Brant—Haldimand was a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1953 to 1968, and in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1987 to 1999.
The
riding was created in 1952 from parts of
Brant—Wentworth
Brant—Wentworth was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Brant (electoral district) ...
and
Haldimand Haldimand may refer to:
People
* Frederick Haldimand (1718–1791), Swiss-born army officer and governor of Quebec
* Peter Frederick Haldimand (1741 or 1742–1765), Swiss-born British army officer and surveyor
* William Haldimand (1784–1862), d ...
.
It consisted of the counties of Haldimand and Brant. The townships of Burford and Oakland in Brant were excluded, along with the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of Grand River, the part of the township of Brantford not included in the electoral district of Brantford, and the city of Brantford.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between
Brant,
Norfolk—Haldimand
Norfolk—Haldimand was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Brant—Haldimand and Norfolk ridings.
...
and
Welland
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750.
The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-o ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
:
Federal election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario