Halton—Burlington
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 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1974 |
| District abolished | 1986 |
| First contested | 1975 |
| Last contested | 1985 |
Halton—Burlington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1987, when it was abolished when the riding was redistributed to Halton Centre and Halton North. It consisted of the city of Burlington in the Halton region.
In its history it was represented by Liberals Julian Reed[1] and Don Knight.[2]
Members
[edit]| Halton—Burlington | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created out of Halton East and Halton West | ||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Julian Reed | Liberal | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Don Knight | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Halton Centre and Halton North | ||||
Election results
[edit]1975
[edit]| 1975 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Julian Reed | 10,998 | 39.14 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Dawkins | 10,535 | 37.49 | |||||
| New Democratic | William Johnson | 6,567 | 23.37 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,100 | 99.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 120 | 0.43 | ||||||
| Turnout | 28,220 | 72.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 38,791 | |||||||
1977
[edit]| 1977 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Julian Reed | 13,985 | 46.82 | +7.68 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Gray | 10,287 | 34.44 | -3.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | William Johnson | 5,598 | 18.74 | -4.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,870 | 99.70 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 90 | 0.30 | -0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,960 | 69.13 | -3.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 43,337 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.37 | ||||||
1981
[edit]| 1981 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Julian Reed | 13,395 | 44.99 | -1.83 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frances Baines | 12,877 | 43.25 | +8.81 | ||||
| New Democratic | Chris Cutler | 3,500 | 11.76 | -6.99 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,772 | 99.63 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 193 | 0.64 | +0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,965 | 56.33 | -12.81 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 53,198 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.32 | ||||||
1985
[edit]| 1985 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Don Knight | 14,991 | 42.46 | -2.53 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Pomeroy | 14,777 | 41.86 | -1.40 | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Hamilton | 4,871 | 13.80 | +2.04 | ||||
| Independent | Neil Sivertson | 665 | 1.88 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 35,304 | 99.50 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 179 | 0.50 | -0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,483 | 58.95 | +2.63 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,188 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.57 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Julian Reed | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1975-09-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Donald Knight | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1985-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
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