Lincoln

Ontarioelectoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867, 1903
District abolished	1882, 1996
First contested	1867
Last contested	1993

Lincoln was a federalelectoral district represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on theNiagara Peninsula in theCanadian province ofOntario. At various times, there was also an electoral district of the same name used inprovincial elections.

At various times, the riding included all or parts of the formerLincoln County (including its successor, theRegional Municipality of Niagara). After 1976, it also represented parts of theRegional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, mainlyStoney Creek. As a suburban riding ofHamilton, it tended to vote Conservative much more often than the city proper.

By the 1997 election, the riding borders and name were changed toStoney Creek although it included many areas outside that city.

It initially consisted of the Townships of Clinton, Grantham, Grimsby, and Louth, and the Town of St. Catharines. It was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed betweenLincoln and Niagara andWentworth Southridings.

It was recreated from those two ridings in 1903, and defined as consisting of the County of Lincoln.

In 1947, it was defined as consisting of the county of Lincoln, including the city of St. Catharines.

In 1966, it was defined as consisting of

(a) in the County of Lincoln, the southeast part of the City of St. Catharines, and the Townships of Caistor, Clinton, Gainsborough, Grimsby North, Grimsby South, Louth and Niagara;

(b) in the County of Welland, the Townships of Pelham and Thorold.

In 1976, it was defined as consisting of:

(a) in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, the Town of Stoney Creek and the part of the City of Hamilton east of Red Hill Creek between Windermere Road in the north and the brow of the Mountain and the limit of the City of Hamilton in the south, and(b) in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, the Towns of Grimsby and Lincoln.

In 1987, the City of Hamilton part of the ridings was redefined to consist of the part of the city south of Queenston Road, east of Redhill Creek and north of the brow of the Niagara Escarpment.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed betweenErie—Lincoln andStoney Creek ridings.

This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament:

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