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
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Brant—Haldimand and
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nort ...
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
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
Oxford
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ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
William David Knowles
William David Knowles (16 February 1908 – 23 November 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Langton, Ontario and became a teacher by career.
He was first elected at the Norfolk ...
, align="right", 14,908
,
Liberal
,
Jack Roxburgh
John Maxwell Roxburgh (February 14, 1901February 27, 1975) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and politician. He organized minor ice hockey in his hometown of Simcoe, Ontario, co-founded the Ontario Juvenile Hockey Association in 1934, and ...
, align="right", 13,132
,
New Democratic
, Lois M. Stuart
, align="right", 3,441
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
William David Knowles
William David Knowles (16 February 1908 – 23 November 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Langton, Ontario and became a teacher by career.
He was first elected at the Norfolk ...
, align="right", 21,214
,
Liberal
, David Marshall
, align="right", 14,106
,
New Democratic
, Ede Pos
, align="right", 3,116
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
William David Knowles
William David Knowles (16 February 1908 – 23 November 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Langton, Ontario and became a teacher by career.
He was first elected at the Norfolk ...
, align="right", 17,867
,
Liberal
, David Marshall
, align="right", 15,604
,
New Democratic
, Norm Walpole
, align="right", 3,426
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 ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Haldimand County
Norfolk County, Ontario
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