Erie
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1996
First contested1979
Last contested1993

Erie was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lincoln and Welland ridings.

It initially consisted of the Townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln, the City of Port Colborne and the Towns of Fort Erie and Pelham.

In 1987, it was redefined to include the part of the City of Welland lying south of a line drawn from west to east along the Welland River, east along Broadway Avenue, north along Regional Road No. 68, east along Ontario Road, and east in a straight line to Ridge Road.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre and Niagara Falls ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Lincoln and Welland
31st  1979–1980     Girve Fretz Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     John David Maloney Liberal
Riding dissolved into Erie—Lincoln, Niagara Centre and Niagara Falls

Election results

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGirve Fretz15,500
LiberalPierre Lafontaine11,175
New DemocraticClarence Gibson6,985
LibertarianJerry Kubias180
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGirve Fretz12,861
LiberalJohn M. Plyley12,334
New DemocraticClarence Gibson6,848
Marxist–LeninistBetty Blashill105
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGirve Fretz19,197
LiberalPierre Lafontaine9,316
New DemocraticElaine Havlin5,868
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGirve Fretz15,063
LiberalAllard Colyn14,278
New DemocraticSean O'Flynn8,168
Christian HeritageCope Gritter1,607
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn David Maloney19,799
ReformBob Lund11,753
Progressive ConservativeBradd Wilson5,894
New DemocraticLesley Penwarden4,842
Christian HeritageAlfred Kiers591
NationalBill Robbins586
Natural LawJeffrey Ian Dreben197

See also

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