Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)
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Niagara Falls is a provincial electoral division in Ontario
, Canada
. It was created prior to the 1914 provincial election
, and has existed continuously since then.
Its boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those at the federal level.
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
|
! width="30%"|Name
! width="30%"|Party
! width="20%"|Took Office
! width="20%"|Left Office
|George J. Musgrove
| Conservative
| 1914
| 1919
|Charles F. Swayze
| Labour
| 1919
| 1923
|William Wilson
| Conservative
| 1923
| 1934
|William Houck
| Liberal
| 1934
| 1943
|Cyril Overall
| Co-operative Commonwealth
| 1943
| 1945
|C.D. Hanniwell
| Progressive Conservative
| 1945
| 1948
|William Houck
| Liberal
| 1948
| 1953
|Arthur Jolley
| Progressive Conservative
| 1953
| 1959
|George Bukator
| Liberal
| 1959
| 1971
|John Clement
| Progressive Conservative
| 1971
| 1975
|Vince Kerrio
| Liberal
| 1975
| 1990
|Margaret Harrington
| New Democratic Party
| 1990
| 1995
|Bart Maves
| Progressive Conservative
| 1995
| 2003
|Kim Craitor
| Liberal
| 2003
| present
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=4|Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
|-
|bgcolor="blue"|
|First Past the Post
|29,259
|64.6
|-
|bgcolor="green"|
|Mixed member proportional
|16,013
|35.4
|-
|bgcolor="white"|
!Total valid votes
| 45,272
|100.0
|}
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...
. It was created prior to the 1914 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1914
The Ontario general election, 1914 was the 14th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1914, to elect the 111 Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....
, and has existed continuously since then.
Its boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those at the federal level.
List of representatives
{| class="wikitable"|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
|
! width="30%"|Name
! width="30%"|Party
! width="20%"|Took Office
! width="20%"|Left Office
|George J. Musgrove
| Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The 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...
| 1914
| 1919
|Charles F. Swayze
| Labour
| 1919
| 1923
|William Wilson
| Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The 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...
| 1923
| 1934
|William Houck
| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
| 1934
| 1943
|Cyril Overall
| Co-operative Commonwealth
| 1943
| 1945
|C.D. Hanniwell
| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The 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...
| 1945
| 1948
|William Houck
| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
| 1948
| 1953
|Arthur Jolley
| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The 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...
| 1953
| 1959
|George Bukator
George Bukator
George Bukator was an Ontario political figure. He represented Niagara Falls in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1971 as a Liberal member....
| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
| 1959
| 1971
|John Clement
John Clement
John Twining Clement was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1970s for the riding of Niagara Falls, and served a brief stint as Attorney General and Solicitor General of Ontario in 1975 in the cabinet of Premier William G...
| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The 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...
| 1971
| 1975
|Vince Kerrio
Vince Kerrio
Vince George Kerrio was a businessperson and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1975 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson...
| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
| 1975
| 1990
|Margaret Harrington
Margaret Harrington
Margaret Helen Harrington is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
| New Democratic Party
| 1990
| 1995
|Bart Maves
Bart Maves
Bart Maves is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Regional Councillor representing Niagara Falls for the 2010-2014 term and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003.Before running for office himself, Maves worked as a legislative...
| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The 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...
| 1995
| 2003
|Kim Craitor
Kim Craitor
Kim Craitor is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the constituency of Niagara Falls for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Early life:...
| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
| 2003
| present
Election results
2007 electoral reform referendum
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! colspan=4|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...
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
|-
|bgcolor="blue"|
|First Past the Post
|29,259
|64.6
|-
|bgcolor="green"|
|Mixed member proportional
|16,013
|35.4
|-
|bgcolor="white"|
!Total valid votes
| 45,272
|100.0
|}