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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 |
