Brant—Haldimand

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Brant—Haldimand was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1999.

Contents 1 Federal electoral district 1.1 Members of Parliament 2 Provincial electoral district 2.1 Members of Provincial Parliament 3 Federal election results 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Federal electoral district

The federal riding was created in 1952 from parts of Brant—Wentworth and Haldimand.

It consisted of the counties of Haldimand and Brant. The townships of Burford and Oakland in Brant were excluded, along with the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of Grand River, the part of the township of Brantford not included in the electoral district of Brantford, and the city of Brantford.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Brant, Norfolk—Haldimand and Welland (electoral district)|Welland]] ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. John A. Charlton, Progressive Conservative (1953-1962)
2. Larry T. Pennell, Liberal (1962-1968)

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial riding consisted of Brant County (except the city of Brantford), the township of North Dumfries (excluding the part that extended east of Cambridge), and the municipalities of Haldimand, and Dunnville.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Robert Nixon, Liberal (1987-1991)
2. Ronald Eddy, Liberal (1992-1995)
3. Peter L. Preston, Progressive Conservative (1995-1999)

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CHARLTON, John A.	10,059
	Liberal	DISHER, Garfield	9,305
	Co-operative Commonwealth	DAVISON, Norman A.	1,358

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CHARLTON, John A.	12,858
	Liberal	DISHER, Garfield	8,063
	Co-operative Commonwealth	MACKAY, Charlie L.	2,168

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CHARLTON, John A.	15,182
	Liberal	MADDEN, Walter	6,630
	Co-operative Commonwealth	PRINCE, Herbert	1,462

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	PENNELL, Larry T.	11,278
	Progressive Conservative	CHARLTON, John A.	10,883
	New Democrat	GOOD, Allen Charles	2,626
	Social Credit	MALLORY, George S.	941

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	PENNELL, Larry T.	12,733
	Progressive Conservative	SKINNER, A. Gordon	10,814
	New Democrat	MOWLE, William B.	2,274
	Social Credit	FEHR, David	557

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	PENNELL, Larry T.	13,179
	Progressive Conservative	BRADBURY, Joe
	New Democrat	BLACKBURN, Derek	4,813

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament