Hamilton Centre (provincial electoral district)
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Hamilton Centre is a provincial electoral district
in Ontario
, Canada
, that is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
.
It was created for the 1926 provincial election but abolished with the 1999 provincial election
when the number of constituencies represented in the legislature was reduced. It was re-created for the 2007 election from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings.
It consists of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn south from the city limit along Ottawa Street, west along the Niagara Escarpment, southwest along James Mountain Road, south along West 5th Street, west along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Horning Road, northeast along Highway No. 403, east along the Desjardins Canal to Hamilton Harbour.
Source: "Declared Candidates," The Hamilton Spectator July 23, 2011, A6, News,
Teri Pecoskie. "Liberals give lawyer Hamilton Centre nod," The Hamilton Spectator August 22, 2011, News
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
.
It was created for the 1926 provincial election but abolished with the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
when the number of constituencies represented in the legislature was reduced. It was re-created for the 2007 election from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings.
It consists of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn south from the city limit along Ottawa Street, west along the Niagara Escarpment, southwest along James Mountain Road, south along West 5th Street, west along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Horning Road, northeast along Highway No. 403, east along the Desjardins Canal to Hamilton Harbour.
Members of Provincial Parliament (1926-1999)
- Thomas William JuttenThomas William JuttenThomas William Jutten was a Canadian politician.Born in London, England, Jutten moved to Canada with his family in 1871, settling in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1881, he married Suzanne Keil. He owned a boat building business. Juttern served as an alderman from 1906 to 1913 and on the Board of Control...
, Conservative, 1926-1934 - William Frederick SchwengerWilliam Frederick SchwengerWilliam Frederick Schwenger was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Hamilton Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1938 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal, 1934-1938 - John Newlands, Liberal, 1938-1943
- Robert Desmond Thornberry, CCF, 1943-1945
- Vernon Charles Knowles, PCProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
, 1948-1951 - Robert Desmond Thornberry, CCF, 1948-1951
- William Kenneth Warrender, PC, 1951-1963
- Ada Mary Pritchard, PC, 1963-1967
- Norman DavisonNorman DavisonNorman Andrew Davison was a Canadian politician.A machinist by trade, Davison served four terms in the Ontario legislature from 1959 until his retirement in 1975. He was first elected as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member for Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East in the 1959...
, CCF/NDP, 1967-1975 - Mike DavisonMike DavisonMichael Norman Davison is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1981 and again from 1984 to 1985 as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was arrested on criminal charges in 2004.Davison was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and...
, NDP, 1975-1981 - Sheila CoppsSheila CoppsSheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
, Liberal, 1981-1984 - Mike Davison, NDP, 1984-1985
- Lily Oddie Munro, Liberal, 1985-1990
- David ChristophersonDavid ChristophersonDavid Christopherson is a Canadian politician. Since 2004, he has represented the riding of Hamilton Centre in the Canadian House of Commons. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Bob Rae...
, NDP, 1990-1999
Election results
Source: "Declared Candidates," The Hamilton Spectator July 23, 2011, A6, News,
Teri Pecoskie. "Liberals give lawyer Hamilton Centre nod," The Hamilton Spectator August 22, 2011, News
2007 electoral reform referendum
| Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 An Ontario electoral reform referendum was held on October 10, 2007, in an attempt to establish a mixed member proportional representation system for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario... |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 20,969 | 56.7 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 16,027 | 43.3 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,996 | 100.0 | |