Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold

Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1987
District abolished	1996
First contested	1988
Last contested	1993

Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Welland riding.

Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold consisted of the southern part of the City of St. Catharines, the City of Thorold and the northern part of the City of Welland.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between Niagara Centre, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from Welland
34th	1988–1993	Gilbert Parent	Liberal
35th	1993–1997	Gilbert Parent	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Niagara Centre, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines

Election results

1988 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Gilbert Parent	17,878
	Progressive Conservative	Allan Pietz	16,287
	New Democratic	Ken Lee	12,646
	Green	Rachel Thomson	273
	No affiliation	Ron Walker	71
	Communist	David Wallis	57

1993 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gilbert Parent	25,534	53.97%
	Reform	Don Johnstone	11,901	25.15%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry St. Amand	5,472	11.56%
	New Democratic	Rob Dobrucki	3,737	7.89%
	Natural Law	Laureen Amos	311	0.66%
	Green	Jim Fannon	304	0.64%
	Abolitionist	Leonard Doucet	64	0.14%

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Barrie—Innisfil
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Dufferin—Caledon
Durham
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
Newmarket—Aurora
Northumberland—Peterborough South
Peterborough—Kawartha
Simcoe—Grey
Simcoe North
York—Simcoe

Eastern
Ontario

Bay of Quinte
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Kingston and the Islands
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
(federal electoral district)|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines