Lincoln (federal electoral district)

This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the former Ontario provincial district, see Lincoln (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Lincoln North (Province of Canada electoral district). For the British parliamentary constituency, see Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency).
Lincoln
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867, 1903
District abolished1882, 1996
First contested1867
Last contested1993

Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario. At various times, there was also an electoral district of the same name used in provincial elections.

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

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