Stoney Creek (electoral district)

Stoney Creek was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003 and in the legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. It was located in the Hamilton area of Southern Ontario. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Hamilton—Wentworth and Lincoln ridings.

Stoney Creek
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000

It consisted of the City of Stoney Creek, the Township of Glanbrook, and the southeast part of the City of Hamilton, and the Town of Grimsby.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, Hamilton Mountain and Niagara West—Glanbrook ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Hamilton—Wentworth
and Lincoln
36th  1997–2000     Tony Valeri Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Hamilton East—Stoney Creek,
Hamilton Mountain and Niagara West—Glanbrook

Federal election results

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTony Valeri23,750
ReformClay Downes10,210
Progressive ConservativeAngie Tomasic9,440
New DemocraticPeter Cassidy3,392
Christian HeritageAngela M. Braun472
Natural LawCynthia Marchand261
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTony Valeri24,150
AllianceDoug Conley13,354
Progressive ConservativeGrant Howell6,102
New DemocraticMark Davies3,083
Canadian ActionPhil Rose450
Marxist–LeninistPaul Lane137

Provincial election results

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJennifer Mossop24,75148.93+8.94
Progressive ConservativeBrad Clark19,51738.58-6.98
New DemocraticLorrie Mckibbon5,41910.71+0.26
GreenRichard Safka8981.78
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBrad Clark21,46245.56
LiberalChris Phillips18,84039.99
New DemocraticRobert Barlow4,92210.45
Family CoalitionPhilip Lees1,2062.56
IndependentPaul Lane3500.74
Natural LawSue Marchand3300.7

See also

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