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Niagara Centre (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niagara Centre (French: Niagara-Centre; formerly Welland) is a federal electoral district in the Niagara Region of Ontario that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 and since 1997.
For the provincial electoral district, see Niagara Centre (provincial electoral district).
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 109,067 | ||
Electors (2019) | 90,698 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 301.26 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 362 | ||
Census division(s) | Niagara | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Welland, Thorold, Port Colborne, St. Catharines |
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Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Niagara South.[2]