Niagara Centre (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niagara Centre (renamed to Welland from 2006 to 2018) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented from 1867 until 1977 and again since 2007 (under different boundaries) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Its population in 2006 was 112,875.
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 2006 | ||
First contested | 2007 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 109,070 | ||
Electors (2018) | 88,287 | ||
Area (km²) | 490 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 222.6 | ||
Census division(s) | Niagara | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Welland, Thorold, Port Colborne, St. Catharines |
A new riding of Niagara Centre was created before the 1999 election from small parts of the Lincoln and St. Catharines—Brock ridings, and almost all of the Welland—Thorold riding. The current 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. The name was changed to Welland during redistricting in 2006. In 2018, the name was changed back to Niagara Centre.