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Halton is a federal Electoral District in Ontario , Canada , represented in the Canadian House Of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055. GEOGRAPHY The district includes the Town of Milton and the northern parts of the Town of Oakville and the City of Burlington . In 2003, it was defined to consist of:
FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICT Halton Riding was created by British North America Act in 1867. It consisted of Halton County until 1966. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville and the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton, and the Township of Erin in the County of Wellington. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Towns of Milton and Oakville, and southern the part of the Town of Halton Hills. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Halton—Peel and Oakville—Milton ridings. It was re-created in 1996 from parts of Burlington , Halton—Peel, Oakville and Oakville—Milton ridings. The new riding consisted of the towns of Halton Hills and Milton, the part of the Town of Oakville lying northwest of the Queen Elizabeth Way and Upper Middle Road, and the part of the City of Burlington lying north of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way, northwest along Walkers Line, southwest along Upper Middle Road, north along a Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members Of Parliament : # John White , Liberal (1867-1874) # Daniel Black Chisholm , Liberal-Conservative (1874-1875) # William McCraney , Liberal (1875-1878) # William McDougall , Liberal-Conservative (1878-1882) #William McCraney, Liberal (1882-1887) # John Waldie , Liberal (1887-1888) # David Henderson , Conservative (1888) #John Waldie, Liberal (1888-1891) #David Henderson, Conservative (1891-1917) # Robert King Anderson , Conservative (1917-1935) # Hughes Cleaver , Liberal (1935-1953) # Sybil Bennett , Progressive Conservative (1953-1957) # Alexander Best , Progressive Conservative (1957-1962) # Harry C. Harley , Liberal (1962-1968) # Rud L. Whiting , Liberal (1968-1972) # Terry O'Connor , Progressive Conservative (1972-1974) # Frank Philbrook , Liberal (1974-1979) # Otto Jelinek , Progressive Conservative (1979-1988) FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1997 - present 1867-1988 On Mr. Chisholm being unseated, on petition, 8 December 1874: SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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