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Welland is a federal and provincial Electoral District in Ontario , Canada , represented in the Canadian House Of Commons from 1867 to 1988, and since 2004. The current representative to Ottawa is Liberal MP John Maloney . It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly Of Ontario in the Next Provincial Election . Its population in 2001 was 108,876. The electoral district was created in 2003: 74.9% of the Riding came from Niagara Centre riding, 22.5% from Erie—Lincoln and 2.7% from Niagara Falls riding. GEOGRAPHY Welland riding consists of the cities of Welland , Thorold , and Port Colborne , the Township of Wainfleet , and the part of the City of St. Catharines lying south of a line drawn from the western city limit east along St. Paul Street West, northeast along St. Paul Crescent, east and south along Twelve Mile Creek, east along Glendale Avenue, northwest along Merrit Street, and northeast along Glendale Avenue to the eastern city limit. {Link without Title} FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICT Welland riding was originally created in 1867 by the British North America Act . It consisted initially of the Townships of Bertie, Crowland, Humberstone, Stamford, Thorold, and Willoughby, and the Villages of Chippewa, Clifton, Fort Erie, Thorold and Welland. In 1892, the riding was redefined to exclude reference to the Village of Clifton, and include the villages of Niagara Falls and Port Colbourne, and the town of Niagara Falls. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Welland. In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Pelham, Thorold, Crowland, Humberstone and Wainfleet, including the city of Welland and the towns of Port Colborne, Thorold, Fonthill and Humberstone. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the City of Welland, the Town of Thorold, and the part of the City of St. Catharines lying south of the Canadian National Railway. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold , St. Catharines and Erie Ridings . In 2003, a new Welland riding was created from parts of Erie—Lincoln , Niagara Centre , Niagara Falls and St. Catharines ridings. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members Of Parliament : # Thomas Clark Street , Conservative (1867-1872) # William Alexander Thomson , Liberal (1872-1878) # Christopher William Bunting , Conservative (1878-1882) # John Ferguson , Conservative (1882-1891) # William Manly German , Liberal (1891-1892) # James A. Lowell , Liberal (1892-1896) # William McCleary , Conservative (1896-1900) #William Manly German, Liberal (1900-1917) # Evan Eugene Fraser , Unionist (1917-1921) #William Manly German, Liberal (1921-1925) # George Hamilton Pettit , Conservative (1925-1935]) # Arthur B. Damude , Liberal (1935-1941) # Humphrey Mitchell , Liberal (1942-1950) # William Hector McMillan , Liberal (1950-1965) # Donald R. Tolmie , Liberal (1965-1972) # Victor Railton , Liberal (1972-1979]) # Gilbert Parent , Liberal (1979-1984) # Allan Pietz , Progressive Conservative (1984-1988) # John Maloney , Liberal (2004-present) FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2003 - present |