Halton—Burlington

Halton—Burlington
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1974
District abolished	1986
First contested	1975
Last contested	1985

Halton—Burlington was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1987, when it was abolished when the riding was redistributed to Halton Centre and Halton North. It consisted of the city of Burlington in the Halton region.

In its history it was represented by Liberals Julian Reed^[1] and Don Knight.^[2]

Members

Halton—Burlington
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created out of Halton East and Halton West
30th	1975–1977		Julian Reed	Liberal
31st	1977–1981
32nd	1981–1985
33rd	1985–1987		Don Knight	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Halton Centre and Halton North

Election results

1985 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Knight	14,991	42.46	–2.53
	Progressive Conservative	Peter Pomeroy	14,777	41.86	–1.40
	New Democratic	Doug Hamilton	4,871	13.80	+2.04
	Independent	Neil J. Sivertson	665	1.88	–
Total valid votes			35,304	99.57
Total rejected ballots			151	0.43	–0.06
Turnout			35,455	58.91	+2.67
Eligible voters			60,188
	Liberal hold		Swing		–0.57
Source: Elections Ontario^[3]^[4]

1981 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Reed	13,395	44.99	–1.83
	Progressive Conservative	Fran Baines	12,877	43.25	+8.81
	New Democratic	Chris Cutler	3,500	11.76	–6.99
Total valid votes			29,772	99.52
Total rejected ballots			145	0.48	+0.26
Turnout			29,917	56.24	–12.84
Eligible voters			53,198
	Liberal hold		Swing		–5.32
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]^[6]

1977 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Reed	13,985	46.82	+7.68
	Progressive Conservative	George Gray	10,287	34.44	–3.05
	New Democratic	William (Bill) Johnson	5,598	18.74	–4.63
Total valid votes			29,870	99.77
Total rejected ballots			68	0.23	–0.06
Turnout			29,938	69.08	–3.56
Eligible voters			43,337
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.37
Source: Elections Ontario^[7]^[8]

1975 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Julian Reed	10,998	39.14
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Dawkins	10,535	37.49
	New Democratic	William A. Johnson	6,567	23.37
Total valid votes			28,100	99.72
Total rejected ballots			80	0.28
Turnout			28,180	72.65
Eligible voters			38,791
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "Julian Reed | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 18 September 1975. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
↑ "Donald Knight | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 2 May 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
↑ "1985 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1985). 1982, 1983, 1984 By-Elections / 1985 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.
↑ "1981 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1981). 1978, 1979, 1980 By-Elections / 1981 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.
↑ "1977 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1977). 1977 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.
↑ "1975 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1975). 1973, 1974 By-Elections / 1975 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.

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[1] "Julian Reed | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 18 September 1975. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[2] "Donald Knight | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 2 May 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[3] "1985 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[4] Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1985). 1982, 1983, 1984 By-Elections / 1985 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.

[5] "1981 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[6] Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1981). 1978, 1979, 1980 By-Elections / 1981 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.

[7] "1977 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[8] Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1977). 1977 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.

[9] "1975 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[10] Ontario. Chief Election Officer (1975). 1973, 1974 By-Elections / 1975 General Election: Election Returns with Statistics from the Records (Report). Elections Ontario. ISSN 0847-3927.

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