London North

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For the European Parliament constituency, see London North (European Parliament constituency)

London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the city was re-configured as a single seat. London North was re-established for the 1955 provincial election and retained until 1999, when most of its territory was integrated into the new riding of London North Centre.

The riding was Progressive Conservative bastion for most of its history, and was represented by both Premier John Robarts and cabinet minister Gordon Walker at different times. Marvin Shore won the riding as a Liberal in 1975, and crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives the following year. Liberal Ronald Van Horne won it back for his party in 1977, and held it until his retirement in 1988. Progressive Conservative Dianne Cunningham was its final representative.

[edit] Provincial representatives

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
	James Moore	Conservative	1926	1934
	John Robarts	Progressive Conservative	1955	1971
	Gordon Walker	Progressive Conservative	1971	1975
	Marvin Shore	Liberal	1975	1976
		Progressive Conservative	1976	1977
	Ronald Van Horne	Liberal	1977	1988
	Dianne Cunningham	Progressive Conservative	1988	1999