York—Peel

York—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe, York North and York—Simcoe ridings. It was represented in the House of Commons by Sinclair Stevens of the Progressive Conservative Party during its whole existence.

York—Peel consisted of the Town of Caledon in Peel Region, and the Townships of East Gwillimbury and King and the Towns of Aurora, Newmarket and Whitchurch–Stouffville in York Region.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was re-distributed between Halton—Peel, Markham, York North and York—Simcoe ridings.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1979: York—Peel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	STEVENS, Sinclair	29,081
	Liberal	WHITEHEAD, Richard	14,108
	New Democratic Party	GUSTAR, Wally	7,725
	Libertarian	KOLLINGER, Wayne	441

Canadian federal election, 1980: York—Peel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	STEVENS, Sinclair	23,955
	Liberal	HARKNESS, Wally	17,303
	New Democratic Party	HALL, John	8,708
	Rhinoceros	OLIVER, Mark	589
	Libertarian	ANSTETT, Garry	317

Canadian federal election, 1984: York—Peel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	STEVENS, Sinclair	37,493
	Liberal	MCPHERSON, Pam	12,538
	New Democratic Party	HALL, John	9,353
	Independent	PRITCHARD, Ray	480
	Libertarian	DREESEN, Thomas	437

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada