# St. Catharines (provincial electoral district)

St. Catharines is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, first from 1914 to 1934, and again from 1967.
The riding was redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those already existing at the federal level, and has matched the federal riding since. It currently consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St. Paul Crescent, Twelve Mile Creek, Glendale Avenue, Merrit Street and Glendale Avenue.

## Members of Provincial Parliament
### 1914-1934

The riding was severed from Lincoln in 1914, and was merged back into that riding for the 1934 election.
St. Catharines :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created (1914) |||||
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Elisha Jessop | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Frank Howard Greenlaw | Labour |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Edwin Cyrus Graves | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Edwin Cyrus Graves | Independent-Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Edwin Cyrus Graves | Conservative |

### 1967 to present

The riding was recreated once more from Lincoln for the 1967 election.
St. Catharines :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Robert Mercer Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Robert Mercer Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Robert Mercer Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Jim Bradley | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Jennie Stevens | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Jennie Stevens | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Jennie Stevens | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jennie Stevens | 19,688 | 42.12 | +2.41 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sal Sorrento | 16,422 | 35.13 | +0.70 |
| | Liberal | Robin McPherson | 8,092 | 17.31 | +0.68 |
| | Green | Stephen Vincelette-Smith | 1,033 | 2.21 | –1.88 |
| | New Blue | Rob Atalick | 807 | 1.73 | –0.83 |
| | Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Natalia Benoit | 347 | 0.74 | N/A |
| | Ontario Party | Liz Leeuwenburg | 300 | 0.64 | –0.78 |
| | Ontario Alliance | J. Justin O'Donnell | 56 | 0.12 | +0.05 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,745 | 99.28 | –0.20 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 340 | 0.72 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,085 | 50.22 | +3.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,754 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.86 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jennie Stevens | 17,128 | 39.71 | +3.09 | $72,978 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sal Sorrento | 14,851 | 34.43 | +0.83 | $68,299 |
| | Liberal | Ryan Madill | 7,175 | 16.63 | –7.90 | $78,102 |
| | Green | Michele Braniff | 1,764 | 4.09 | +0.37 | $25 |
| | New Blue | Keith McDonald | 1,103 | 2.56 | N/A | $15 |
| | Ontario Party | Michael Goddard | 613 | 1.42 | N/A | none listed |
| | Libertarian | Judi Falardeau | 372 | 0.86 | +0.48 | none listed |
| | Communist | Rin Simon | 99 | 0.23 | +0.10 | none listed |
| | Ontario Alliance | J. Justin O'Donnell | 31 | 0.07 | N/A | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,136 | 99.48 | +0.55 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 224 | 0.52 | –0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,360 | 46.66 | –11.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,002 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.13 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21."Political Financing and Party Information". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 4 March 2025. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jennie Stevens | 18,911 | 36.61 | +12.01 | $8,736 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sandie Bellows | 17,353 | 33.60 | +4.28 | $41,729 |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 12,671 | 24.53 | −16.67 | $77,481 |
| | Green | Colin Ryrie | 1,923 | 3.72 | −0.11 | $10 |
| | None of the Above | Jim Fannon | 494 | 0.96 | N/A | $27,700 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel Tisi | 195 | 0.38 | N/A | none listed |
| | Communist | Saleh Waziruddin | 66 | 0.13 | N/A | none listed |
| | Cultural Action | Duke Willis | 37 | 0.07 | N/A | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,650 | 98.93 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 556 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,206 | 58.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,924 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.87 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 18,809 | 41.20 |
| Progressive Conservative | 13,386 | 29.32 |
| New Democratic | 11,231 | 24.60 |
| Green | 1,751 | 3.84 |
| Others | 475 | 1.04 |
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 19,070 | 41.93 | +0.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mat Siscoe | 13,814 | 29.72 | -6.49 |
| | New Democratic | Jennie Stevens | 11,350 | 24.45 | +4.25 |
| | Green | Karen Fraser | 1,792 | 3.85 | +1.35 |
| | Libertarian | Nicholas Dushko | 223 | 0.47 | |
| | Freedom | Dave Unrau | 170 | 0.37 | +0.24 |
| | Communist | Saleh Waziruddin | 95 | 0.21 | +0.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,514 | 100.0 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 725 | 1.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,239 | 54.80 |
| Total Registered Electors on List | Total Registered Electors on List | Total Registered Electors on List | 86,198 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.60 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 17,166 | 40.21 | −7.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sandy Bellows | 15,461 | 36.21 | +7.32 |
| | New Democratic | Irene Lowell | 8,624 | 20.20 | +4.32 |
| | Green | Jennifer Mooradian | 1,066 | 2.50 | −4.58 |
| | Family Coalition | Chris Clarke | 191 | 0.45 | −0.15 |
| | Communist | Saleh Waziruddin | 68 | 0.16 | −0.15 |
| | Independent | Jon Radick (Canadians' Choice) | 62 | 0.15 | |
| | Freedom | Dave Unrau | 57 | 0.13 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,695 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 188 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,883 | 51.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,078 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −7.17 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - St. Catherines" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2014. |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 21,029 | 47.23 | −10.21 | $60,133.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Timms | 12,864 | 28.89 | −0.45 | $33.521.98 |
| | New Democratic | Henry Bosch | 7,069 | 15.88 | +6.93 | $11,300.79 |
| | Green | Byrne Smith | 3,152 | 7.08 | +4.43 | $2,172.38 |
| | Family Coalition | Barra Gots | 267 | 0.60 | −1.02 | $0.00 |
| | Communist | Sam Hammond | 139 | 0.31 | | $826.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,520 | 100.0 |
vte2003 Ontario general election: St. Catharines :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 25,319 | 57.44 | +3.54 | $63,576.04 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Brickell | 12,932 | 29.34 | −9.17 | $72,267.48 |
| | New Democratic | John Bacher | 3,944 | 8.95 | +2.74 | $8,542.84 |
| | Green | Jim Fannon | 1,167 | 2.65 | +2.19 | $2,858.89 |
| | Family Coalition | Linda Klassen | 714 | 1.62 | | $13.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,076 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 271 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,347 | 56.43 |
vte1999 Ontario general election: St. Catharines :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 25,186 | 53.90 | +7.37 | $45,478.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Froese | 17,994 | 38.51 | −0.33 | $68,831.44 |
| | New Democratic | Gordon Coggins | 2,902 | 6.21 | −7.08 | $8,286.11 |
| | Natural Law | Helene Ann Darisse | 272 | 0.58 | | $0.00 |
| | Green | Douglas Woodard | 215 | 0.46 | | $83.93 |
| | Independent (Marxist-Leninist) | Ron Walker | 154 | 0.33 | | $112.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,723 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 336 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,059 | 59.61 |
| Note: percentage change in vote is calculated from 1995 results redistributed according to new riding boundaries. |||||||
vte1995 Ontario general election: St. Catharines :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 13,761 | 46.53 | +7.77 | $33,835.95 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Archie Heide | 11,486 | 38.84 | +25.68 | $36,875.32 |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Burch | 3,929 | 13.29 | −22.34 | $12,043.92 |
| | Family Coalition | Jon Siemens | 245 | 0.83 | −3.63 | $0.00 |
| | Natural Law | Marcy Sheremetta | 153 | 0.52 | | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,574 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 227 | 0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,801 | 64.58 |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 11,565 | 38.76 | -24.54 |
| | New Democratic | Dave Kappele | 10,629 | 35.63 | +15.59 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Timms | 3,926 | 13.16 | -2.17 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Eva Longhurst | 2,384 | 7.99 | |
| | Family Coalition | Bert Pynenburg | 1,331 | 4.46 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,835 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 337 | 1.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,172 | 66.77 |
1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 17,584 | 63.30 | +5.36 |
| | New Democratic | Rob West | 5,566 | 20.04 | +4.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chuck Bradley | 4,258 | 15.33 | -10.06 |
| | Communist | Eric Blair | 369 | 1.33 | +0.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,777 | 100.00 |
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 20,605 | 57.94 | +6.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elaine Herzog | 9,029 | 25.39 | -6.87 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Cormier | 5,624 | 15.81 | -0.34 |
| | Communist | Eric Blair | 305 | 0.86 | +0.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,563 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 201 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,764 | 61.65 |
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 16,509 | 51.85 | +12.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Larocque | 10,273 | 32.26 | -4.36 |
| | New Democratic | Don Loucks | 4,927 | 15.47 | -8.24 |
| | Communist | Norman J. Newell | 132 | 0.41 | -0.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,841 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 181 | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,022 | 57.20 |
1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Bradley | 12,392 | 38.89 | +6.89 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eleanor Lancaster | 11,669 | 36.62 | +1.88 |
| | New Democratic | Fred Dickson | 7,556 | 23.71 | -8.1 |
| | Communist | Eric Blair | 247 | 0.78 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,864 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 213 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,077 | 60.91 |
1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rob Johnston | 10,064 | 34.74 |
| | Liberal | J.A. Rochefort | 9,270 | 32.00 |
| | New Democratic | Fred Dickson | 9,215 | 31.81 |
| | Communist | Bruce Magnuson | 227 | 0.78 |
| | Independent | Lucylle Boikoff | 192 | 0.66 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,968 | 100.0 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 253 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,221 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 26,589 | 61.5 |
| Mixed member proportional | 16,626 | 38.5 |
| Total valid votes | 43,215 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ The Representation Act, S.O. 1914, c. 4
* ↑ The Representation Act, 1933, S.O. 1933, c. 56
* ↑ The Representation Act, 1966, S.O. 1966, c. 137
* ↑ "St. Catharines Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
* ↑ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
* ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
* ↑ "Political Financing and Party Information". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
* ↑ "90 - St. Catharines".
* ↑ "General Election Results by District, 076 St. Catharines". Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
The 1999, 2003 and 2007 expenditure entries are taken from official candidate reports as listed by Elections Ontario. The figures cited are the Total Candidate's Campaign Expenses Subject to Limitation, and include transfers from constituency associations. The 1995 expenditures are taken from an official listing of election expenses published by Elections Ontario.
* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
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