Victoria—Haliburton (provincial electoral district)

Victoria—Haliburton was a provincial electoral district in central Ontario, Canada which elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1967 and abolished in 1999 into Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock and Parry Sound—Muskoka.

Victoria—Haliburton

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1934
District abolished	1996
First contested	1934
Last contested	1995

Boundaries

The riding was created in 1934 and consisted of the counties of Victoria and Haliburton.^[1] In 1967, the riding was renamed as Victoria-Haliburton and consisted of the counties of Victoria and Haliburton, the town of Lindsay and the villages of Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Omemee, Sturgeon Point and Woodville, and the Improvement District of Bicroft.^[2] In 1975, the boundaries were redefined as only including the counties of Victoria and Haliburton.^[3] In 1986, the riding was changed slightly to exclude the township of Manvers.^[4]

In 1996, a major electoral riding redistribution occurred which abolished the riding. Overall 130 seats were reduced to 103 which harmonized the provincial riding boundaries with those of the already existing federal ridings. The riding was dissolved into the new ridings of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock and Parry Sound—Muskoka.^[5]

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Victoria
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Victoria North and Victoria South before 1934 election
19th	1934–1937		William Newman	Liberal
20th	1937–1943		Leslie Frost	Progressive Conservative
21st	1943–1945
22nd	1945–1948
23rd	1948–1951
24th	1951–1955
25th	1955–1959
26th	1959–1963
27th	1963–1967		Glen Hodgson
Victoria—Haliburton
28th	1967–1971		Glen Hodgson	Progressive Conservative
29th	1971–1975
30th	1975–1977		John Eakins	Liberal
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1985
33rd	1985–1987
34th	1987–1990
35th	1990–1993		Dennis Drainville	New Democratic
	1993–1993			Independent
	1994–1995		Chris Hodgson	Progressive Conservative
36th	1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly^[6]
Riding dissolved into Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock and Parry Sound—Muskoka before 1999 election

References

1. "Representation Act , RSO 1933, c. 56, s. 2". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1933.
2. "Representation Act , SO 1966, c 353". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. April 6, 1954.
3. "The Representation Act, 1975, SO 1975, c 13". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. March 10, 1975.
4. "Representation Act, 1986, SO 1986, c 30". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. January 6, 1986.
5. "C 28: Fewer Politicians Act, 1996". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. December 9, 1996.
6. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
   • For William Newman's Legislative Assembly information see "William Newman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Leslie Frost's Legislative Assembly information see "Leslie Miscampbell Frost, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Glen Hodgson's Legislative Assembly information see "Ronald Glen Hodgson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For John Eakins's Legislative Assembly information see "John Eakins, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Dennis Drainville's Legislative Assembly information see "Dennis Drainville, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
   • For Chris Hodgson's Legislative Assembly information see "Chris Hodgson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.