For the provincial electoral district, see Halton (provincial electoral district) .
Halton Ontario electoral district Halton, 2003–2015, in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Legislature House of Commons District created 1996 District abolished 2013 First contested 1997 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[1] 203,437 Electors (2011)115,255 Area (km²)[2] 537.47 Census division(s) Halton Census subdivision(s) Burlington , Milton , Oakville
Halton was a federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 before being abolished in an electoral district redistribution, and again from 1997 to 2015, when it was again abolished in another electoral district redistribution. When it was last contested in 2011, its population was 203,437, of whom 115,255 were eligible electors.
Electoral district [ ]
1867–1966 [ ]
Halton riding was created by the British North America Act, 1867 , and defined as Halton County .
1966–1976 [ ]
In 1966, the riding was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton, and the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington.
1976–1987 [ ]
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville, and the southern part of the Town of Halton Hills.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Halton—Peel and Oakville—Milton ridings.
1996–2015 [ ]
In 1996, the riding was re-created to include the Town of Milton and the northern parts of the Town of Oakville and the City of Burlington , defined as:
the Town of Milton,
the part of the Town of Oakville lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along Dundas Street West, southeaster along Eighth Line, and southwest along Upper Middle Road, and
the part of the City of Burlington lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way, northwest along Walkers Line, southwest along Upper Middle Road, northwest along Guelph Line, and southwest along Dundas Street.
In 2015, the riding of Halton was abolished and redistributed between Milton , Oakville North—Burlington , Burlington , Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Erin Mills .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament :
Parliament
Years
Member
Party
Halton
1st
1867–1872 John White Liberal
2nd
1872–1874
3rd
1874–1875 Daniel Black Chisholm Liberal–Conservative
1875–1878 William McCraney Liberal
4th
1878–1882 William McDougall Liberal–Conservative
5th
1882–1887 William McCraney Liberal
6th
1887–1888 John Waldie
1888–1888 David Henderson Conservative
1888–1891 John Waldie Liberal
7th
1891–1896 David Henderson Conservative
8th
1896–1900
9th
1900–1904
10th
1904–1908
11th
1908–1911
12th
1911–1917
13th
1917–1921 Robert King Anderson
14th
1921–1925
15th
1925–1926
16th
1926–1930
17th
1930–1935
18th
1935–1940 Hughes Cleaver Liberal–Progressive
19th
1940–1945 Liberal
20th
1945–1949
21st
1949–1953
22nd
1953–1957 Sybil Bennett Progressive Conservative
23rd
1957–1958 Charles Alexander Best
24th
1958–1962
25th
1962–1963 Harry Harley Liberal
26th
1963–1965
27th
1965–1968
28th
1968–1972 Rutherford Lester Whiting
29th
1972–1974 Terry O'Connor Progressive Conservative
30th
1974–1979 Frank Philbrook Liberal
31st
1979–1980 Otto Jelinek Progressive Conservative
32nd
1980–1984
33rd
1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Halton—Peel and Oakville—Milton
Riding re-created from Halton—Peel , Oakville—Milton , Oakville and Burlington
36th
1997–2000 Julian Reed Liberal
37th
2000–2004
38th
2004–2006 Gary Carr
39th
2006–2006 Garth Turner Conservative
2006–2007 Independent
2007–2008 Liberal
40th
2008–2011 Lisa Raitt Conservative
41st
2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Milton , Oakville North—Burlington , Burlington ,Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Erin Mills
Election results [ ]
1997–2015 [ ]
Graph of election results in Halton (1997-2015). Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote, as well as those who campaigned intermittently.
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Lisa Raitt
44,206
54.4
+6.9
Liberal
Connie Laurin-Bowie
20,903
25.8
-10.4
New Democratic
Patricia Heroux
12,960
16.0
+7.2
Green
Judi Remigio
2,778
3.4
-3.6
Christian Heritage
Tony Rodrigues
249
0.3
-0.2
Total valid votes
81,096
100.0
Total rejected ballots
290
0.4
+0.1
Turnout
81,394
62.4
+1.9
Eligible voters
130,026
–
–
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Lisa Raitt
32,986
47.5
+3.5
$106,182
Liberal
Garth Turner
25,136
36.2
-5.2
$51,972
New Democratic
Robert Wagner
6,118
8.8
0.0
$3,421
Green
Amy Collard
4,872
7.0
+1.4
$4,509
Christian Heritage
Tony Rodrigues
337
0.5
–
$2,108
Total valid votes/Expense limit
69,449
100.0
$107,026
Total rejected ballots
225
0.3
Turnout
69,674
60.5
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Garth Turner
30,578
44.2
+5.3
Liberal
Gary Carr
28,498
41.4
-6.9
New Democratic
Anwar Naqvi
6,110
8.8
+0.6
Green
Kyle Grice
4,026
5.6
+0.5
Total valid votes
69,212
100.0
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
-6.1
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Gary Carr
27,362
48.3
+1.1
Conservative
Dean Martin
21,704
38.8
-8.3
New Democratic
Anwar Naqvi
4,642
8.2
+3.8
Green
Frank Marchetti
2,889
5.1
+3.4
Total valid votes
56,597
100.0
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Julian Reed
28,168
47.3
0.0
Alliance
Tim Dobson
15,656
26.3
+4.1
Progressive Conservative
Tom Kilmer
12,114
20.3
-4.7
New Democratic
Brenda Dolling
2,633
4.4
0.0
Green
Tom Adams
1,018
1.7
+0.6
Total valid votes
59,589
100.0
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Julian Reed
26,017
47.2
Progressive Conservative
Ralph Scholtens
13,778
25.0
Reform
Richard Malboeuf
12,221
22.2
New Democratic
Jay Jackson
2,452
4.5
Green
Bill Champ
600
1.1
Total valid votes
55,068
100.0
1867–1988 [ ]
Graph of election results in Halton (1867-1984). Omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote, as well as those who campaigned intermittently.
1984 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Otto Jelinek
38,076
60.6
+13.8
Liberal
Oriena R.M. Currie
14,125
22.5
-14.2
New Democratic
Kevin Flynn
9,164
14.6
-1.4
Green
Chris Kowalchuk
1,494
2.4
Total valid votes
62,859
100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Otto Jelinek
24,752
46.8
-6.5
Liberal
Bill Perras
19,380
36.6
+4.9
New Democratic
Doug Black
8,455
16.0
+1.5
Libertarian
Karen Selick
170
0.3
+0.1
Independent
Robert J. Ritchie
142
0.3
0.0
Marxist–Leninist
Charles Shrybman
18
0.0
0.0
Total valid votes
52,917
100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Otto Jelinek
28,850
53.3
+11.7
Liberal
Frank A. Philbrook
17,169
31.7
-13.5
New Democratic
Doug Black
7,838
14.5
+1.2
Libertarian
Karen Selick
144
0.3
Independent
Robert J. Ritchie
130
0.2
Marxist–Leninist
Charles Shrybman
23
0.0
Total valid votes
54,154
100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Frank Philbrook
23,520
45.2
+5.8
Progressive Conservative
Terry O'Connor
21,609
41.5
-2.2
New Democratic
Archibald Brown
6,887
13.2
-3.6
Total valid votes
52,016
100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Terry O'Connor
22,640
43.7
+9.7
Liberal
Rud L. Whiting
20,419
39.4
-8.7
New Democratic
Carolyn Holstein
8,725
16.8
-1.0
Total valid votes
51,784
100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Rud L. Whiting
17,837
48.1
+0.3
Progressive Conservative
Peter McWilliams
12,614
34.0
+2.9
New Democratic
Murray Kernighan
6,606
17.8
-2.6
Total valid votes
37,057
100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Harry C. Harley
25,213
47.8
-4.2
Progressive Conservative
Allan M. Masson
16,412
31.1
-1.4
New Democratic
Murray S. Kernighan
10,751
20.4
+6.5
Independent Conservative
Henry Timmins
373
0.7
-0.3
Total valid votes
52,749
100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Harry C. Harley
25,482
52.0
+11.2
Progressive Conservative
Sandy Best
15,949
32.5
-8.0
New Democratic
Ellis Fullerton
6,790
13.8
-3.7
Independent Conservative
Henry Timmins
481
1.0
Social Credit
Irv Wilson
330
0.7
-0.5
Total valid votes
49,032
100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Harry C. Harley
18,556
40.7
+11.8
Progressive Conservative
Sandy Best
18,458
40.5
-20.5
New Democratic
Carl Rouleau
8,001
17.6
+7.5
Social Credit
Irving R. Wilson
547
1.2
Total valid votes
45,562
100.0
Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Charles Alexander Best
21,056
61.0
+2.2
Liberal
Ken Dick
9,978
28.9
-1.3
Co-operative Commonwealth
Jack Henry
3,481
10.1
-1.0
Total valid votes
34,515
100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Charles Alexander Best
17,795
58.8
+10.3
Liberal
Kenneth Y. Dick
9,145
30.2
-12.5
Co-operative Commonwealth
Jack Henry
3,344
11.0
+2.2
Total valid votes
30,284
100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Sybil Bennett
9,914
48.4
+6.9
Liberal
Murray Hunter McPhail
8,732
42.7
-6.4
Co-operative Commonwealth
Stan Allen
1,819
8.9
-0.5
Total valid votes
20,465
100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Hughes Cleaver
9,546
49.0
+2.8
Progressive Conservative
M. Sybil Bennett
8,099
41.6
-1.0
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Albert Shane
1,829
9.4
-1.8
Total valid votes
19,474
100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Hughes Cleaver
7,344
46.3
-9.5
Progressive Conservative
Allan Stanley Nicholson
6,763
42.6
-1.7
Co-operative Commonwealth
Carlyle C. Browne
1,770
11.1
Total valid votes
15,877
100.0
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
1940 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Hughes Cleaver
7,788
55.7
+8.9
National Government
George C. Atkins
6,184
44.3
+5.3
Total valid votes
13,972
100.0
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
1935 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Hughes Cleaver
6,177
46.8
Conservative
George Currie
5,146
39.0
-15.6
Reconstruction
Melville Marks Robinson
1,876
14.2
Total valid votes
13,199
100.0
1930 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert King Anderson
6,976
54.6
-4.5
Progressive
James Waldbrook
5,806
45.4
Total valid votes
12,782
100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert King Anderson
6,222
59.1
+3.6
Liberal
William James Laird Hampshire
4,308
40.9
-3.6
Total valid votes
10,530
100.0
1925 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert King Anderson
6,775
55.5
+12.2
Liberal
Duncan Campbell
5,424
44.5
+14.4
Total valid votes
12,199
100.0
1921 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert King Anderson
5,264
43.3
-26.9
Liberal
William Franklin Fisher
3,649
30.0
+0.3
Progressive
John Featherstone Ford
3,238
26.6
Total valid votes
12,151
100.0
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote.
Note: Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election, and Opposition vote is compared to Liberal vote.
1908 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Henderson
2,417
52.3
+0.7
Liberal
William Spencer Harrison
2,205
47.7
Total valid votes
4,622
100.0
1900 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Henderson
2,379
51.6
+0.7
Liberal
S.F. McKinnon
2,233
48.4
-0.7
Total valid votes
4,612
100.0
Note: indicates change in popular vote from to 1891 general election.
By-election on 28 January 1892
On the election having been declared 16 November 1891
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
David Henderson
acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 22 August 1888
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
On Mr. Henderson being unseated for corrupt practices by agents
Liberal
John Waldie
2,042
50.3
Conservative
David Henderson
2,018
49.7
-1.4
Total valid votes
4,060
100.0
Canadian federal by-election, 7 February 1888
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
On Mr. Waldie being unseated, 19 January 1888, for bribery by agents
Conservative
David Henderson
2,183
51.1
+1.2
Unknown
McLeod
2,086
48.9
Total valid votes
4,269
100.0
1887 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
John Waldie
2,222
50.1
-1.1
Conservative
David Henderson
2,213
49.9
Total valid votes
4,435
100.0
1882 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
William McCraney
1,822
51.2
Unknown
Geo. C. McKindsey
1,739
48.8
Total valid votes
3,561
100.0
1878 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal–Conservative
William McDougall
1,708
50.3
+2.3
Liberal
William McCraney
1,690
49.7
-2.3
Total valid votes
3,398
100.0
On Mr. Chisholm being unseated, on petition, 8 December 1874:
By-election on 25 January 1875
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
William McCraney
1,704
52.1
+2.5
Liberal–Conservative
Daniel Black Chisholm
1,569
47.9
-2.5
Total valid votes
3,273
100.0
1874 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal–Conservative
Daniel Black Chisholm
1,464
50.4
Liberal
J. White
1,441
49.6
-2.9
Total valid votes
2,905
100.0
1872 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
John White
1,414
52.5
+0.1
Unknown
G.C. McKindsey
1,278
47.5
Total valid votes
2,692
100.0
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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