Members of Parliament for Niagara
Government in Canada is a multi-level system; regional government being one of the levels. Ontarians are governed:
- Locally by their community (town or city) council
- Regionally by regional municipalities or counties
- Provincially by the Government of Ontario
- Federally by the Government of Canada
Each level of government is its own entity, yet also exists in relation to the next highest level.
Elections
Each community in Ontario chooses its town or city council members every four years in a municipal election. The number of elected representatives on a town or city council varies, depending on the size of the community. Each community elects councillors and one mayor, who acts as the head of the council.
Niagara has 12 communities made up of five cities, five towns and two townships, whose local councils represent the first level of government. Together, the twelve communities form Niagara Region, which is the next level upward. Niagara Region, while responsible to its residents, must answer to its provincial counterpart, the Province of Ontario.
The Province of Ontario enacts the laws that delegate certain responsibilities to the regional level of government. Niagara Region is responsible for facilities and services that are most effectively and efficiently managed on a regional scale.
Provincial (Ontario) election riding boundaries
Area / riding | Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) | Party |
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Niagara Centre |
Jeff Burch | New Democratic Party of Ontario |
Niagara Falls |
Wayne Gates | New Democratic Party of Ontario |
Niagara West |
Sam Oosterhoff | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
St. Catharines |
Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens | New Democratic Party of Ontario |
Federal (Canada) election riding boundaries
Area / riding | Member of Parliament (MP) | Party |
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Niagara Falls - Niagara-on-the-Lake | Tony Baldinelli | Conservative Party of Canada |
Niagara South |
Fred Davies | Conservative Party of Canada |
Niagara West includes Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, Wainfleet, West Lincoln and parts of western St. Catharines |
Dean Allison | Conservative Party of Canada |
St. Catharines |
Chris Bittle | Liberal Party of Canada |