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.

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[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. The riding was abolished into Cambridge, Brant, Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant and Erie—Lincoln.

[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

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