Erie (electoral district)

Erie was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative FRETZ, Girve 15,500
     Liberal LAFONTAINE, Pierre 11,175
     New Democrat GIBSON, Clarence 6,985
     Libertarian KUBIAS, Jerry 180
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative FRETZ, Girve 12,861
     Liberal PLYLEY, John M. 12,334
     New Democrat GIBSON, Clarence 6,848
     Marxist–Leninist BLASHILL, Betty 105
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative FRETZ, Girve 19,197
     Liberal LAFONTAINE, Pierre 9,316
     New Democrat HAVLIN, Elaine 5,868
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative FRETZ, Girve 15,063
     Liberal COLYN, Allard 14,278
     New Democrat O'FLYNN, Sean 8,168
     Christian Heritage GRITTER, Cope 1,607
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MALONEY, John 19,799
     Reform LUND, Bob 11,753
     Progressive Conservative WILSON, Bradd 5,894
     New Democrat PENWARDEN, Lesley 4,842
     Christian Heritage KIERS, Alfred 591
     National ROBBINS, Bill 586
     Natural Law DREBEN, Jeffrey Ian 197

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