St. Catharines is a provincial
electoral districtAn 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
OntarioOntario 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....
,
CanadaCanada 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 has been represented in the
Legislative Assembly of OntarioThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
since
1967The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
.
The riding was redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those already existing at the federal level, and has matched the
federal ridingSt. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St...
since. It currently consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Crescent, Twelve Mile Creek, Glendale Avenue, Merrit Street and Glendale Avenue.
Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the
Legislative Assembly of OntarioThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
:
- Robert Mercer Johnston
Robert Mercer Johnston was an Ontario political figure. He represented St. Catharines in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member....
, Progressive ConservativeThe 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...
(1967-1977)
- Jim Bradley, Liberal
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...
(1977 - present)
Election results
|
LiberalThe 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...
|(x)Jim Bradley
|align="right"|21,023
|align="right"|47.23
|align="right"|-10.21
|align="right"|$60,133.56
|
Progressive ConservativeThe 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...
|Bruce Timms
|align="right"|12,861
|align="right"|28.89
|align="right"|-0.45
|align="right"|$33,521.98
|New Democratic Party
|
Henry BoschHenry Bosch is an Australian businessman, CEO, Chairman and Governance advocate. He has worked to increase standards of corporate governance leading to his authorship of such reports as the 1991 Bosch Report: “Corporate Practices and Conduct”, The Workings of a Watchdog and The Director at Risk –...
|align="right"|7,069
|align="right"|15.88
|align="right"|+6.93
|align="right"|$11,300.79
|
GreenThe Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...
|Byrne Smith
|align="right"|3,151
|align="right"|7.08
|align="right"|+4.43
|align="right"|$2,172.38
|
Family CoalitionThe Family Coalition Party is a small political party in Ontario, Canada that promotes a socially conservative ideology. It was formed in 1987 by members of the pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and has fielded candidates in every provincial election since then...
|Barra Gots
|align="right"|267
|align="right"|0.60
|align="right"|-1.02
|align="right"|$0.00
|Communist
|Sam Hammond
|align="right"|139
|align="right"|0.31
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$826.44
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|44,510
!align="right"|100.00
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
Note: percentage change in vote is calculated from 1995 results redistributed according to new riding boundaries.
2007 electoral reform referendum
| 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...
|
| Side |
Votes |
% |
|
First Past the Post |
26,589 |
61.5 |
|
Mixed member proportional |
16,626 |
38.5 |
|
Total valid votes |
43,215 |
100.0 |
Sources
The 1999, 2003 and 2007 expenditure entries are taken from official candidate reports as listed by Elections Ontario. The figures cited are the Total Candidate's Campaign Expenses Subject to Limitation, and include transfers from constituency associations. The 1995 expenditures are taken from an official listing of election expenses published by Elections Ontario.