Elgin—Middlesex—London (provincial electoral district)

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Elgin—Middlesex—London
Ontario electoral district


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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Steve Peters
Liberal
District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 110,028
Electors (2007) 76,544
Area (km²) 2,652
Pop. density (per km²) 41.5
Census divisions London, Elgin County
Census subdivisions London, North Dorchester, Thames Centre, St. Thomas, Central Elgin, Malahide, Aylmer, Bayham, West Elgin, Southwold, Dutton/Dunwich
For the federal electoral district, see Elgin—Middlesex—London

Elgin—Middlesex—London is a provincial electoral district in in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from all of Elgin, and parts of Middlesex and London South.

When the riding was created, it included all of Elgin County plus the townships of Delaware and North Dorchester, and that part of London south of a line following Dingman Creek to Southdale Road to White Oak Road to Exeter Road to Meg Drive to Jalna Boulevard to Ernest Avenue to Bradley Avenue to the Wenige Expressway to Arran Place to Bradley Avenue.

In 2007, it lost Delaware Township, but gained all of Thames Centre.

[edit] Member of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

  1. Steve Peters, Liberal (1999-)

[edit] Election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Steve Peters 20,069 49.1
     Progressive Conservative Bill Fehr 12,459 30.5
     New Democrat Brad James 4,653 11.4
     Green Devin Kelly 3,363 8.2
     Freedom Ray Monteith 353 0.9
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 26918 68%
Mixed member proportional 12695 32%
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Steve Peters 24,914 57.31 +11.12
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Smith 13,149 30.25 -13.29
     New Democrat Bryan K. Bakker 4,063 9.35 +1.53
     Green John R. Fisher 673 1.55 +0.67
     Freedom Ray Monteith 671 1.54 +0.62
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Steve Peters 20,417 46.19
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Smith 19,246 43.54
     New Democrat Dave La Pointe 3,455 7.82
     Freedom Ray Monteith 405 0.92
     Green John R Fisher 391 0.88
     Independent Corey Janzen 284 0.64