For the Ontario provincial electoral division, see Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)

Niagara Falls

Ontario electoral district
Niagara Falls in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Rob Nicholson Conservative
District created	1952
First contested	1953
Last contested	2008
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Kim Craitor Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	126,696
Electors (2007)	90,815
Area (km²)	581
Pop. density (per km²)	218.1
Census divisions	Niagara
Census subdivisions	Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake

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

It consists of the city of Niagara Falls and the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie.

The riding was created in 1952 from parts of Erie—Lincoln and Welland ridings. It consisted initially of the townships of Stamford, Willoughby and Bertie, the city of Niagara Falls, and the towns of Fort Erie, Chippawa and Crystal Beach in the county of Welland. In 1966, the towns of Fort Erie, Chippawa and Crystal Beach and the township of Stamford were excluded from the riding.

In 1976, the riding was redefined to consist of the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. In 1996, the riding was expanded to include the part of the City of Thorold lying east of the Welland Canal. In 2004 the western boundary of the riding was moved east from the Welland Canal to the Thorold town line, while the southern boundary was extended south to Lake Erie. This change excluded the town of Thorold and included all of the town of Fort Erie.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. William L. Houck, Liberal(1953-1960)
2. Judy LaMarsh, Liberal (1960-1968)
3. Joe Greene Liberal (1968-1972)
4. Joe Hueglin, Progressive Conservative (1972-1974)
5. Roger Carl Young, Liberal (1974-1979)
6. Jake Froese, Progressive Conservative (1979-1980)
7. Al MacBain, Liberal (1980-1984)
8. Rob Nicholson, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
9. Gary Pillitteri, Liberal (1993-2004)
10. Rob Nicholson, Conservative (2004-present)

Rob Nicholson is the current Minister of Justice.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Rob Nicholson	24,016	46.7%	+6.3%	$77,050
	Liberal	Joyce Morocco	13,867	27.0%	-7.5%	$89,565
	New Democrat	Eric Gillespie	9186	17.9%	-3.1%	$18,513
	Green	Shawn Willick	4356	8.5%	+4.4%	$7,974
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,425	99.5%		$94,533
Total rejected ballots			264	0.5%
Turnout			51,689	54.6%

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Nicholson	23,489	40.4%
	Liberal	Gary Burroughs	20,099	34.5%
	New Democrat	Wayne Gates	12,214	21.0%
	Green	Kay Green	2,402	4.1%
Total valid votes			58,204

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rob Nicholson	19,882
	Liberal	Victor Pietrangelo	18,745
	New Democrat	Wayne Gates	10,680
	Green	Ted Mousseau	2,071

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Gary Pillitteri	17,907
	Canadian Alliance	Mel Grunstein	11,999
	Progressive Conservative	Tony Baldinelli	6,077
	New Democrat	Ed Booker	2,356
	Green	Clara Tarnoy	501
	Natural Law	William Norman Amos	155

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Gary Pillitteri	15,868
	Reform	Mel Grunstein	10,986
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Nicholson	9,935
	New Democrat	John Cowan	4,052
	Green	Alexander Rados	374
	Natural Law	Bill Amos	154

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Gary Pillitteri	20,542
	Reform	Mel Grunstein	10,890
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Nicholson	9,719
	New Democrat	Steve Leonard	1,470
	National	John Cowan	513
	Green	John Bruce McBurney	258
	Natural Law	Bill Amos	166
	Abolitionist	Ted Wiwchar	82

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Nicholson	17,077
	Liberal	Gary Pillitteri	15,137
	New Democrat	Dick Harrington	9,232
	Christian Heritage	Bill Andres	1,713
	Commonwealth	Jean-Claude Souvray	97

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Nicholson	22,852
	New Democrat	Richard Harrington	9,863
	Liberal	Al MacBain	8,219
	Green	Robert G. Scott	352
	Social Credit	Earl G. Erb	177

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Al MacBain	15,871
	Progressive Conservative	Jake Froese	14,251
	New Democrat	John A. Dawson	8,167
	Social Credit	Bruce Arnold	221
	Marxist-Leninist	David Wiwcharyk	61

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jake Froese	16,916
	Liberal	Roger Carl Young	15,545
	New Democrat	John Dawson	7,757
	Marxist-Leninist	David Wiwcharyk	135

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Roger Carl Young	20,618
	Progressive Conservative	Joe Hueglin	12,225
	New Democrat	Pat Piccirillo	5,607
	Social Credit	George Olesevich	254

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Joe Hueglin	15,701
	Liberal	Tom Jamieson	14,978
	New Democrat	Ray Wilson	7,705
	Social Credit	George Olesevich	270

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John James Greene	17,183
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Rolls	10,825
	New Democrat	Ray Wilson	5,861

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Judy LaMarsh	17,794
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Douglas	7,442
	New Democrat	Ronald C. Seebach	3,361
	Ind. Progressive Conservative	John G. Graaskamp	657
	Social Credit	Arthur David Brooker	346

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Judy LaMarsh	18,749
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Douglas	8,863
	New Democrat	Bill Johnson	3,555

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Judy LaMarsh	18,500
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Douglas	7,795
	New Democrat	Bill Johnson	3,713
	Social Credit	Vito Antonio	985

By-election on 31 October 1960 On Mr. Houck's death, 5 May 1960
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Judy LaMarsh	13,428
	Progressive Conservative	Keith Lougheed	8,309
	New Democrat	Edward E. Mitchelson (as New Party)	6,627

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William L. Houck	14,025
	Progressive Conservative	Robert H. Hamilton	13,504
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Edward F. Twocock	3,115

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William L. Houck	12,706
	Progressive Conservative	Robert H. Hamilton	10,845

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William L. Houck	13,400
	Progressive Conservative	Winnifred Margaret Stokes	6,264
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Joseph Bacon	2,605
	Independent	Henry Speakman	167

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
• Niagara Falls Liberal Website

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