Victoria—Haliburton (provincial electoral district)
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Victoria—Haliburton was a provincial electoral district
in central Ontario, Canada which elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
. It was created in 1967 and abolished in 1999 into Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
and Parry Sound—Muskoka.
The riding from 1987 to 1999 consisted of all of Haliburton County
and all of Victoria County
except for Manvers Township
.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in central Ontario, Canada which elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
. It was created in 1967 and abolished in 1999 into Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district)
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock is a provincial electoral district in Central Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario....
and Parry Sound—Muskoka.
The riding from 1987 to 1999 consisted of all of Haliburton County
Haliburton County, Ontario
Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage area in Central Ontario for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County was established in 1983, but had existed as the Provisional County of Haliburton since 1874...
and all of Victoria County
Victoria County, Ontario
The County of Victoria, or Victoria County, was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed in 1854 as The United Counties of Peterborough and Victoria, and gained independence in 1863. In 2001, the county was dissolved and reformed as the city of Kawartha Lakes...
except for Manvers Township
Manvers Township, Ontario
The Township of Manvers was a municipality in the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario....
.
Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
:
- Ronald Hodgson, Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
(1967-1975) - John EakinsJohn EakinsJohn Eakins was a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1975 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.Eakins was educated in Lindsay, Ontario...
, Liberal (1975-1990) - Dennis DrainvilleDennis DrainvilleDennis Paul Drainville is a Canadian bishop an educator and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1993; later taught Humanities and History for 12 years at the Cegep College de la Gaspésie et des Îles, and is now Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Ontario...
, New Democrat (1990-1993) - Chris HodgsonChris HodgsonChris Hodgson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1994 to 2003, and a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves...
, Progressive Conservative (1994-1999)