Hamilton Centre is a provincial
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that is represented in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
.
It was created for the 1926 provincial election but abolished with the
1999 provincial election when the number of constituencies represented in the legislature was reduced. It was re-created for the 2007 election from parts of
Hamilton East,
Hamilton West ridings.
It consists of the part of the City of Hamilton bounded by a line drawn south from the city limit along Ottawa Street, west along the Niagara Escarpment, southwest along James Mountain Road, south along West 5th Street, west along Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, north along the hydroelectric transmission line situated west of Upper Horning Road, northeast along Highway No. 403, east along the Desjardins Canal to Hamilton Harbour.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Election results
Hamilton Centre, 2007–present
^ Results are compared to redistributed results
Hamilton Centre, 1926–1999
2007 electoral reform referendum
References
External links
Elections Ontario Past Election ResultsMap of riding for 2018 election
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Ontario provincial electoral districts
Politics of Hamilton, Ontario