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 an electoral riding 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 and Don Knight.

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

1975

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 Johnson	6,567	23.37
Total valid votes			28,100	99.57
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			120	0.43
Turnout			28,220	72.75
Eligible voters			38,791

1977

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 Johnson	5,598	18.74	-4.63
Total valid votes			29,870	99.70
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			90	0.30	-0.12
Turnout			29,960	69.13	-3.62
Eligible voters			43,337
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.37

1981

1981 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Reed	13,395	44.99	-1.83
	Progressive Conservative	Frances Baines	12,877	43.25	+8.81
	New Democratic	Chris Cutler	3,500	11.76	-6.99
Total valid votes			29,772	99.63
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			193	0.64	+0.34
Turnout			29,965	56.33	-12.81
Eligible voters			53,198
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.32

1985

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 Sivertson	665	1.88
Total valid votes			35,304	99.50
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			179	0.50	-0.14
Turnout			35,483	58.95	+2.63
Eligible voters			60,188
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.57