St. Catharines (provincial electoral district)

Not to be confused with St. Catharines (federal electoral district).
St. Catharines
Ontario electoral district
St. Catharines in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Jennie Stevens
New Democratic
District created1966
First contested1967
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)111,690
Electors (2018)89,924
Area (km²)84
Pop. density (per km²)1,329.6
Census division(s)Niagara
Census subdivision(s)St. Catharines

St. Catharines is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, first from 1914 to 1934, and again from 1967.

The riding was redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those already existing at the federal level, and has matched the federal riding since. It currently consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Crescent, Twelve Mile Creek, Glendale Avenue, Merrit Street and Glendale Avenue.

Members of Provincial Parliament

1914-1934

The riding was severed from Lincoln in 1914,[1] and was merged back into that riding for the 1934 election.[2]

St. Catharines
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created (1914)
14th  1914–1919     Elisha Jessop Conservative
15th  1919–1923     Frank Howard Greenlaw Labour
16th  1923–1926     Edwin Cyrus Graves Conservative
17th  1926–1929     Independent-Conservative
18th  1929–1934     Conservative

1967 to present

The riding was recreated once more from Lincoln for the 1967 election.[3]

St. Catharines
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
28th  1967–1971     Robert Mercer Johnston Progressive Conservative
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981     Jim Bradley Liberal
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022     Jennie Stevens New Democratic
43rd  2022–present

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jennie Stevens 17,128 39.71 +3.09
Progressive Conservative Sal Sorrento 14,851 34.43 +0.83
Liberal Ryan Madill 7,175 16.63 −7.90
Green Michele Braniff 1,764 4.09 +0.37
New Blue Keith McDonald 1,103 2.56  
Ontario Party Michael Goddard 613 1.42  
Libertarian Judi Falardeau 372 0.86 +0.48
Communist Rin Simon 99 0.23 +0.10
Ontario Alliance J. Justin O'Donnell 31 0.07  
Total valid votes 43,136 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 224
Turnout 43,360 46.66
Eligible voters 93,002
New Democratic hold Swing +1.13
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jennie Stevens 18,911 36.61 +12.01
Progressive Conservative Sandie Bellows 17,353 33.60 +4.28
Liberal Jim Bradley 12,671 24.53 −16.67
Green Colin Ryrie 1,923 3.72 −0.11
None of the Above Jim Fannon 494 0.96 –
Libertarian Daniel Tisi 195 0.38 −
Communist Saleh Waziruddin 66 0.13 −
Cultural Action Duke Willis 37 0.07 –
Total valid votes 51,650 98.93
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 556 1.07
Turnout 52,206 58.06
Eligible voters 89,924
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +14.34
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2014 general election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 18,809 41.20
  Progressive Conservative 13,386 29.32
  New Democratic 11,231 24.60
  Green 1,751 3.84
  Others 475 1.04
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 19,070 41.93 +0.72
Progressive Conservative Mat Siscoe 13,814 29.72 -6.49
New Democratic Jennie Stevens 11,350 24.45 +4.25
Green Karen Fraser 1,792 3.85 +1.35
Libertarian Nicholas Dushko 223 0.47
Freedom Dave Unrau 170 0.37 +0.24
Communist Saleh Waziruddin 95 0.21 +0.05
Total valid votes 46,514 100.0  
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 725 1.56
Turnout 47,239 54.80
Total Registered Electors on List 86,198
Liberal hold Swing +3.60
Source: Elections Ontario[6]


2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 17,166 40.21 −7.02
Progressive Conservative Sandy Bellows 15,461 36.21 +7.32
New Democratic Irene Lowell 8,624 20.20 +4.32
Green Jennifer Mooradian 1,066 2.50 −4.58
Family Coalition Chris Clarke 191 0.45 −0.15
Communist Saleh Waziruddin 68 0.16 −0.15
Independent Jon Radick (Canadians' Choice) 62 0.15
Freedom Dave Unrau 57 0.13
Total valid votes 42,695 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 188 0.44
Turnout 42,883 51.00
Eligible voters 84,078
Liberal hold Swing −7.17
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - St. Catherines" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2014.


2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jim Bradley 21,029 47.23 −10.21 $60,133.56
Progressive Conservative Bruce Timms 12,864 28.89 −0.45 $33.521.98
New Democratic Henry Bosch 7,069 15.88 +6.93 $11,300.79
Green Byrne Smith 3,152 7.08 +4.43 $2,172.38
Family Coalition Barra Gots 267 0.60 −1.02 $0.00
Communist Sam Hammond 139 0.31   $826.44
Total valid votes 44,520 100.0


2003 Ontario general election: St. Catharines
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jim Bradley 25,319 57.44 +3.54 $63,576.04
Progressive Conservative Mark Brickell 12,932 29.34 −9.17 $72,267.48
New Democratic John Bacher 3,944 8.95 +2.74 $8,542.84
Green Jim Fannon 1,167 2.65 +2.19 $2,858.89
Family Coalition Linda Klassen 714 1.62   $13.80
Total valid votes 44,076 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 271 0.61
Turnout 44,347 56.43


1999 Ontario general election: St. Catharines
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jim Bradley 25,186 53.90 +7.37 $45,478.14
Progressive Conservative Tom Froese 17,994 38.51 −0.33 $68,831.44
New Democratic Gordon Coggins 2,902 6.21 −7.08 $8,286.11
Natural Law Helene Ann Darisse 272 0.58   $0.00
Green Douglas Woodard 215 0.46   $83.93
Independent (Marxist-Leninist) Ron Walker 154 0.33   $112.00
Total valid votes 46,723 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 336 0.71
Turnout 47,059 59.61
Note: percentage change in vote is calculated from 1995 results redistributed according to new riding boundaries.


1995 Ontario general election: St. Catharines
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jim Bradley 13,761 46.53 +7.77 $33,835.95
Progressive Conservative Archie Heide 11,486 38.84 +25.68 $36,875.32
New Democratic Jeff Burch 3,929 13.29 −22.34 $12,043.92
Family Coalition Jon Siemens 245 0.83 −3.63 $0.00
Natural Law Marcy Sheremetta 153 0.52   $0.00
Total valid votes 29,574 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 227 0.76
Turnout 29,801 64.58
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 11,565 38.76 -24.54
New Democratic Dave Kappele 10,629 35.63 +15.59
Progressive Conservative Bruce Timms 3,926 13.16 -2.17
Confederation of Regions Eva Longhurst 2,384 7.99
Family Coalition Bert Pynenburg 1,331 4.46
Total valid votes 29,835 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 337 1.12
Turnout 30,172 66.77
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 17,584 63.30 +5.36
New Democratic Rob West 5,566 20.04 +4.23
Progressive Conservative Chuck Bradley 4,258 15.33 -10.06
Communist Eric Blair 369 1.33 +0.29
Total valid votes 27,777 100.00
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 20,605 57.94 +6.09
Progressive Conservative Elaine Herzog 9,029 25.39 -6.87
New Democratic Michael Cormier 5,624 15.81 -0.34
Communist Eric Blair 305 0.86 +0.45
Total valid votes 35,563 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 201 0.56
Turnout 35,764 61.65
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 16,509 51.85 +12.96
Progressive Conservative John Larocque 10,273 32.26 -4.36
New Democratic Don Loucks 4,927 15.47 -8.24
Communist Norman J. Newell 132 0.41 -0.37
Total valid votes 31,841 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 181 0.57
Turnout 32,022 57.20
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Bradley 12,392 38.89 +6.89
Progressive Conservative Eleanor Lancaster 11,669 36.62 +1.88
New Democratic Fred Dickson 7,556 23.71 -8.1
Communist Eric Blair 247 0.78 –
Total valid votes 31,864 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 213 0.66
Turnout 32,077 60.91
1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Rob Johnston 10,064 34.74
Liberal J.A. Rochefort 9,270 32.00
New Democratic Fred Dickson 9,215 31.81
Communist Bruce Magnuson 227 0.78
Independent Lucylle Boikoff 192 0.66
Total valid votes 28,968 100.0
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 253 1.1
Turnout 22,221

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 26,589 61.5
Mixed member proportional 16,626 38.5
Total valid votes 43,215 100.0

Sources

  1. ^ The Representation Act, S.O. 1914, c. 4
  2. ^ The Representation Act, 1933, S.O. 1933, c. 56
  3. ^ The Representation Act, 1966, S.O. 1966, c. 137
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "90 - St. Catharines".
  6. ^ "General Election Results by District, 076 St. Catharines". Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

The 1999, 2003 and 2007 expenditure entries are taken from official candidate reports as listed by Elections Ontario. The figures cited are the Total Candidate's Campaign Expenses Subject to Limitation, and include transfers from constituency associations. The 1995 expenditures are taken from an official listing of election expenses published by Elections Ontario.

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