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Niagara Falls (provincial Electoral District)

Niagara Falls is a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1914 provincial election, and has existed continuously since then.

Its boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those at the federal level.

List of representatives

Niagara Falls
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
14th  1914–1919     George Musgrove Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Charles Swayze Labour
16th  1923–1926     William Gore Willson Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937     William Houck Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Cyril Overall Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948     Carl Hanniwell Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951     William Houck Liberal
24th  1951–1953
 1951–1953     Arthur Jolley Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963     George Bukator Liberal
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975     John Clement Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977     Vince Kerrio Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995     Margaret Harrington New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Bart Maves Progressive Conservative
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007     Kim Craitor Liberal
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2013
 2014–2014     Wayne Gates New Democratic
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–present

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wayne Gates 24,207 48.08 −2.71
Progressive Conservative Bob Gale 18,342 36.43 +0.86
Liberal Ashley Waters 4,239 8.42 −0.93
New Blue Christine Lewis-Napolitano 1,409 2.80  
Green Tommy Ward 1,356 2.69 −0.77
Ontario Party Wesley Kavanagh 656 1.30  
None of the Above Devon St. Denis-Richard 135 0.27  
Total valid votes 50,344 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 309
Turnout 50,653 43.60
Eligible voters 115,083
New Democratic hold Swing −1.78
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wayne Gates 30,161 50.79 +3.40
Progressive Conservative Chuck McShane 21,126 35.58 +2.76
Liberal Dean Demizio 5,554 9.95 −5.06
Green Karen Fraser 2,057 3.46 +0.03
Libertarian Shaun Somers 314 0.53 −0.54
Moderate Goran Zubic 169 0.28
Total valid votes 59,381 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wayne Gates 24,131 47.39 +7.84
Progressive Conservative Bart Maves 16,702 32.80 -3.96
Liberal Lionel Tupman 7,329 14.39 -5.00
Green Clarke Bitter 1,724 3.39 +0.65
Libertarian Ralph Panucci 559 1.10 +0.67
None of the Above John Ringo Beam 478 0.94
Total valid votes 50,923 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 640 1.26
Turnout 51,563 51.21
Eligible voters 100,698
New Democratic hold Swing +5.90
Source: Elections Ontario
Ontario provincial by-election, February 13, 2014
Resignation of Kim Craitor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Wayne Gates 14,589 39.54 +13.24
Progressive Conservative Bart Maves 13,564 36.76 +1.93
Liberal Joyce Morocco 7,144 19.36 -16.53
Green Clarke Bitter 1,011 2.74 +1.12
Independent Tim Tredwell 226 0.61 +0.24
Libertarian Stefanos Karatopis 159 0.43 -0.03
People's Political Party Troy Young 107 0.29
Freedom Andrew Brannan 101 0.27
Total valid votes 36,901 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 324 0.87
Turnout 37,225 37.59
Eligible voters 99,024
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +5.66
Source: Elections Ontario
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kim Craitor 16,794 35.89 -11.62
Progressive Conservative George Lepp 16,296 34.83 +3.61
New Democratic Wayne Redekop 12,304 26.30 +16.46
Green Byrne Smith 759 1.62 -9.81
Libertarian Adam Hyde 217 0.46  
Family Coalition John Jankovic 191 0.41  
Independent Jeannette Tossounian 119 0.25  
Independent Tim Tredwell 112 0.24  
Total valid votes 46,792 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 308 0.65
Turnout 47,100 49.44
Eligible voters 95,266
Liberal hold Swing -7.62
Source: Elections Ontario
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kim Craitor 22,210 47.53 +0.64
Progressive Conservative Bart Maves 14,540 31.12 -6.86
Green Melanie Mullen 5,373 11.50 +8.61
New Democratic Mike Piché 4,605 9.85 -2.50
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 381 0.82
Turnout 47,109 51.08
Eligible voters 92,225
Total valid votes 46,728 100.00
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kim Craitor 18,904 46.86 +4.66
Progressive Conservative Bart Maves 15,353 38.06 -7.64
New Democratic Claude Sonier 4,962 12.30 +2.45
Green Ryan McLaughlin 1,124 2.79 +2.05
Total valid votes 40,343 100.00


1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Bart Maves 18,497 45.70 +2.37 $57,730.70
Liberal Selina Volpatti 17,080 42.20 +12.6 $49,687.00
New Democratic Claude Sonier 3,985 9.85 −15.27 $14,873.79
Natural Law Bill Amos 317 0.78 −0.49 $0.00
Green Clara Tarnoy 300 0.74   not listed
Independent Darren Wood 298 0.74   $330.00
Total valid votes 40,477 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 335 0.82
Turnout 40,812 59.39
Electors on the lists 68,725


1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Bart Maves 12,132 43.33 +30.4 $37,908.69
Liberal Marg Germano 8,289 29.60 +2.93 $40,823.66
New Democratic Margaret Harrington 7,034 25.12 −21.12 $15,733.37
Natural Law Bill Amos 355 1.27   $0.00
Independent Melania Gural 189 0.68   not listed
Total valid votes 27,999 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 388 1.37
Turnout 28,387 59.48
Electors on the lists 47,729


1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Margaret Harrington 13,884 46.24
Liberal Wayne Campbell 7,979 26.67
Progressive Conservative Norm Puttick 3,869 12.93
Confederation of Regions Ted Wiwchar 3,141 10.50
Family Coalition Art Klassen 674 2.25
Green Donald MacDonald-Ross 365 1.22
Total valid votes 29,912 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 29,259 64.6
Mixed member proportional 16,013 35.4
Total valid votes 45,272 100.0

Sources

  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "General Election Results by District, 054 Niagara Falls". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Niagara Falls by-election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official report from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Niagara Falls" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2014.

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