Haldimand—Norfolk (provincial electoral district)
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| Provincial electoral district | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| MPP | Gordon Irvin Miller Liberal |
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| 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
- Richard Samuel Colter, Liberal (1934-1937)
- Eric William Blake Cross, Liberal (1937-1943)
- Wallace William Walsh, Progressive Conservative (1943-1944)
- Charles Hammond Martin, Progressive Conservative (1944-1951)
- James Noble Allan, Progressive Conservative (1951-1975)
- Gordon Irvin Miller, Liberal (1975-1987)
[edit] Provincial election results
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 28566 | 68.6% | |
| Mixed member proportional | 13064 | 31.4% | |
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