Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)

For the federal Canadian electoral district, see Niagara Falls (electoral district).
Niagara Falls
Ontario electoral district

Niagara Falls in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Wayne Gates
New Democratic

District created 1914
First contested 1914
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 128,357
Electors (2011) 95,266
Area (km²) 508.78
Pop. density (per km²) 252.3
Census divisions Niagara
Census subdivisions Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara Falls is a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1914 provincial election, and has existed continuously since then.

Its boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those at the federal level.

List of representatives

Niagara Falls
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
14th  1914 − 1919     George Musgrove Conservative
15th  1919 − 1923     Charles Swayze Labour
16th  1923 − 1926     William Gore Willson Conservative
17th  1926 − 1929
18th  1929 − 1934
19th  1934 − 1937     William Houck Liberal
20th  1937 − 1943
21st  1943 − 1945     Cyril Overall Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945 − 1948     Carl Hanniwell Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948 − 1951     William Houck Liberal
24th  1951 − 1953
 1951 − 1953     Arthur Jolley Progressive Conservative
25th  1955 − 1959
26th  1959 − 1963     George Bukator Liberal
27th  1963 − 1967
28th  1967 − 1971
29th  1971 − 1975     John Clement Progressive Conservative
30th  1975 − 1977     Vince Kerrio Liberal
31st  1977 − 1981
32nd  1981 − 1985
33rd  1985 − 1987
34th  1987 − 1990
35th  1990 − 1995     Margaret Harrington New Democratic
36th  1995 − 1999     Bart Maves Progressive Conservative
37th  1999 − 2003
38th  2003 − 2007     Kim Craitor Liberal
39th  2007 − 2011
40th  2011 − 2013
 2014 − 2014     Wayne Gates New Democratic
41st  2014 − Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticWayne Gates 24,123 47.38 +7.84
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves 16,699 32.80 -3.96
LiberalLionel Tupman 7,314 14.36 -5.00
GreenClarke Bitter 1,724 3.39 +0.65
LibertarianRalph Panucci 560 1.10 +0.67
None of the AboveJohn Ringo Beam 498 0.98
Total valid votes 50,918100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +5.90
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 13, 2014
Resignation of Kim Craitor
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticWayne Gates 14,589 39.54 +13.24
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves 13,564 36.76 +1.93
LiberalJoyce Morocco 7,144 19.36 -16.53
GreenClarke Bitter 1,011 2.74 +1.12
IndependentTim Tredwell 226 0.61 +0.24
LibertarianStefanos Karatopis 159 0.43 -0.03
People's Political PartyTroy Young 107 0.29
FreedomAndrew Brannan 101 0.27
Total valid votes 36,901 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3240.87
Turnout 37,22537.59
Eligible voters 99,024
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +5.66
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalKim Craitor 16,794 35.89 -11.62
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Lepp 16,296 34.83 +3.61
New DemocraticWayne Redekop 12,304 26.30 +16.46
GreenByrne Smith 759 1.62 -9.81
LibertarianAdam Hyde 217 0.46  
Family CoalitionJohn Jankovic 191 0.41  
IndependentJeannette Tossounian 119 0.25  
IndependentTim Tredwell 112 0.24  
Total valid votes 46,792100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3080.65
Turnout 47,10049.44
Eligible voters 95,266
Liberal hold Swing -7.62
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalKim Craitor 22,178 47.51 +0.64
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves 14,573 31.22 -6.86
GreenMelanie Mullen 5,337 11.43 +8.61
New DemocraticMike Piché 4,591 9.84 -2.50
Total valid votes 46,679 100.00
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalKim Craitor 18,904 46.86 +4.66
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves 15,353 38.06 -7.64
New DemocraticClaude Sonier 4,962 12.30 +2.45
GreenRyan McLaughlin 1,124 2.79 +2.05
Total valid votes 40,343 100.00
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves 18,497 45.70 +2.37 $57,730.70
LiberalSelina Volpatti 17,080 42.20 +12.6 $49,687.00
New DemocraticClaude Sonier 3,985 9.85 -15.27 $14,873.79
Natural LawBill Amos 317 0.78 -0.49 $0.00
GreenClara Tarnoy 300 0.74   not listed
IndependentDarren Wood 298 0.74   $330.00
Total valid votes 40,477 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 335 0.82
Turnout 40,812 59.39
Electors on the lists 68,725
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBart Maves 12,132 43.33 +30.4 $37,908.69
LiberalMarg Germano 8,289 29.60 +2.93 $40,823.66
New DemocraticMargaret Harrington 7,034 25.12 -21.12 $15,733.37
Natural LawBill Amos 355 1.27   $0.00
IndependentMelania Gural 189 0.68   not listed
Total valid votes 27,999 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 388 1.37
Turnout 28,387 59.48
Electors on the lists 47,729
Ontario general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMargaret Harrington 13,884 46.24
LiberalWayne Campbell 7,979 26.67
Progressive ConservativeNorm Puttick 3,869 12.93
Confederation of RegionsTed Wiwchar 3,141 10.50
Family CoalitionArt Klassen 674 2.25
GreenDonald MacDonald-Ross 365 1.22
Total valid votes 29,912 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 29,259 64.6
Mixed member proportional 16,013 35.4
Total valid votes 45,272 100.0

Sources

  1. ↑ "General Election Results by District, 054 Niagara Falls". Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Niagara Falls by-election" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official report from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Niagara Falls" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2014.