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Niagara West (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°07′N 79°22′W / 43.11°N 79.37°W / 43.11; -79.37
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Niagara West
Ontario electoral district
Niagara West in relation to Hamilton and Niagara area ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Sam Oosterhoff
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]90,840
Electors (2018)73,913
Area (km²)[2]1,122
Pop. density (per km²)81
Census division(s)Niagara
Census subdivision(s)Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, St. Catharines, Wainfleet, West Lincoln

Niagara West is a provincial electoral district in south eastern Ontario, Canada.

This riding was created following the creation of the new federal Niagara West riding in the 2012 federal electoral redistribution and includes portions of the former Niagara West—Glanbrook, Niagara Centre and St. Catharines ridings. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 42nd general election.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Niagara West—Glanbrook,
Niagara Centre and St. Catharines
42nd  2018–2022     Sam Oosterhoff Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sam Oosterhoff 18,779 44.93 −7.88
New Democratic Dave Augustyn 8,658 20.71 −9.09
Liberal Doug Joyner 8,013 19.17 +8.65
Green Laura Garner 2,702 6.46 +0.86
Ontario Party Dan Dale 2,207 5.28  
New Blue Chris Arnew 1,098 2.63  
Libertarian Stefanos Karatopis 259 0.62 −0.36
Populist Jim Torma 80 0.19  
Total valid votes 41,796 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 251
Turnout 42,047 53.16
Eligible voters 78,138
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.61
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 %
Progressive Conservative Sam Oosterhoff 24,394 52.81
New Democratic Curtis Fric 13,769 29.81
Liberal Joe Kanee 4,859 10.52
Green Jessica Tillmanns 2,590 5.61
Libertarian Stefanos Karatopis 451 0.98
Multicultural Geoffrey E. Barton 127 0.27
Total valid votes 46,190 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 64.10
Eligible voters 72,067
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

Sources

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

43°07′N 79°22′W / 43.11°N 79.37°W / 43.11; -79.37