Haldimand—Norfolk (provincial electoral district)

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Haldimand—Norfolk
Ontario electoral district


Haldimand—Norfolk in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts

Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Gordon Irvin Miller
Liberal
District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 107,775
Electors (2007) 74,362
Area (km²) 3,073
Pop. density (per km²) 35.1
Census divisions Haldimand, Norfolk
Census subdivisions Jarvis, Hagersville, Caledonia, Cayuga, Dunnville,

Haldimand—Norfolk is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. 88.0% of the riding came from Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant while 12.0% came from Erie—Lincoln.

The riding includes all of the counties of Haldimand and Norfolk except those parts of Haldimand found in the Six Nations and New Credit Indian Reserves.

The riding also existed from 1934 to 1987.

[edit] MPPs

  1. Richard Samuel Colter, Liberal (1934-1937)
  2. Eric William Blake Cross, Liberal (1937-1943)
  3. Wallace William Walsh, Progressive Conservative (1943-1944)
  4. Charles Hammond Martin, Progressive Conservative (1944-1951)
  5. James Noble Allan, Progressive Conservative (1951-1975)
  6. Gordon Irvin Miller, Liberal (1975-1987)

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Toby Barrett 26,105 60.9
     Liberal Lorraine Bergstrand 9,534 22.3
     New Democrat Jan Watson 4,515 10.5
     Green Chad Squizzato 2,229 5.2
     Family Coalition Steven Elgersma 457 1.1
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 28566 68.6%
Mixed member proportional 13064 31.4%