York—Peel was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the

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. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of

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and York—Simcoe ridings. It was represented in the House of Commons by

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of the Progressive Conservative Party during its whole existence. York—Peel consisted of the Town of Caledon in Peel Region, and the Townships of

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and

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and the Towns of

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, Newmarket and

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in York Region. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was re-distributed between

Halton—Peel Halton—Peel 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 parts of Brampton—Georgetown, Halton and York� ...

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and York—Simcoe ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

, - , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 29,081 , Liberal , Richard Whitehead , align="right", 14,108 , New Democratic , Wally Gustar , align="right", 7,725 , - , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 23,955 , Liberal , Wally Harkness , align="right", 17,303 , New Democratic , John Hall , align="right", 8,708 , - , Progressive Conservative ,

, align="right", 37,493 , Liberal , Pam McPherson , align="right", 12,538 , New Democratic , John Hall , align="right", 9,353 ,

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References

External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:York-Peel Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Aurora, Ontario Politics of King, Ontario Newmarket, Ontario Whitchurch-Stouffville

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

External links