Norfolk—Haldimand was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Brant—Haldimand Brant—Haldimand could refer to:
* Brant—Haldimand (federal electoral district)
* Brant—Haldimand (provincial electoral district)
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and
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
ridings.
It consisted of the County of Norfolk (excluding the Town of Tillsonburg), and, in the County of Haldimand, the Village of Hagersville and the Townships of North Cayuga, South Cayuga, Oneida, Rainham, Seneca and Walpole (excluding parts lying within the Six Nations Indian Reserve No. 40 and New Credit Indian Reserve No. 40A).
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Haldimand—Norfolk and
Oxford
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ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
William David Knowles
, align="right", 14,908
,
Liberal
,
Jack Roxburgh
, align="right", 13,132
,
New Democratic
, Lois M. Stuart
, align="right", 3,441
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
William David Knowles
, align="right", 21,214
,
Liberal
, David Marshall
, align="right", 14,106
,
New Democratic
, Ede Pos
, align="right", 3,116
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
William David Knowles
, align="right", 17,867
,
Liberal
, David Marshall
, align="right", 15,604
,
New Democratic
, Norm Walpole
, align="right", 3,426
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Haldimand County
Norfolk County, Ontario
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