Durham—Northumberland
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Durham—Northumberland is a former federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Northumberland—Durham and Ontario ridings.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
It consisted of:
- in the Regional Municipality of Durham: the Township of Scugog and the Town of Newcastle;
- in the County of Northumberland: the Township of Hope, the Town of Port Hope, the Town of Cobourg, and the part of the Township of Hamilton lying west of the Town of Cobourg and south of Highway 401;
- in the County of Peterborough: the Township of Cavan; and
- in the County of Victoria: the Township of Manvers.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Durham, Northumberland and Victoria—Haliburton ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Northumberland—Durham and Ontario | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Allan Lawrence | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Durham, Northumberland and Victoria—Haliburton | ||||
Election results
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Lawrence | 21,502 | 52.39 | |||||
| Liberal | Ian Wilson | 10,748 | 26.19 | |||||
| New Democratic | Fred McLaughlin | 8,393 | 20.45 | |||||
| Libertarian | Robert Marttila | 367 | 0.89 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert C. Platt | 29 | 0.07 | |||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Lawrence | 17,587 | 45.08 | -7.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Schamerhorn | 11,587 | 29.70 | +3.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Fred McLaughlin | 9,453 | 24.23 | +3.78 | ||||
| Libertarian | Bob Marttila | 374 | 0.96 | +0.06 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert C. Platt | 16 | -0.03 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.41 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Lawrence | 24,968 | 59.34 | +14.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Darce Campbell | 8,740 | 20.77 | -8.93 | ||||
| New Democratic | Roy Grierson | 7,805 | 18.55 | -5.68 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Brian Flynn | 353 | 0.84 | |||||
| Libertarian | Gordon W. Page | 211 | 0.50 | -0.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +11.59 | ||||||