Nixon 2,52255.62+5.79
Liberal Duncan Cameron2,01244.38-5.79
Total valid votes 4,534100.00
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.79
Source: Elections Ontario
1902 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Barber 2,36550.17-1.08
Conservative Alfred Nixon 2,34949.83+1.08
Total valid votes 4,714100.00
Liberal hold Swing -1.08
Source: Elections Ontario
1898 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Barber 2,53151.25+2.50
Conservative William Kerns 2,40848.75-2.50
Total valid votes 4,939100.00
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.50
Source: Elections Ontario
1894 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kerns 2,26951.25-0.73
Liberal John Husband2,15848.75+0.73
Total valid votes 4,427100.00
Conservative hold Swing -0.73
Source: Elections Ontario
1890 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kerns 2,37751.98+0.60
Liberal Henry Robinson2,19648.02-0.60
Total valid votes 4,573100.00
Conservative hold Swing +0.60
Source: Elections Ontario
1886 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kerns 2,27751.38-0.55
Liberal Dr Anson Buck2,15548.62+0.55
Total valid votes 4,432100.00
Conservative hold Swing -0.55
Source: Elections Ontario
1883 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kerns 2,00451.93+1.33
Liberal D. Robertson 1,85548.07-1.33
Total valid votes 3,859100.00
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.33
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1885 [12]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Robertson 1,76550.46−0.80
Conservative W.C. Beaty1,73349.54+0.80
Total valid votes3,49866.63−1.55
Eligible voters5,250
Liberal hold Swing −0.80
Source: Elections Ontario [13]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875
Previous election voided
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Durie Lyon 1,36351.26−4.72
Conservative William Clay1,29648.74+4.72
Total valid votes2,659
Liberal hold Swing −4.72
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario [14] : 119 
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Barber 1,60952.58−3.40
Conservative William C. Beaty1,45147.42+3.40
Turnout3,06068.18+10.67
Eligible voters4,488
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario [15]
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Barber 1,19455.98−0.65
Conservative William Durie Lyon 93944.02+0.65
Independent Mr. Appelbe0– 
Turnout2,13357.51−19.19
Eligible voters3,709
Liberal hold Swing −0.65
Source: Elections Ontario [16]
1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Barber 1,55656.62
Conservative Simcoe Kerr1,19243.38
Total valid votes2,74876.70
Eligible voters3,583
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [17]

Sources

  1. ↑ The Representation Act, 1966 , S.O. 1966, c. 137
  2. ↑ The Representation Act, 1975 , S.O. 1975, c. 13
  3. ↑ Representation Act, 1986 , S.O. 1986, c. 30
  4. ↑ Representation Act, 1996 , S.O. 1996, c. 28 , Schedule
  5. ↑ Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3
  6. ↑ Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 , S.O. 2005, c. 35, Sch. 1 , s.2, and Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015 , S.O. 2015, c. 31, Sch. 1 , s.2
  7. ↑ "Halton Election". The Georgetown Herald . November 13, 1929. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Blakelock again unanimous choice". The Georgetown Herald . September 8, 1937. p. 2.
  9. ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Summary of valid votes cast for each candidate" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Summary of valid votes cast for each candidate" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". www.elections.on.ca. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1885). The Canadian parliamentary companion. CIHM/ICMH Microfiche ;no. 32958. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 220. hdl:2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t1jh48t0s. ISBN   9780665329586.
  13. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968 . OCLC   1052682.
  15. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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