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Ontario election 2014: Haldimand-Norfolk riding


On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Haldimand-Norfolk.

Candidates

Liberals: Karen Robinson
Progressive Conservatives: Toby Barrett
NDP: Ian Nichols
Green:  Anne Faulkner

Geography

A large riding on the shores of Lake Erie, Haldimand-Norfolk comprises the two counties in its name, excluding the Six Nations and New Credit reserves. Simcoe and Dunnville are the two largest population centres.
A large riding on the shores of Lake Erie, Haldimand-Norfolk comprises the two counties in its name, excluding the Six Nations and New Credit reserves. Simcoe and Dunnville are the two largest population centres.

History

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In 2011, Toby Barrett won his fifth straight election for the Tories here, easily defeating the NDP’s Ian Nichols and the Liberals’ Greg Crone, getting the most votes in every single poll in the riding.

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By the numbers

A stable riding, 70.2 per cent of people stayed at the same address between 2006 and 2011 according to the most recent census, second highest in Ontario.

Riding in a tweet

A rural riding that Toby Barrett has easily carried in recent elections, this could be the PCs biggest victory on election night.

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Poll-level results, 2011: Haldimand-Norfolk »

Poll-level results, 2011: Haldimand-Norfolk

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