Erie-Lincoln

Township of Wainfleet the City of Port Colborne the Town of Fort Erie the Township of West Lincoln the Town of Dunnville the Town of Lincoln

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ELECTIONS 2003 Provincial Election Results - Erie-Lincoln Riding
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Tim Hudak (i) PC 20,348 48.5%
Vance Badawey LIB 16,290 38.8%
Julius Antal NDP 3,950 9.4%
Tom Ferguson GRN 713 1.7%
Steve Elgersma FCP 666 1.6%
ELECTIONS 1999 Provincial Election Results - Erie-Lincoln Riding
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Tim Hudak (i) PC 20,431 50.6%
Lorn Boyko LIB 14,630 36.2%
Dave Thomas NDP 3,896 9.6%
Alfred Kiers FCP 984 2.4%
John Gregory IND 439 1.1%
1995 Provincial Election Results - Niagara South Riding
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Tim Hudak PC 8,815 38.24%
Aubrey Foley LIB 7,634 33.12%
Shirley Coppen(i) NDP 5,376 25.32%
Morton Sider IND 688 2.98%
Alfred Kiers FCP 536 2.33%

Confederation

In 1867 Welland Riding consisted of several townships and villages situated in what today is known as Port Colborne, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls and Welland. Welland Riding's boundaries remained essentially unchanged until 1914.

Year Election Type M.P.P. Margin Party
1867 General William Beatty 202 Liberal
1871 General James G. Currie 139 Liberal
1875 General James G. Currie 78 Liberal
1875 By-election James G. Currie 167 Liberal
1879 General Daniel Near 75 Conservative
1883 General James E. Morin 55 Liberal
1886 General James E. Morin 293 Liberal
1890 General William McCleary 71 Conservative
1894 General William M. German 91 Liberal
1898 General William M. German 681 Liberal
1900 By-election John F. Gross 262 Liberal
1902 General John F. Gross 112 Liberal
1905 General Evan E. Fraser 291 Conservative
1908 General Evan E. Fraser 866 Conservative
1911 General Evan E. Fraser 805 Conservative

1914: The Division

The Representation Act of 1914 saw Welland Riding incorporate the Township of Wainfleet and lose present-day Fort Erie. Fort Erie residents now cast their votes in the riding of Niagara Falls. These boundaries remained essentially unchanged until 1966.

Welland Riding

Year Election Type M.P.P. Margin Party
1914 General Donald Sharpe 840 Conservative
1919 General Robert Cooper 1743 Liberal
1923 General Marshall Vaughan 1239 Conservative
1926 General Marshall Vaughan 4325 Conservative
1929 General Marshall Vaughan 4012 Conservative
1934 General Edward J. Anderson 4164 Liberal
1937 General Edward J. Anderson 2946 Liberal
1943 General Edward J. Anderson 3239 Liberal
1945 General Thomas H. Lewis 244 Progressive Conservative
1948 General Harold W. Walker 11 Liberal
1951 General Ellis P. Morningstar 482 Progressive Conservative
1955 General Ellis P. Morningstar 2409 Progressive Conservative
1959 General Ellis P. Morningstar 2729 Progressive Conservative
1963 General Ellis P. Morningstar 3437 Progressive Conservative

Niagara Falls Riding

Year Election Type M.P.P. Margin Party
1914 General George J. Musgrove 969 Conservative
1919 General Charles F. Swayze 368 Labour
1923 General William G. Willson 2518 Conservative
1926 General William G. Willson 4281 Conservative
1929 General William G. Willson 3088 Conservative
1934 General William L. Houck 3982 Liberal
1937 General William L. Houck 5085 Liberal
1943 General Cyril A.G. Overall 2462 C.C.F.
1945 General C.D. Hanniwell 192 Progressive Conservative
1948 General William L. Houck 491 Liberal
1951 General William L. Houck 3263 Liberal
1953 By-election Arthur C. Jolley 3049 Progressive Conservative
1955 General Arthur C. Jolley 2078 Progressive Conservative
1959 General George Bukator 4345 Liberal
1963 General George Bukator 4040 Liberal

1966: Reunited Again

The Representation Act of 1966 formed the basis of present-day Niagara South. The Electoral District of Welland South made up the Townships of Bertie, Humberstone, Pelham and Wainfleet, the Towns of Fort Erie and Port Colborne and the Village of Crystal Beach. The riding would undergo a couple minor boundary changes in later years, and would be be renamed Erie Riding in time for the 1975 general election and, a decade later, Niagara South

Year Election Type M.P.P. Margin Party
1967 General Raymond L. Haggerty 107 Liberal
1971 General Raymond L. Haggerty N/A Liberal
1975 General Raymond L. Haggerty N/A Liberal
1977 General Raymond L. Haggerty N/A Liberal
1981 General Raymond L. Haggerty N/A Liberal
1985 General Raymond L. Haggerty N/A Liberal
1987 General Raymond L. Haggerty 7095 Liberal
1990 General Shirley Coppen 3929 N.D.P.
1995 General Timothy P. Hudak 1181 Progressive Conservative

1999: From Lake-to-Lake

The 1999 Ontario Election was fought under new riding boundaries, as the number of constituencies in Ontario was reduced from 130 to 103. The new riding of Erie-Lincoln, brought together six municipalities stretching from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie: Lincoln, West Lincoln, Dunnville, Wainfleet, Port Colborne and Fort Erie.

Year Election Type M.P.P. Margin Party
1999 General Timothy P. Hudak 5,801 Progressive Conservative