Halton—Burlington

Halton—Burlington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1987, when it was abolished when the riding was redistributed to Halton Centre and Halton North. It consisted of the city of Burlington in the Halton region.

Halton—Burlington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1974
District abolished1986
First contested1975
Last contested1985

In its history it was represented by Liberals Julian Reed[1] and Don Knight.[2]

Members

Halton—Burlington
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created out of Halton East and Halton West
30th  1975–1977     Julian Reed Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Don Knight Liberal
Riding dissolved into Halton Centre and Halton North

Election results

1975

1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJulian Reed10,99839.14
Progressive ConservativeGary Dawkins10,53537.49
New DemocraticWilliam Johnson6,56723.37
Total valid votes 28,10099.57
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1200.43
Turnout 28,22072.75
Eligible voters 38,791

1977

1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJulian Reed13,98546.82+7.68
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Gray10,28734.44-3.05
New DemocraticWilliam Johnson5,59818.74-4.63
Total valid votes 29,87099.70
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 900.30-0.12
Turnout 29,96069.13-3.62
Eligible voters 43,337
Liberal hold Swing +5.37

1981

1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJulian Reed13,39544.99-1.83
Progressive ConservativeFrances Baines12,87743.25+8.81
New DemocraticChris Cutler3,50011.76-6.99
Total valid votes 29,77299.63
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1930.64+0.34
Turnout 29,96556.33-12.81
Eligible voters 53,198
Liberal hold Swing -5.32

1985

1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDon Knight14,99142.46-2.53
Progressive ConservativePeter Pomeroy14,77741.86-1.40
New DemocraticDoug Hamilton4,87113.80+2.04
IndependentNeil Sivertson6651.88
Total valid votes 35,30499.50
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1790.50-0.14
Turnout 35,48358.95+2.63
Eligible voters 60,188
Liberal hold Swing -0.57

References

  1. "Julian Reed | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1975-09-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. "Donald Knight | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1985-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-13.


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