 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
Erie was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lincoln and Welland ridings.
It initially consisted of the Townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln, the City of Port Colborne and the Towns of Fort Erie and Pelham.
In 1987, it was redefined to include the part of the City of Welland lying south of a line drawn from west to east along the Welland River, east along Broadway Avenue, north along Regional Road No. 68, east along Ontario Road, and east in a straight line to Ridge Road.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre and Niagara Falls ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Lincoln and Welland | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Girve Fretz | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | John David Maloney | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre and Niagara Falls | ||||
Election results
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Girve Fretz | 15,500 | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Lafontaine | 11,175 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Clarence Gibson | 6,985 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Jerry Kubias | 180 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Girve Fretz | 12,861 | ||||||
| Liberal | John M. Plyley | 12,334 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Clarence Gibson | 6,848 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Betty Blashill | 105 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Girve Fretz | 19,197 | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Lafontaine | 9,316 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Elaine Havlin | 5,868 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Girve Fretz | 15,063 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allard Colyn | 14,278 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Sean O'Flynn | 8,168 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Cope Gritter | 1,607 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John David Maloney | 19,799 | ||||||
| Reform | Bob Lund | 11,753 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bradd Wilson | 5,894 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Lesley Penwarden | 4,842 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Alfred Kiers | 591 | ||||||
| National | Bill Robbins | 586 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Jeffrey Ian Dreben | 197 | ||||||
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