Erie—Lincoln was a federal
electoral district in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral district represented in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of
Erie
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,
Haldimand—Norfolk
Haldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Conservative Leslyn Lewis.
Geogra ...
and
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Linco ...
ridings.
It consisted of the City of Port Colborne, the towns of Fort Erie and Lincoln and the townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and the Town of Dunnville in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between
Haldimand—Norfolk
Haldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Conservative Leslyn Lewis.
Geogra ...
,
Niagara Falls
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,
Niagara West—Glanbrook
Niagara West—Glanbrook was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that existed from 2004 to 2015.
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot,
Erie—Lincoln, Hamilton Mountain, Niagar ...
, 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. It was replaced as a provincial riding in the
2007 provincial election by the new federal riding boundaries.
Members of Parliament
The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario