Halton Centre
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Halton Centre was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1987 to 1999, when it was abolished into Wentworth-Burlington, Burlington, Halton and Oakville when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterpart. It consisted of the central areas of Halton Region.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1986
District abolished1996
First contested1987
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1986 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1987 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
- Barbara Sullivan (Liberal) (1987–1995)[1]
- Terence Young (Progressive Conservative) (1995–1999)[2]
| Halton Centre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created out of Halton-Burlington, Burlington and Oakville | ||||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Barbara Sullivan | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Terence Young | Progressive Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Wentworth-Burlington, Burlington, Halton and Oakville | ||||
Election results
1987
| 1987 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Barbara Sullivan | 15,833 | 53.03 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford Quinn | 9,539 | 31.95 | |||||
| New Democratic | Richard Banigan | 4,487 | 15.03 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 29,859 | 99.37 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 188 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,047 | 59.40 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 50,586 | |||||||
1990
| 1990 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Barbara Sullivan | 13,494 | 35.03 | -18.00 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Taylor | 12,279 | 31.87 | -0.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | Richard Banigan | 10,163 | 26.38 | +11.35 | ||||
| Family Coalition | James Bruce | 1,232 | 3.20 | |||||
| Freedom | Bill Frampton | 731 | 1.90 | |||||
| Libertarian | Jim Stock | 624 | 1.52 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,523 | 97.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 805 | 2.05 | +1.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,328 | 63.12 | +3.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,311 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.96 | ||||||
1995
| 1995 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Terence Young | 30,621 | 61.41 | +29.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Barbara Sullivan | 13,977 | 28.03 | -7.00 | ||||
| New Democratic | Richard Banigan | 5,268 | 10.56 | -15.82 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,866 | 99.16 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 422 | 0.84 | -1.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,528 | 69.06 | +5.94 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,819 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.27 | ||||||