Niagara Falls (federal electoral district)

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Niagara Falls
Ontario electoral district
Niagara Falls in relation to southern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Tony Baldinelli
Conservative
District created1952
First contested1953
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]128,357
Electors (2015)101,505
Area (km²)[2]579
Pop. density (per km²)221.7
Census division(s)Niagara
Census subdivision(s)Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara Falls is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953.

It consists of the city of Niagara Falls and the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie.

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake.[3]

History[edit]

The riding was created in 1952 from parts of Erie—Lincoln and Welland ridings. It consisted initially of the townships of Stamford, Willoughby and Bertie, the city of Niagara Falls, and the towns of Fort Erie, Chippawa and Crystal Beach in the county of Welland. In 1966, the towns of Fort Erie, Chippawa and Crystal Beach and the township of Stamford were excluded from the riding.

In 1976, the riding was redefined to consist of the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. In 1996, the riding was expanded to include the part of the City of Thorold lying east of the Welland Canal. In 2004 the western boundary of the riding was moved east from the Welland Canal to the Thorold town line, while the southern boundary was extended south to Lake Erie. This change excluded the town of Thorold and included all of the town of Fort Erie.

This riding was left unchanged during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 79.2% White, 4.6% South Asian, 3.9% Indigenous, 2.6% Black, 2.2% Chinese, 2.3% Filipino, 1.6% Latin American
Languages: 77.7% English, 2.6% Italian, 1.6% French, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Tagalog, 1.1% German, 1.0% Mandarin
Religions: 60.9% Christian (30.6% Catholic, 5.8% Anglican, 4.0% United Church, 2.0% Presbyterian, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.1% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 1.0% Anabaptist, 11.9% Other), 2.9% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 32.2% None.
Median income: $36,800 (2020)
Average income: $47,720 (2020)

Federal riding associations[edit]

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association name CEO HQ address HQ city
  Christian Heritage Party of Canada CHP Niagara Falls Andy Langendoen 3562 Garner Road Niagara Falls
  Conservative Party of Canada Niagara Falls Conservative Association Barbara Ruth Greenwood 4322 Kilman Place Niagara Falls
Green Niagara Falls Federal Green Party Association Kathryn Waugh Niagara Falls
  Liberal Party of Canada Niagara Falls Federal Liberal Association Corinna Taylor Niagara Falls
  New Democratic Party Niagara Falls Federal NDP Riding Association Niagara Falls

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Niagara Falls
Riding created from Erie—Lincoln and Welland
22nd  1953–1957     William Houck Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1960
 1960–1962 Judy LaMarsh
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Joe Greene
29th  1972–1974     Joe Hueglin Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979     Roger Young Liberal
31st  1979–1980     Jake Froese Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Al MacBain Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Rob Nicholson Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Gary Pillitteri Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006     Rob Nicholson Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021 Tony Baldinelli
44th  2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Niagara Falls (parties that never received 2% of the vote are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Tony Baldinelli 26,810 37.9 +2.4 $111,535.19
Liberal Andrea Kaiser 23,650 33.5 +1.0 $114,330.02
New Democratic Brian Barker 12,871 18.2 +0.2 $22,072.98
People's Peter Taras 5,948 8.4 +7.0 $43,091.46
Green Melanie Holm 1,370 1.9 -3.0 $1,799.97
Total valid votes 70,649 99.1
Total rejected ballots 646 0.9
Turnout 71,295 62.2
Eligible voters 114,698
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 20,173 37.42
  Liberal 18,972 35.19
  New Democratic 9,625 17.85
  People's 4,088 7.58
  Green 1,050 1.95
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Tony Baldinelli 24,751 35.49 -6.59 $99,463.10
Liberal Andrea Kaiser 22,690 32.54 -1.95 $88,011.69
New Democratic Brian Barker 12,566 18.02 -2.88 $17,190.50
Independent Mike Strange 4,997 7.17 - none listed
Green Sandra O'Connor 3,404 4.88 +2.36 $7,271.20
People's Alexander Taylor 968 1.39 - none listed
Christian Heritage Tricia O'Connor 358 0.51 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,734 99.10
Total rejected ballots 636 0.90 +0.36
Turnout 70,370 62.15 -0.84
Eligible voters 113,232
Conservative hold Swing -2.32
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Nicholson 27,235 42.09 -11.17 $154,867.12
Liberal Ron Planche 22,318 34.49 +15.58 $63,639.74
New Democratic Carolynn Ioannoni 13,525 20.90 -2.59 $31,267.04
Green Steven Soos 1,633 2.52 -1.34 $3,055.92
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,711 99.46   $251,076.96
Total rejected ballots 353 0.54
Turnout 65,064 62.99
Eligible voters 103,291
Conservative hold Swing -13.38
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Nicholson 28,748 53.26 +6.56 –
New Democratic Heather Kelley 12,681 23.49 +5.63 –
Liberal Bev Hodgson 10,206 18.91 -8.00 –
Green Shawn Willick 2,086 3.86 -4.61 –
Christian Heritage Harold Jonker 259 0.5% +0.48 –
Total valid votes 53,980 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 264 0.49 -0.01
Turnout 54,244 56.90 +2.30
Eligible voters 95,326 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rob Nicholson 24,016 46.70% +6.3% $77,050
Liberal Joyce Morocco 13,867 26.96% -7.5% $89,565
New Democratic Eric Gillespie 9,186 17.86% -3.1% $18,513
Green Shawn Willick 4,356 8.47% +4.4% $7,974
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,425 99.5% $94,533
Total rejected ballots 264 0.5%
Turnout 51,689 54.60%
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Nicholson 23,489 40.4% +1.7%
Liberal Gary Burroughs 20,099 34.5% -2.0%
New Democratic Wayne Gates 12,214 21.0% +0.2%
Green Kay Green 2,402 4.1% +0.1%
Total valid votes 58,204 100.0%
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Nicholson 19,882 38.7% -7.7%
Liberal Victor Pietrangelo 18,745 36.5% -9.4%
New Democratic Wayne Gates 10,680 20.8% +14.7%
Green Ted Mousseau 2,071 4.0% +2.7%
Total valid votes 51,378 100.0%

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Pillitteri 17,907 45.9% +7.6%
Alliance Mel Grunstein 11,999 30.8% +4.2%
Progressive Conservative Tony Baldinelli 6,077 15.6% -8.4%
New Democratic Ed Booker 2,356 6.0% -3.8%
Green Clara Tarnoy 501 1.3% +0.4%
Natural Law Bill Amos 155 0.4% 0.0%
Total valid votes 38,995 100.0%

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Pillitteri 15,868 38.4% -8.7%
Reform Mel Grunstein 10,986 26.6% +1.6%
Progressive Conservative Rob Nicholson 9,935 24.0% +1.7%
New Democratic John Cowan 4,052 9.8% +6.4%
Green Alexander Rados 374 0.9% +0.3%
Natural Law Bill Amos 154 0.4% 0.0%
Total valid votes 41,369 100.0%
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Pillitteri 20,542 47.1% +12.1%
Reform Mel Grunstein 10,890 25.0%
Progressive Conservative Rob Nicholson 9,719 22.3% -17.2%
New Democratic Steve Leonard 1,470 3.4% -18.0%
National John Cowan 513 1.2%
Green John Bruce McBurney 258 0.6%
Natural Law Bill Amos 166 0.4%
Abolitionist Ted Wiwchar 82 0.2%
Total valid votes 43,640 100.0%
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rob Nicholson 17,077 39.5% -15.6%
Liberal Gary Pillitteri 15,137 35.0% +15.2%
New Democratic Dick Harrington 9,232 21.3% -2.4%
Christian Heritage Bill Andres 1,713 4.0%
Commonwealth of Canada Jean-Claude Souvray 97 0.2%
Total valid votes 43,256 100.0%
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rob Nicholson 22,852 55.1% +18.2%
New Democratic Richard Harrington 9,863 23.8% +2.6%
Liberal Al MacBain 8,219 19.8% -21.3%
Green Robert G. Scott 352 0.8%
Social Credit Earl G. Erb 177 0.4% -0.1%
Total valid votes 41,463 100.0%
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Al MacBain 15,871 41.1% +2.6%
Progressive Conservative Jake Froese 14,251 36.9% -5.0%
New Democratic John A. Dawson 8,167 21.2% +2.0%
Social Credit Bruce Arnold 221 0.6%
Marxist–Leninist David Wiwcharyk 61 0.2% -0.2%
Total valid votes 38,571 100.0%
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jake Froese 16,916 41.9% +10.3%
Liberal Roger Carl Young 15,545 38.5% -14.7%
New Democratic John Dawson 7,757 19.2% +4.7%
Marxist–Leninist David Wiwcharyk 135 0.3%
Total valid votes 40,353 100.0%
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Young 20,618 53.3% 14.5%
Progressive Conservative Joe Hueglin 12,225 31.6% -9.0%
New Democratic Pat Piccirillo 5,607 14.5% -5.4%
Social Credit George Olesevich 254 0.7% 0.0%
Total valid votes 38,704 100.0%
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joe Hueglin 15,701 40.6% +8.7%
Liberal Tom Jamieson 14,978 38.7% -12.0%
New Democratic Ray Wilson 7,705 19.9% +2.6%
Social Credit George Olesevich 270 0.7%
Total valid votes 38,654 100.0%
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John James Greene 17,183 50.7% -9.4%
Progressive Conservative Bob Rolls 10,825 32.0% +6.8%
New Democratic Ray Wilson 5,861 17.3% +6.0%
Total valid votes 33,869 100.0%
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy LaMarsh 17,794 60.1% +0.0%
Progressive Conservative Jean Douglas 7,442 25.1% -3.3%
New Democratic Ronald C. Seebach 3,361 11.4% -0.1%
Independent PC John G. Graaskamp 657 2.2%
Social Credit Arthur David Brooker 346 1.2%
Total valid votes 29,600 100.0%
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy LaMarsh 18,749 60.2% +0.5%
Progressive Conservative Jean Douglas 8,863 28.4% +3.3%
New Democratic Bill Johnson 3,555 11.4% -0.6%
Total valid votes 31,167 100.0%
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy LaMarsh 18,500 59.7% +12.3%
Progressive Conservative Jean Douglas 7,795 25.2% -4.1%
New Democratic Bill Johnson 3,713 12.0% -11.4%
Social Credit Vito Antonio 985 3.2%
Total valid votes 30,993 100.0%
Canadian federal by-election, 31 October 1960
On Mr. Houck's death (5 May 1960)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy LaMarsh 13,428 47.3% +1.6%
Progressive Conservative Keith Lougheed 8,309 29.3% -14.8%
New Democratic Edward E. Mitchelson (as New Party) 6,627 23.4% +13.2%
Total valid votes 28,364 100.0%

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Houck 14,025 45.8% -8.2%
Progressive Conservative Robert H. Hamilton 13,504 44.1% -2.0%
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward F. Twocock 3,115 10.2%
Total valid votes 30,644 100.0%
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Houck 12,706 54.0% -5.8%
Progressive Conservative Robert H. Hamilton 10,845 46.0% +18.1%
Total valid votes 23,551 100.0%
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William Houck 13,400 59.7%
Progressive Conservative Winnifred Margaret Stokes 6,264 27.9%
Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph Bacon 2,605 11.6%
Independent Henry Speakman 167 0.7%
Total valid votes 22,436 100.0%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Niagara Falls (federal electoral district) (Code 35054) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ https://redecoupage-redistribution-2022.ca/com/on/fbnd/35070/index_e.aspx
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Niagara Falls [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Niagara Falls, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links[edit]

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