Halton—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Brampton—Georgetown, Halton and York—Peel ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
It consisted of the northern part of the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the part of the Town of Milton lying between Tremaine Road and the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, and the Town of Caledon.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between Burlington, Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, and Halton ridings.
Members of Parliament edit
| Halton—Peel | ||||
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| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Brampton—Georgetown, Halton and York—Peel | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Garth Turner | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Julian Reed | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Burlington, Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, and Halton |
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Electoral history edit
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Garth Turner | 28,521 | 51.02 | |||||
| Liberal | Pierre Klein | 16,486 | 31.57 | |||||
| New Democratic | Fern Wolf | 6,767 | 12.96 | |||||
| Libertarian | George Panagapka | 449 | 0.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,223 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Halton--Peel, Ontario". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2015. | ||||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Julian Reed | 22,278 | 37.00 | +5.43 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Garth Turner | 18,350 | 30.48 | -20.54 | ||||
| Reform | Dick MacDuffee | 16,826 | 27.95 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Norma Peterson | 1,458 | 2.42 | -10.54 | ||||
| National | Brian Patriquin | 564 | 0.94 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Hill Cox | 420 | 0.70 | -0.16 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Marc Bianco | 307 | 0.51 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 60,203 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +12.99 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Halton--Peel, Ontario". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2015. | ||||||||