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Tony Tirabassi

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Tony Tirabassi Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre In office 2000–2004 Preceded by Gilbert Parent Succeeded by riding redistributed Personal details Born ( 1957-10-30 ) 30 October 1957 (age 61) Thorold, Ontario, Canada Political party Liberal Independent Liberal Profession salesman Anthony "Tony" Tirabassi (born 30 October 1957 in Thorold, Ontario) was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2004. In the 2000 federal election he won the Niagara Centre riding in Ontario to become a member of the 37th Canadian Parliament; he succeeded the Liberal incumbent, retiring Speaker of the House Gilbert Parent, who had held the riding since its creation in 1988. He is a career salesman. His term in Parliament included service as Parliamentary Secretary of the Treasury Board President. [1] Tirabassi retired from political life after his first term, when his Niagara Centre riding was abolished and replaced by other e

Erie—Lincoln

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For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Erie—Lincoln (provincial electoral district). Erie—Lincoln Ontario electoral district Defunct federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons District created 1996 District abolished 2003 First contested 1997 Last contested 2000 Erie—Lincoln was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Erie, Haldimand—Norfolk and Lincoln ridings. It consisted of the City of Port Colborne, the towns of Fort Erie and Lincoln and the townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and the Town of Dunnville in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Haldimand

1993 Canadian federal election

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1993 Canadian federal election ← 1988 October 25, 1993  ( 1993-10-25 ) 1997 → ← outgoing members elected members → 295 seats in the House of Commons 148 seats needed for a majority Turnout 70.9% [1] ( 4.4pp)   First party Second party Third party   Leader Jean Chrétien Lucien Bouchard Preston Manning Party Liberal Bloc Québécois Reform Leader since June 23, 1990 July 25, 1990 November 1, 1987 Leader's seat Saint-Maurice Lac-Saint-Jean Calgary Southwest Last election 83 seats, 31.92% pre-creation 0 seats, 2.09% Seats before 81 10 1 Seats won 177 54 52 Seat change 96 44 51 Popular vote 5,647,952 1,846,024 2,559,245 Percentage 41.24% 13.52% 18.69% Swing 9.32pp pre-creation 16.59pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Audrey McLaughlin Kim Campbell Party New Democratic Pr