Halton (provincial electoral district)

Halton was a provincial electoral district in Central Ontario, Canada. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Halton
Ontario electoral district
Halton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area electoral districts
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished2018
First contested1867
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2006)151,943
Electors (2007)102,730
Area (km²)568
Census division(s)Halton
Census subdivision(s)Oakville, Burlington, Milton

History

Until 1967, the electoral district was contiguous with the County of Halton.

Division (1967-1999)

The territory comprising Halton was redistributed on several occasions between 1967 and 1999:

  • The Representation Act, 1966[1] divided the County into Halton East (consisting of Georgetown, Milton, Oakville and the southern part of Esquesing Township) and Halton West (consisting of Acton, Burlington, Nassagaweya Township and the northern part of Esquesing).
  • The Representation Act, 1975[2] divided the new Regional Municipality of Halton into Burlington South, Halton-Burlington (consisting of Halton Hills, Milton and the northern part of Burlington) and Oakville.
  • The Representation Act, 1986[3] divided the Region into Burlington South, Halton Centre (consisting of the northern parts of Burlington and Oakville and a southern part of Milton), Halton North (consisting of Halton Hills and the northern part of Milton) and Oakville South.

Alignment with federal electoral district (1999)

With the passage of the Representation Act, 1996,[4] the electoral district of Halton was revived, and its boundaries were declared to be contiguous with those of the federal electoral district. Subsequent adjustments to boundaries have been consequential upon representation orders made under the federal Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act[5] that were subsequently incorporated into Ontario law.[6]

The new riding included all of the Regional Municipality of Halton north of a line following Dundas Street to Highway 407 to Upper Middle Road to Walkers Line to the QEW to Burlington City limits to Upper Middle Road.

In 2007, the riding lost all of the Town of Halton Hills to Wellington—Halton Hills. Also, the border following the 407 was altered so that it follows Guelph Line instead. Also, the territory east of Eighth Line and south of Dundas Street was also lost.

Abolition (2018)

In 2018, the riding was divided into Milton, Oakville North—Burlington, Burlington, Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Erin Mills.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Halton
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created on Confederation
1st  1867–1871     William Barber Liberal
2nd  1871–1874
3rd  1875–1875
 1875–1879 William Durie Lyon
4th  1879–1883 David Robertson
5th  1883–1886     William Kerns Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902     John Roaf Barber Liberal
10th  1902–1905
11th  1905–1908     Alfred Westland Nixon Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1920     John Featherstone Ford United Farmers
 1920–1923 Ernest Charles Drury
16th  1923–1926     George Hillmer Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934     Thomas Aston Blakelock Liberal
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Stanley Hall Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1962
27th  1963–1967 George Albert Kerr
Riding divided (1967)
Riding re-created on realignment with federal electoral district (1999)
37th  1999–2003     Ted Chudleigh Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018     Indira Naidoo-Harris Liberal
Riding dissolved into Milton, Oakville North—Burlington, Burlington,
Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Erin Mills

Election results (1999-2014)

2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalIndira Naidoo-Harris33,72444.79+5.66
Progressive ConservativeTed Chudleigh27,93737.10-7.37
New DemocraticNik Spohr9,75812.96-0.19
GreenSusan Farrant2,6183.48+1.30
LibertarianKal Ghory9161.22
Family CoalitionGerry Marsh3460.46-0.04
Total valid votes 75,299100.0  
Eligible voters 149,633
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.52
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTed Chudleigh26,22844.47+1.89
LiberalIndira Naidoo-Harris23,08039.13-1.83
New DemocraticNik Spohr7,75713.15+5.58
GreenKaren Fraser1,2862.18-5.78
Family CoalitionTony Rodrigues2960.50-0.42
FreedomGina Van Den Burg1680.28
IndependentPhil Buck1660.28
Total valid votes 58,981100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1810.31
Turnout 59,16245.99
Eligible voters 128,643
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.86
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTed Chudleigh23,39142.58-5.62
LiberalGary Zemlak22,49740.96+0.64
GreenAndrew Chlobowski4,3757.96+6.10
New DemocraticPat Heroux4,1597.57-0.44
Family CoalitionStan Lazarski5060.92-0.69
Total valid votes 54,928 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.13
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTed Chudleigh33,61048.20-16.75
LiberalBarbara Sullivan28,11240.32+13.31
New DemocraticJay Jackson5,5878.01+2.83
GreenMatthew Raymond Smith1,2951.86+0.39
Family CoalitionGiuseppe Gori1,1231.61+0.23
Total valid votes 68,432 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.03
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeTed Chudleigh35,50564.95
LiberalMohan Anand14,76727.01
New DemocraticJay Jackson2,8335.18
GreenBill Champ8061.47
Family CoalitionGiuseppe Gori7551.38
Total valid votes 54,666 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 33,302 62.5
Mixed member proportional 20,019 37.5
Total valid votes 53,321 100.0

Election results (1867-1967)

1883 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Kerns2,00451.93+1.33
LiberalD. Robertson1,85548.07-1.33
Total valid votes 3,859100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.33
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1885[9]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalD. Robertson1,77650.60
ConservativeW. C. Beatty1,73449.40
Total valid votes 3,510100.00  
Source: The Acton Free Press[10]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 15, 1875
upon the unseating of William Barber MPP
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalW. D. Lyon1,36353.26+0.78
Progressive ConservativeCol. Wm. Clay1,19646.74-0.78
Total valid votes 2,559100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.78
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register, 1878[11]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalW. Barber1,60952.48+8.46
ConservativeWilliam C. Beatty1,45747.52N/A
Total valid votes 3,066100.0  
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1875[12]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent LiberalW. Barber1,19455.98N/A
LiberalW. D. Lyon93944.02-12.60
Total valid votes 2,133100.0  
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1874[13]
1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalW. Barber1,55656.62
ConservativeSimcoe Kerr[14]1,19243.38
Total valid votes 2,748100.0  
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1869[15]

Sources

  1. The Representation Act, 1966, S.O. 1966, c. 137
  2. The Representation Act, 1975, S.O. 1975, c. 13
  3. Representation Act, 1986, S.O. 1986, c. 30
  4. Representation Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 28 , Schedule
  5. Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3
  6. Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 35, Sch. 1 , s.2, and Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 31, Sch. 1 , s.2
  7. Elections Ontario (2014). "Summary of valid votes cast for each candidate" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  8. Elections Ontario (2011). "Summary of valid votes cast for each candidate" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  9. Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1885). The Canadian parliamentary companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 220.
  10. "Ontario Elections". The Acton Free Press. June 12, 1879.
  11. C.H. Mackintosh, ed. (1878). The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878. Citizen Print. and Pub. Co.
  12. Henry J. Morgan, ed. (1875). The Canadian parliamentary companion. J. Lovell.
  13. Henry J. Morgan, ed. (1874). The Canadian parliamentary companion. J. Lovell.
  14. son of William Johnson Kerr and grandson of Joseph Brant
  15. Henry J. Morgan, ed. (1869). The Canadian parliamentary companion. J. Lovell. p. 159.

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