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Niagara Falls (054)Candidates:
A mix of urban and rural, this long, narrow riding is home to a grape-growing and winemaking industry that makes up a large part of the area's manufacturing sector. The riding includes Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and, in the west, part of city of Thorold. The borders for this riding run from Lake Ontario in north to the city limits of Niagara Falls in the south. To the west, it begins at the Welland Canal and it stretches to the Niagara River in the east. Tourism is key here, thanks to Niagara Falls and the Shaw Festival. As a result of the 1999 redistribution, the new riding of Niagara Falls combined most of the old Niagara Falls riding with 25 per cent of St. Catharines-Brock and small portions of Niagara South and Welland-Thorold.
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[PDF, 240KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:The Liberals held the old Niagara Falls riding from the mid-1970s to 1990, from when Vince Kerrio defeated Tory incumbent John Clement by a scant 172 votes in 1975. Kerrio was re-elected four times, and served in David Peterson's cabinet. New Democrat Margaret Harrington won the riding in 1990, followed in 1995 by Tory Bart Maves. Maves retained the seat in 1999, edging out Liberal Selina Volpatti by 1,417 votes but he was unseated in 2003 by Liberal Kim Craitor. (The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 71 | 0 | 71 | 42.19% |
| PC | 26 | 0 | 26 | 31.67% |
| NDP | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.79% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.01% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34% |
| Last Update:October 11, 2:25:56 AM EDT | ||||
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