London—Fanshawe

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London—Fanshawe
Ontario electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Irene Mathyssen
NDP
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Khalil Ramal
Liberal
District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 107,218
Electors (2007) 73,899
Area (km²) 109
Pop. density (per km²) 983.7
Census divisions Middlesex
Census subdivisions London

London—Fanshawe is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

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[edit] Geography

It consists of the southeast part of the City of London.

Specifically, it consists of the part of the city lying east and north of a line drawn from the northern limit of the city south along Highbury Avenue North, west along the Thames River (South Branch), south along the Canadian National Railway, west along Commissioners Road East, south along Wharncliffe Road South, east along Southdale Road East, south along White Oak Road, east along Exeter Road, north along Meg Drive, west along Jalna Boulevard, north along Ernest Avenue, east along Bradley Avenue, north along Highbury Avenue South, east along Arran Place and Bradley Avenue to the eastern limit of the city.

[edit] Federal electoral district

The federal riding was created in 1996 from parts of London East and London—Middlesex. From 1997 until 2005 it was represented by Liberal/Independent Member of Parliament Pat O'Brien.

It consisted initially of the part of the City of London lying east and north of a line drawn from the northern limit of the city south along Highbury Avenue and Highway 126, west along the Thames River, south along the London and Port Stanley Electric Railway, west along Commissioners Road East, south along Wharncliffe Road South, east along Southdale Road East, south along White Oak Road, east along Exeter Road, north along Meg Drive, west along Jalna Boulevard, north along Ernest Avenue, east along Bradley Avenue, north along the Wenige Expressway (Highway 126), east along Arran Place and Bradley Avenue to the eastern limit of the city.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

     Liberal Pat O'Brien 1997 - 2005
Independent 2005 - 2006
     NDP Irene Mathyssen 2006 - Present

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Irene Mathyssen of the New Democratic Party who was elected in the 2006 election. She replaced Pat O'Brien, an Independent and former Liberal who did not stand for reelection.

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

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

  1. Frank Mazzilli, Progressive Conservative, 1999-2003
  2. Khalil Ramal, Liberal, 2003-present

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Irene Mathyssen 16,067
     Liberal Glen Douglas Pearson 15,199
     Conservative Dan Mailer 12,034
     Green David McLaughlin 1803


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pat O'Brien 15,664
     New Democrat Irene Mathyssen 12,511
     Conservative John Mazzilli 10,811
     Green Ed Moore 1,634
Progressive Canadian Derrall Bellaire 453
     Marxist-Leninist Cameron Switzer 65


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pat O'Brien 19,677
     Canadian Alliance Robert Vaughan 7,998
     Progressive Conservative Derrall Bellaire 4,119
     New Democrat Andrew Sadler 4,107


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pat O'Brien 20,497
     Reform Scott Bowman 6,838
     New Democrat Irene Mathyssen 6,754
     Progressive Conservative Daniel Thrasher 5,499
     Green Heidi Strasser 442

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Khalil Ramal 13,814 38.8
     Progressive Conservative Jim Chapman 9,790 27.5
     New Democrat Stephen Maynard 9,351 26.2
     Green Daniel O'Neail 2,559 7.2
     Independent Ma'in Sinan 129 0.4
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 21023 62.8%
Mixed member proportional 12442 37.2%
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Khalil Ramal 13,920 35.87 0.83
     New Democrat Irene Mathyssen 12,051 31.05 +6.40
     Progressive Conservative Frank Mazzilli 11,777 30.35 -8.18
     Green Bryan Smith 568 1.46 +0.89
     Freedom Mike Davidson 493 1.27 +0.53
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Frank Mazzilli 15,295 38.53
     Liberal Peter Mancini 13,912 35.04
     New Democrat Irene Mathyssen 9,788 24.65
     Freedom Lloyd Walker 293 0.74
     Green Heidi Strasser 241 0.61
     Natural Law Wanda Beaver 172 0.43

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