Brantford (provincial electoral district)

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Brantford
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1925
District abolished1996
First contested1926
Last contested1995

Brantford was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1925 and was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.

Boundaries[edit]

As part of changes to the Representation Act in 1925, the riding of Brantford was created to include the city of Brantford, the township of Oakland and the part of the township of Brantford south of the Grand River.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Brantford
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from parts of Brant North and Brant South
17th  1926–1929     William George Martin Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937     M.M. MacBride Independent
20th  1937–1938     Independent-Liberal
 1938–1943     Louis Hagey Liberal
21st  1943–1945     Charles Strange Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948     Stanley Dye Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951     George Gordon Liberal
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971     Mac Makarchuk New Democratic
29th  1971–1975     Dick Bennett Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977     Mac Makarchuk New Democratic
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985     Phil Gillies Progressive Conservative
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Dave Neumann Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Brad Ward New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Ron Johnson Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]
Merged into Brant before 1999 election

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Representation Act , RSO 1927, c 6". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1927.
  2. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William George Martin's Legislative Assembly information see "William George Martin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For M.M. MacBride's Legislative Assembly information see "M.M. MacBride, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Louis Hagey's Legislative Assembly information see "Louis Hagey, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles Strange's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Strange, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Stanley Dye's Legislative Assembly information see "Stanley Dye, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Gordon's Legislative Assembly information see "George Gordon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Mac Makarchuk's Legislative Assembly information see "Mac Makarchuk, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Phil Gillies's Legislative Assembly information see "Phil Gillies, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Dave Neumann's Legislative Assembly information see "Dave Neumann, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Brad Ward's Legislative Assembly information see "Brad Ward, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ron Johnson's Legislative Assembly information see "Ron Johnson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.