 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Welland riding.
Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold consisted of the southern part of the City of St. Catharines, the City of Thorold and the northern part of the City of Welland.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between Niagara Centre, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Welland | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Gilbert Parent | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Niagara Centre, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines |
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Election results
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gilbert Parent | 17,878 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Pietz | 16,287 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ken Lee | 12,646 | ||||||
| Green | Rachel Thomson | 273 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Ron Walker | 71 | ||||||
| Communist | David Wallis | 57 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Gilbert Parent | 25,534 | 53.97% | |||||
| Reform | Don Johnstone | 11,901 | 25.15% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry St. Amand | 5,472 | 11.56% | |||||
| New Democratic | Rob Dobrucki | 3,737 | 7.89% | |||||
| Natural Law | Laureen Amos | 311 | 0.66% | |||||
| Green | Jim Fannon | 304 | 0.64% | |||||
| Abolitionist | Leonard Doucet | 64 | 0.14% | |||||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
This page was last edited on 30 January 2024, at 22:42