Halton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 before being abolished in an electoral district redistribution, and again from 1997 to 2015, when it was again abolished in another electoral district redistribution. When it was last contested in 2011, its population was 203,437, of whom 115,255 were eligible electors.
In 1966, the riding was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton, and the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington.
1976–1987edit
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville, and the southern part of the Town of Halton Hills.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Halton—Peel and Oakville—Milton ridings.
1996–2015edit
In 1996, the riding was re-created to include the Town of Milton and the northern parts of the Town of Oakville and the City of Burlington, defined as:
the Town of Milton,
the part of the Town of Oakville lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along Dundas Street West, southeaster along Eighth Line, and southwest along Upper Middle Road, and
the part of the City of Burlington lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way, northwest along Walkers Line, southwest along Upper Middle Road, northwest along Guelph Line, and southwest along Dundas Street.
Graph of election results in Halton (1997–2015). Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote, as well as those who campaigned intermittently.
Graph of election results in Halton (1867–1984). Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote, as well as those who campaigned intermittently.
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For the provincial electoral district see Halton provincial electoral district For the British electoral district see Halton UK Parliament constituency Halton was a federal electoral district in Ontario Canada represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 before being abolished in an electoral district redistribution and again from 1997 to 2015 when it was again abolished in another electoral district redistribution When it was last contested in 2011 its population was 203 437 of whom 115 255 were eligible electors HaltonOntario electoral districtHalton 2003 2015 in relation to other Ontario electoral districtsDefunct federal electoral districtLegislatureHouse of CommonsDistrict created1996District abolished2013First contested1997Last contested2011District webpageprofile mapDemographicsPopulation 2011 1 203 437Electors 2011 115 255Area km 2 537 47Census division s HaltonCensus subdivision s Burlington Milton Oakville Contents 1 Electoral district 1 1 1867 1966 1 2 1966 1976 1 3 1976 1987 1 4 1996 2015 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 1997 2015 3 2 1867 1988 4 See also 5 References 5 1 NotesElectoral district edit1867 1966 edit Halton riding was created by the British North America Act 1867 and defined as Halton County 1966 1976 edit In 1966 the riding was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton and the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington 1976 1987 edit In 1976 it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the southern part of the Town of Halton Hills The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Halton Peel and Oakville Milton ridings 1996 2015 edit In 1996 the riding was re created to include the Town of Milton and the northern parts of the Town of Oakville and the City of Burlington defined as the Town of Milton the part of the Town of Oakville lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along Dundas Street West southeaster along Eighth Line and southwest along Upper Middle Road and the part of the City of Burlington lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way northwest along Walkers Line southwest along Upper Middle Road northwest along Guelph Line and southwest along Dundas Street In 2015 the riding of Halton was abolished and redistributed between Milton Oakville North Burlington Burlington Mississauga Streetsville and Mississauga Erin Mills Members of Parliament editThis riding elected the following Members of Parliament Parliament Years Member PartyHalton1st 1867 1872 John White Liberal2nd 1872 18743rd 1874 1875 Daniel Black Chisholm Liberal Conservative 1875 1878 William McCraney Liberal4th 1878 1882 William McDougall Liberal Conservative5th 1882 1887 William McCraney Liberal6th 1887 1888 John Waldie 1888 1888 David Henderson Conservative 1888 1891 John Waldie Liberal7th 1891 1896 David Henderson Conservative8th 1896 19009th 1900 190410th 1904 190811th 1908 191112th 1911 191713th 1917 1921 Robert King Anderson14th 1921 192515th 1925 192616th 1926 193017th 1930 193518th 1935 1940 Hughes Cleaver Liberal Progressive19th 1940 1945 Liberal20th 1945 194921st 1949 195322nd 1953 1957 Sybil Bennett Progressive Conservative23rd 1957 1958 Charles Alexander Best24th 1958 196225th 1962 1963 Harry Harley Liberal26th 1963 196527th 1965 196828th 1968 1972 Rutherford Lester Whiting29th 1972 1974 Terry O Connor Progressive Conservative30th 1974 1979 Frank Philbrook Liberal31st 1979 1980 Otto Jelinek Progressive Conservative32nd 1980 198433rd 1984 1988Riding dissolved into Halton Peel and Oakville MiltonRiding re created from Halton Peel Oakville Milton Oakville and Burlington36th 1997 2000 Julian Reed Liberal37th 2000 200438th 2004 2006 Gary Carr39th 2006 2006 Garth Turner Conservative 2006 2007 Independent 2007 2008 Liberal40th 2008 2011 Lisa Raitt Conservative41st 2011 2015Riding dissolved into Milton Oakville North Burlington Burlington Mississauga Streetsville and Mississauga Erin MillsElection results edit1997 2015 edit Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Graph of election results in Halton 1997 2015 Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2 of the vote as well as those who campaigned intermittently 2011 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes ExpendituresConservative Lisa Raitt 44 206 54 4 6 9Liberal Connie Laurin Bowie 20 903 25 8 10 4New Democratic Patricia Heroux 12 960 16 0 7 2Green Judi Remigio 2 778 3 4 3 6Christian Heritage Tony Rodrigues 249 0 3 0 2Total valid votes 81 096 100 0Total rejected ballots 290 0 4 0 1Turnout 81 394 62 4 1 9Eligible voters 130 026 2008 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes ExpendituresConservative Lisa Raitt 32 986 47 5 3 5 106 182Liberal Garth Turner 25 136 36 2 5 2 51 972New Democratic Robert Wagner 6 118 8 8 0 0 3 421Green Amy Collard 4 872 7 0 1 4 4 509Christian Heritage Tony Rodrigues 337 0 5 2 108Total valid votes Expense limit 69 449 100 0 107 026Total rejected ballots 225 0 3Turnout 69 674 60 52006 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative Garth Turner 30 578 44 2 5 3Liberal Gary Carr 28 498 41 4 6 9New Democratic Anwar Naqvi 6 110 8 8 0 6Green Kyle Grice 4 026 5 6 0 5Total valid votes 69 212 100 0Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 6 12004 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Gary Carr 27 362 48 3 1 1Conservative Dean Martin 21 704 38 8 8 3New Democratic Anwar Naqvi 4 642 8 2 3 8Green Frank Marchetti 2 889 5 1 3 4Total valid votes 56 597 100 0Note Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election 2000 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Julian Reed 28 168 47 3 0 0Alliance Tim Dobson 15 656 26 3 4 1Progressive Conservative Tom Kilmer 12 114 20 3 4 7New Democratic Brenda Dolling 2 633 4 4 0 0Green Tom Adams 1 018 1 7 0 6Total valid votes 59 589 100 0Note Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election 1997 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Julian Reed 26 017 47 2Progressive Conservative Ralph Scholtens 13 778 25 0Reform Richard Malboeuf 12 221 22 2New Democratic Jay Jackson 2 452 4 5Green Bill Champ 600 1 1Total valid votes 55 068 100 01867 1988 edit Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Graph of election results in Halton 1867 1984 Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2 of the vote as well as those who campaigned intermittently 1984 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Otto Jelinek 38 076 60 6 13 8Liberal Oriena R M Currie 14 125 22 5 14 2New Democratic Kevin Flynn 9 164 14 6 1 4Green Chris Kowalchuk 1 494 2 4Total valid votes 62 859 100 01980 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Otto Jelinek 24 752 46 8 6 5Liberal Bill Perras 19 380 36 6 4 9New Democratic Doug Black 8 455 16 0 1 5Libertarian Karen Selick 170 0 3 0 1Independent Robert J Ritchie 142 0 3 0 0Marxist Leninist Charles Shrybman 18 0 0 0 0Total valid votes 52 917 100 01979 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Otto Jelinek 28 850 53 3 11 7Liberal Frank A Philbrook 17 169 31 7 13 5New Democratic Doug Black 7 838 14 5 1 2Libertarian Karen Selick 144 0 3Independent Robert J Ritchie 130 0 2Marxist Leninist Charles Shrybman 23 0 0Total valid votes 54 154 100 01974 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Frank Philbrook 23 520 45 2 5 8Progressive Conservative Terry O Connor 21 609 41 5 2 2New Democratic Archibald Brown 6 887 13 2 3 6Total valid votes 52 016 100 01972 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Terry O Connor 22 640 43 7 9 7Liberal Rud L Whiting 20 419 39 4 8 7New Democratic Carolyn Holstein 8 725 16 8 1 0Total valid votes 51 784 100 01968 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Rud L Whiting 17 837 48 1 0 3Progressive Conservative Peter McWilliams 12 614 34 0 2 9New Democratic Murray Kernighan 6 606 17 8 2 6Total valid votes 37 057 100 01965 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Harry C Harley 25 213 47 8 4 2Progressive Conservative Allan M Masson 16 412 31 1 1 4New Democratic Murray S Kernighan 10 751 20 4 6 5Independent Conservative Henry Timmins 373 0 7 0 3Total valid votes 52 749 100 01963 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Harry C Harley 25 482 52 0 11 2Progressive Conservative Sandy Best 15 949 32 5 8 0New Democratic Ellis Fullerton 6 790 13 8 3 7Independent Conservative Henry Timmins 481 1 0Social Credit Irv Wilson 330 0 7 0 5Total valid votes 49 032 100 01962 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Harry C Harley 18 556 40 7 11 8Progressive Conservative Sandy Best 18 458 40 5 20 5New Democratic Carl Rouleau 8 001 17 6 7 5Social Credit Irving R Wilson 547 1 2Total valid votes 45 562 100 0Note NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election 1958 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Charles Alexander Best 21 056 61 0 2 2Liberal Ken Dick 9 978 28 9 1 3Co operative Commonwealth Jack Henry 3 481 10 1 1 0Total valid votes 34 515 100 01957 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Charles Alexander Best 17 795 58 8 10 3Liberal Kenneth Y Dick 9 145 30 2 12 5Co operative Commonwealth Jack Henry 3 344 11 0 2 2Total valid votes 30 284 100 01953 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Sybil Bennett 9 914 48 4 6 9Liberal Murray Hunter McPhail 8 732 42 7 6 4Co operative Commonwealth Stan Allen 1 819 8 9 0 5Total valid votes 20 465 100 01949 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Hughes Cleaver 9 546 49 0 2 8Progressive Conservative M Sybil Bennett 8 099 41 6 1 0Co operative Commonwealth William Albert Shane 1 829 9 4 1 8Total valid votes 19 474 100 01945 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Hughes Cleaver 7 344 46 3 9 5Progressive Conservative Allan Stanley Nicholson 6 763 42 6 1 7Co operative Commonwealth Carlyle C Browne 1 770 11 1Total valid votes 15 877 100 0Note Progressive Conservative vote is compared to National Government vote in 1940 election 1940 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Hughes Cleaver 7 788 55 7 8 9National Government George C Atkins 6 184 44 3 5 3Total valid votes 13 972 100 0Note National Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election 1935 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Hughes Cleaver 6 177 46 8Conservative George Currie 5 146 39 0 15 6Reconstruction Melville Marks Robinson 1 876 14 2Total valid votes 13 199 100 01930 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative Robert King Anderson 6 976 54 6 4 5Progressive James Waldbrook 5 806 45 4Total valid votes 12 782 100 01926 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative Robert King Anderson 6 222 59 1 3 6Liberal William James Laird Hampshire 4 308 40 9 3 6Total valid votes 10 530 100 01925 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative Robert King Anderson 6 775 55 5 12 2Liberal Duncan Campbell 5 424 44 5 14 4Total valid votes 12 199 100 01921 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative Robert King Anderson 5 264 43 3 26 9Liberal William Franklin Fisher 3 649 30 0 0 3Progressive John Featherstone Ford 3 238 26 6Total valid votes 12 151 100 0Note Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote 1917 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Government Unionist Robert King Anderson 4 802 70 3 15 9Opposition Laurier Liberals Walter Dymond Gregory 2 032 29 7 15 9Total valid votes 6 834 100 0Note Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election and Opposition vote is compared to Liberal vote 1911 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative David Henderson 2 618 54 3 2 1Liberal Walter Harland Smith 2 199 45 7 2 1Total valid votes 4 817 100 01908 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative David Henderson 2 417 52 3 0 7Liberal William Spencer Harrison 2 205 47 7Total valid votes 4 622 100 01904 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative David Henderson 2 288 51 6 0 0Unknown John S Deacon 2 148 48 4Total valid votes 4 436 100 01900 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative David Henderson 2 379 51 6 0 7Liberal S F McKinnon 2 233 48 4 0 7Total valid votes 4 612 100 01896 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative David Henderson 2 460 50 9 0 2Liberal John Waldie 2 376 49 1 0 2Total valid votes 4 836 100 0Note indicates change in popular vote from to 1891 general election By election on 28 January 1892 On the election having been declared 16 November 1891Party Candidate VotesConservative David Henderson acclaimed1891 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Conservative David Henderson 2 441 51 1 1 4Liberal John Waldie 2 337 48 9 1 4Total valid votes 4 778 100 0Canadian federal by election 22 August 1888Party Candidate Votes On Mr Henderson being unseated for corrupt practices by agentsLiberal John Waldie 2 042 50 3Conservative David Henderson 2 018 49 7 1 4Total valid votes 4 060 100 0Canadian federal by election 7 February 1888Party Candidate Votes On Mr Waldie being unseated 19 January 1888 for bribery by agentsConservative David Henderson 2 183 51 1 1 2Unknown McLeod 2 086 48 9Total valid votes 4 269 100 01887 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal John Waldie 2 222 50 1 1 1Conservative David Henderson 2 213 49 9Total valid votes 4 435 100 01882 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal William McCraney 1 822 51 2Unknown Geo C McKindsey 1 739 48 8Total valid votes 3 561 100 01878 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Conservative William McDougall 1 708 50 3 2 3Liberal William McCraney 1 690 49 7 2 3Total valid votes 3 398 100 0On Mr Chisholm being unseated on petition 8 December 1874 By election on 25 January 1875Party Candidate Votes Liberal William McCraney 1 704 52 1 2 5Liberal Conservative Daniel Black Chisholm 1 569 47 9 2 5Total valid votes 3 273 100 01874 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal Conservative Daniel Black Chisholm 1 464 50 4Liberal J White 1 441 49 6 2 9Total valid votes 2 905 100 01872 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal John White 1 414 52 5 0 1Unknown G C McKindsey 1 278 47 5Total valid votes 2 692 100 01867 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate Votes Liberal John White 1 422 52 5Unknown Mr Chisholm 1 289 47 5Total valid votes 2 711 100 0See also editList of Canadian federal electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of CanadaReferences edit Halton federal electoral district Code 35030 Census Profile 2011 census Government of Canada Statistics Canada Retrieved 3 March 2011 Federal riding history 1867 1987 from the Library of Parliament Federal riding history 1997 2008 from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaNotes edit Statistics Canada 2012 Statistics Canada 2012 43 29 02 N 79 53 13 W 43 484 N 79 887 W 43 484 79 887 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halton federal electoral district amp oldid 1169828091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
