Halton—Peel was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of
Brampton—Georgetown
Brampton–Georgetown (also known as Brampton–Halton Hills) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
The riding was represented from 1979 to 1988 by the Hono ...
,
Halton and
York—Peel
York—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe, York North and York ...
ridings.
It consisted of the northern part of the
City of Burlington, the
Town of Halton Hills, the part of the
Town of Milton lying between Tremaine Road and the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, and the Town of Caledon.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was re-distributed between
Burlington
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* Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Burlington, Nova Scotia
* Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington"
* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
,
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.
Federal electoral district
The federal riding was created as a result of redistri ...
, and
Halton ridings.
Members of Parliament
Electoral history
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Halton Hills
Milton, Ontario
Politics of Burlington, Ontario