Halton—Burlington

Halton—Burlington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1974
District abolished1986
First contested1975
Last contested1985

Halton—Burlington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1987, when it was abolished when the riding was redistributed to Halton Centre and Halton North. It consisted of the city of Burlington in the Halton region.

In its history it was represented by Liberals Julian Reed[1] and Don Knight.[2]

Members

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Halton—Burlington
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created out of Halton East and Halton West
30th  1975–1977     Julian Reed Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Don Knight Liberal
Riding dissolved into Halton Centre and Halton North

Election results

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1975

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1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Julian Reed 10,998 39.14
Progressive Conservative Gary Dawkins 10,535 37.49
New Democratic William Johnson 6,567 23.37
Total valid votes 28,100 99.57
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 120 0.43
Turnout 28,220 72.75
Eligible voters 38,791

1977

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1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Reed 13,985 46.82 +7.68
Progressive Conservative George Gray 10,287 34.44 -3.05
New Democratic William Johnson 5,598 18.74 -4.63
Total valid votes 29,870 99.70
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 90 0.30 -0.12
Turnout 29,960 69.13 -3.62
Eligible voters 43,337
Liberal hold Swing +5.37

1981

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1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Reed 13,395 44.99 -1.83
Progressive Conservative Frances Baines 12,877 43.25 +8.81
New Democratic Chris Cutler 3,500 11.76 -6.99
Total valid votes 29,772 99.63
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 193 0.64 +0.34
Turnout 29,965 56.33 -12.81
Eligible voters 53,198
Liberal hold Swing -5.32

1985

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1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Knight 14,991 42.46 -2.53
Progressive Conservative Peter Pomeroy 14,777 41.86 -1.40
New Democratic Doug Hamilton 4,871 13.80 +2.04
Independent Neil Sivertson 665 1.88
Total valid votes 35,304 99.50
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 179 0.50 -0.14
Turnout 35,483 58.95 +2.63
Eligible voters 60,188
Liberal hold Swing -0.57

References

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  1. ^ "Julian Reed | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1975-09-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ "Donald Knight | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1985-05-02. Retrieved 2023-06-13.