Brant—Haldimand (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Brant—Haldimand was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1999.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1952 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1953 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
The riding was created in 1952 from parts of Brant—Wentworth and Haldimand.
It consisted of the counties of Haldimand and Brant. The townships of Burford and Oakland in Brant were excluded, along with the part of the township of Brantford lying south and west of Grand River, the part of the township of Brantford not included in the electoral district of Brantford, and the city of Brantford.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Brant, Norfolk—Haldimand and Welland ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Brant—Wentworth and Haldimand | ||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | John A. Charlton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Lawrence Pennell | Liberal | |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Brant, Norfolk—Haldimand and Welland | ||||
Federal election results
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John A. Charlton | 10,059 | ||||||
| Liberal | Garfield Disher | 9,305 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Norman A. Davison | 1,358 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John A. Charlton | 12,858 | ||||||
| Liberal | Garfield Disher | 8,063 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Charlie L. MacKay | 2,168 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John A. Charlton | 15,182 | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter Madden | 6,630 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Herbert Prince | 1,462 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Pennell | 11,278 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John A. Charlton | 10,883 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Allen Charles Good | 2,626 | ||||||
| Social Credit | George S. Mallory | 941 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Pennell | 12,733 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | A. Gordon Skinner | 10,814 | ||||||
| New Democratic | William B. Mowle | 2,274 | ||||||
| Social Credit | David Fehr | 557 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Pennell | 13,179 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Bradbury | 7,909 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Derek Blackburn | 4,813 | ||||||