- 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 in1976 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
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FRETZ, Girve
align="right"| 15,500
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LAFONTAINE, Pierre
align="right"| 11,175
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GIBSON, Clarence
align="right"| 6,985
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KUBIAS, Jerry
align="right"| 180-
FRETZ, Girve
align="right"| 12,861
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PLYLEY, John M.
align="right"| 12,334
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GIBSON, Clarence
align="right"| 6,848
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BLASHILL, Betty
align="right"| 105-
FRETZ, Girve
align="right"| 19,197
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LAFONTAINE, Pierre
align="right"| 9,316
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HAVLIN, Elaine
align="right"| 5,868-
FRETZ, Girve
align="right"| 15,063
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COLYN, Allard
align="right"| 14,278
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O'FLYNN, Sean
align="right"| 8,168
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GRITTER, Cope
align="right"| 1,607-
MALONEY, John
align="right"| 19,799
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LUND, Bob
align="right"| 11,753
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WILSON, Bradd
align="right"| 5,894
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PENWARDEN, Lesley
align="right"| 1,842
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KIERS, Alfred
align="right"| 591
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ROBBINS, Bill
align="right"| 586
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DREBEN, Jeffrey Ian
align="right"| 197See also
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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=209 Riding history from the]
Library of Parliament
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