Lincoln (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario. At various times, there was also an electoral district of the same name used in provincial elections.
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867, 1903 |
District abolished | 1882, 1996 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1993 |
At various times, the riding included all or parts of the former Lincoln County (including its successor, the Regional Municipality of Niagara). After 1976, it also represented parts of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, mainly Stoney Creek. As a suburban riding of Hamilton, it tended to vote Conservative much more often than the city proper.
By the 1997 election, the riding borders and name were changed to Stoney Creek although it included many areas outside that city.