Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 109,067 | ||
Electors (2019) | 90,698 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 301.26 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 362 | ||
Census division(s) | Niagara | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Welland, Thorold, Port Colborne, St. Catharines |
Niagara Centre (French: Niagara-Centre; formerly Welland) is a federal electoral district in the Niagara Region of Ontario that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1988 and since 1997.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Niagara South.[2]