St. Catharines—Brock

St. Catharines-Brock
Ontario electoral district
St. Catharines-Brock in relation to southern Ontario ridings, 1995
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created
First contested 1975
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Population
Electors
Area (km²)
Census divisions Niagara
Census subdivisions St. Catharines, Niagara-on-the-Lake

St. Catharines—Brock was a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada containing the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake as well as the southern portion of the city of St. Catharines. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election, and was abolished in 1999 when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those at the federal level. With the riding being merged into the ridings of St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, and Niagara Centre

List of representatives

  Name Party Took Office Left Office
     Bob Welch
Progressive Conservative 1975 1985
     Peter Partington
Progressive Conservative 1985 1987
     Mike Dietsch
Liberal 1987 1990
     Christel Haeck
New Democratic Party 1990 1995
     Tom Froese
Progressive Conservative 1995 1999

Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Tom Froese 11,976 47.0 +21.7
     Liberal Gail Richardson 7,373 29 -1.5
     New Democrat (x)Christel Haeck 5521 21.7 -13
     Family Coalition Bert Pynenburg 598 2.3 -.8
Total valid votes 25,468 100.00
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democrat Christel Haeck 9,538 34.6 +9.7
     Liberal (x)Mike Dietsch 8,379 30.4 -10.9
     Progressive Conservative Rob Welch 6,969 25.3 -8.4
     Confederation of Regions Rodney Book 1,499 5.4
     Family Coalition Ed Klassen 837 3.2
     Libertarian Conrad Gibbons 270 1.0
Total valid votes 27,525 100.00
Ontario general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Mike Dietsch 10,822 41.4 +2.6
     Progressive Conservative (x)Peter Partington 8,821 33.7 -7.8
     New Democrat Christel Haeck 6,514 14.9 +8.9
Total valid votes 27,777 100.00
Ontario general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Peter Partington 9,741 41.6 -7.2
     Liberal Bill Andres 9,081 38.7 +6.5
     New Democrat Robert Woolston 5,624 16.5 -2.9
     Green Brian Dolby 755 3.2
Total valid votes 23,444 100.00
Ontario general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative (x)Bob Welch 10,547 48.8 -3
     Liberal Bill Andres 6,882 31.8 +6.2
     New Democrat Heather Lee Kilty 4,204 19.4 -3.2
Total valid votes 21,633 100.00
Ontario general election, 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Welch 11,944 51.8 +3.8
     Liberal Marv Edwards 5,910 25.6 -.2
     New Democrat Robert Hoover 5,215 22.6 -2.9
Total valid votes 23,069 100.00
Ontario general election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bob Welch 10,978 48
     Liberal Margo Pyfe 5,911 25.8
     New Democrat Fred Lindal 5,836 25.5
Total valid votes 25,572 100.00