Halton (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Halton
province = Ontario


caption = Halton in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 35030
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Garth Turner
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Liberal
fed-rep-party-link = Liberal Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 151943
demo-electors = 98768
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 568
demo-cd = Halton
demo-csd = Burlington, Milton, Oakville

:"For the provincial electoral district, see Halton (provincial electoral district)"

Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.

Geography

The district includes the Town of Milton and the northern parts of the Town of Oakville and the City of Burlington.

In 2003, it was defined to consist of:
*the Town of Milton,
*the part of the Town of Oakville lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along Dundas Street West, southeaster along Eighth Line, and southwest along Upper Middle Road, and
*the part of the City of Burlington lying northwest of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way, northwest along Walkers Line, southwest along Upper Middle Road, northwest along Guelph Line, and southwest along Dundas Street.

Federal electoral district

Halton riding was created by British North America Act in 1867. It consisted of Halton County until 1966. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton, and the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville, and southern the part of the Town of Halton Hills.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Halton—Peel and Oakville—Milton ridings.

It was re-created in 1996 from parts of Burlington, Halton—Peel, Oakville and Oakville—Milton ridings.

The new riding consisted of the towns of Halton Hills and Milton, the part of the Town of Oakville lying northwest of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Upper Middle Road, and the part of the City of Burlington lying north of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way, northwest along Walkers Line, southwest along Upper Middle Road, north along a

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

#John White, Liberal (1867-1874)
#Daniel Black Chisholm, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1875)
#William McCraney, Liberal (1875-1878)
#William McDougall, Liberal-Conservative (1878-1882)
#William McCraney, Liberal (1882-1887)
#John Waldie, Liberal (1887-1888)
#David Henderson, Conservative (1888)
#John Waldie, Liberal (1888-1891)
#David Henderson, Conservative (1891-1917)
#Robert King Anderson, Conservative (1917-1935)
#Hughes Cleaver, Liberal (1935-1953)
#Sybil Bennett, Progressive Conservative (1953-1957)
#Charles Alexander Best, Progressive Conservative (1957-1962)
#Harry C. Harley, Liberal (1962-1968)
#Rud L. Whiting, Liberal (1968-1972)
#Terry O'Connor, Progressive Conservative (1972-1974)
#Frank Philbrook, Liberal (1974-1979)
#Otto Jelinek, Progressive Conservative (1979-1988)

Federal election results

1997 - present

align="left" colspan=2|Conservative gain from Liberal
align="right"|Swing
align="right"| -6.12
align="right"

1867-1988

On Mr. Chisholm being unseated, on petition, 8 December 1874:

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=266 1867-1986 Federal riding history 1867-1988 from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1014&Include= 1997-present Federal riding history 1997-2004 from the] Library of Parliament