Lincoln (electoral district)

Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario. At various times, there was also an electoral district of the same name used in provincial elections.

At various times, the riding included all or parts of the former Lincoln County (including its successor, the Regional Municipality of Niagara). After 1976, it also represented parts of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, mainly Stoney Creek. As a suburban riding of Hamilton, it tended to vote Conservative much more often than the city proper.

By the 1997 election, the riding borders and name were changed to Stoney Creek although it included many areas outside that city.

Geography

It initially consisted of the Townships of Clinton, Grantham, Grimsby, and Louth, and the Town of St. Catharines. It was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between Lincoln and Niagara and Wentworth South ridings.

It was recreated from those two ridings in 1903, and defined as consisting of the County of Lincoln.

In 1947, it was defined as consisting of the county of Lincoln, including the city of St. Catharines.

In 1966, it was defined as consisting of

(a) in the County of Lincoln, the southeast part of the City of St. Catharines, and the Townships of Caistor, Clinton, Gainsborough, Grimsby North, Grimsby South, Louth and Niagara;

(b) in the County of Welland, the Townships of Pelham and Thorold.

In 1976, it was defined as consisting of:

(a) in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, the Town of Stoney Creek and the part of the City of Hamilton east of Red Hill Creek between Windermere Road in the north and the brow of the Mountain and the limit of the City of Hamilton in the south, and(b) in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, the Towns of Grimsby and Lincoln.

In 1987, the City of Hamilton part of the ridings was redefined to consist of the part of the city south of Queenston Road, east of Redhill Creek and north of the brow of the Niagara Escarpment.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Erie—Lincoln and Stoney Creek ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

*1867-1868 James Benson (Conservative)
*1868-1874 Thomas Merritt (Conservative)
*1874-1878 James Norris (Liberal)
*1878-1882 John Charles Rykert (Conservative)

*1904-1917 Edward Lancaster (Conservative)
*1917-1935 James Chaplin (Union Government, Conservative), served as Minister of Trade and Commerce from 1926
*1935-1949 Norman Lockhart (Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative)
*1949-1957 Harry Cavers (Liberal)
*1957-1962 John Smith (Progressive Conservative)
*1962-1968 James McNulty (Liberal)
*1968-1972 Gordon Barrett (Liberal)
*1972-1974 Ken Higson (Progressive Conservative)
*1974-1979 Bill Andres
*1979-1980 Ken Higson
*1980-1984 Bryce Mackasey (Liberal)
*1984-1993 Shirley Martin (Progressive Conservative)
*1993-1996 Tony Valeri (Liberal)

Electoral history

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=397 Parliamentary website (first riding)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=398 Parliamentary website (second riding)]