York—Peel
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York—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe, York North and York—Simcoe ridings. It was represented in the House of Commons by Sinclair Stevens of the Progressive Conservative Party during its whole existence.
York—Peel consisted of the Town of Caledon in Peel Region, and the Townships of East Gwillimbury and King and the Towns of Aurora, Newmarket and Whitchurch Stouffville in York Region.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was re-distributed between Halton—Peel, Markham, York North and York—Simcoe ridings.
[edit] Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1979: York—Peel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | STEVENS, Sinclair | 29,081 | |||
| Liberal | WHITEHEAD, Richard | 14,108 | |||
| New Democratic Party | GUSTAR, Wally | 7,725 | |||
| Libertarian | KOLLINGER, Wayne | 441 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980: York—Peel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | STEVENS, Sinclair | 23,955 | |||
| Liberal | HARKNESS, Wally | 17,303 | |||
| New Democratic Party | HALL, John | 8,708 | |||
| Rhinoceros | OLIVER, Mark | 589 | |||
| Libertarian | ANSTETT, Garry | 317 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984: York—Peel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | STEVENS, Sinclair | 37,493 | |||
| Liberal | MCPHERSON, Pam | 12,538 | |||
| New Democratic Party | HALL, John | 9,353 | |||
| Independent | PRITCHARD, Ray | 480 | |||
| Libertarian | DREESEN, Thomas | 437 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
