Oxford (electoral district)

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Oxford
Ontario electoral district


Oxford in relation to the southern Ontario ridings

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       David Mackenzie
Conservative
District created 1933
First contested 1935
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Ernie Hardeman
Progressive Conservative
District created 1999
First contested 1999
Last contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 102,756
Electors (2007) 71,560
Area (km²) 2,164
Pop. density (per km²) 47.5
Census divisions Oxford County
Census subdivisions Woodstock, Tillsonburg, ngersoll, Norwich, Zorra, South-West Oxford, East Zorra-Tavistock, Blandford-Blenheim

Oxford is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since the 1935 election, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 1999 provincial election.

It consists of the county of Oxford.

It was created in 1933 when the ridings of Oxford North and Oxford South were merged. It consisted initially of the county of Oxford, including the part of the village of Tavistock that lies in the county of Oxford.

In 1966, it was expanded to include the Town of Tillsonburg and the whole of the Village of Tavistock. In 1976, it was defined as consisting of the County of Oxford. In 1987, it was expanded to include the Township of Burford in the County of Brant. In 1996, it was defined as consisting of the county of Oxford.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

  1. Almon Secord Rennie, Liberal (1935–1945)
  2. Kenneth R. Daniel, Progressive Conservative (1945–1949)
  3. Alexander Clark Murray, Liberal (1949–1953)
  4. Wally Nesbitt, Progressive Conservative (1953–1974)
  5. Bruce Halliday, Progressive Conservative (1974–1993)
  6. John Baird Finlay, Liberal (1993–2004)
  7. Dave Mackenzie, Conservative (2004–present)

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

  1. Ernie Hardeman, Progressive Conservative (1999-present)

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative David Mackenzie 23,140
     Liberal Greig Mordue 13,961
     New Democrat Zoé Dorcas Kunschner 8,639
     Green Ronnee Sykes 1,566
     Christian Heritage John Markus 1,434
     Marijuana James Bender 771
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 204


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative David Mackenzie 20,606
     Liberal Murray Coulter 14,011
     New Democrat Zoé Dorcas Kunschner 6,673
     Green Irene Tietz 1,951
     Christian Heritage Leslie Bartley 1,534
     Marijuana James Bender 794
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 226
     Canadian Action Alex Kreider 108


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Baird Finlay 15,181
     Progressive Conservative Dave MacKenzie 13,050
     Canadian Alliance Patricia Smith 11,455
     New Democrat Shawn Rouse 2,254
     Not affiliated John Thomas Markus 536
     Canadian Action Alex Kreider 227


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Baird Finlay 16,281
     Progressive Conservative Dave MacKenzie 14,706
     Reform Bill Irvine 9,533
     New Democrat Martin Donlevy 3,406
     Christian Heritage John Zekveld 956
     Canadian Action Alex Kreider 192
     Natural Law Jim Morris 181


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal John Baird Finlay 18,381
     Reform John Mohr 12,009
     Progressive Conservative George Klosler 10,080
     New Democrat Martin Donlevy 2,280
     Christian Heritage Hans Strikwerda 892
     Independent George Moore 458
     National Bryan John Rahn 400
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 219
     Natural Law Peter Leggat 209


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 19,367
     Liberal Alfred Apps 18,035
     New Democrat Brian Donlevy 7,771
     Christian Heritage Hans Strikwerda 3,190
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 187
     Commonwealth Sharon Rounds 166


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 25,642
     Liberal Alfred Apps 12,884
     New Democrat Wayne Colbran 6,077
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 322


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 19,382
     Liberal Ken Peers 15,546
     New Democrat Marjorie Lanaway 6,885
     Libertarian Nancy Hurd 311
     Marxist-Leninist Larry Hannant 100


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 23,592
     Liberal Ron Calhoun 12,935
     New Democrat Marjorie Lanaway 5,980
     Libertarian Nancy Hurd 227


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 18,934
     Liberal Charlie Tatham 17,506
     New Democrat Peter Klynstra 4,398


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 25,438
     Liberal Charlie Tatham 12,540
     New Democrat Ron Wettlaufer 2,703


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 18,504
     Liberal Charlie Tatham 12,697
     New Democrat John Hilborn 3,335


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 17,657
     Liberal Leslie MacDonald Ball 10,202
     New Democrat Margaret Caffyn 3,870


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 19,402
     Liberal William Young 10,359
     New Democrat Wilf Vale 1,550
     Social Credit Margaret Elsom 805


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 18,352
     Liberal Robert Alan MacDougall 10,731
     New Democrat Wilf Vale 1,918
     Social Credit Charles Elsom 735


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 22,079
     Liberal Hector Alexander Clark 7,305


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 20,404
     Liberal Bruce McCall 8,275
     Social Credit Charlie Elsom 944


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 12,693
     Liberal Alexander Clark Murray 12,654


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alexander Clark Murray 12,581
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Roy Daniel 11,791
     Co-operative Commonwealth William Gordon Goodwin 1,688


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Roy Daniel 11,916
     Liberal Almon Secord Rennie 10,149
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ralph Burton 2,310


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Almon Secord Rennie 10,975
     National Government Charles Thomas Milton 8,325


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Almon Secord Rennie 11,438
     Conservative Donald Matheson Sutherland 8,655
     Reconstruction Richard Harley Mayberry 2,953
     Co-operative Commonwealth William Andrew MacLeod 886

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 18,426 47.3
     Liberal Brian Jackson 11,433 29.3
     New Democrat Mike Comeau 4,422 11.4
     Green Tom Mayberry 3,432 8.8
     Independent Jim Bender 659 1.7
     Family Coalition Leonard Vanderhoeven 605 1.6
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 25059 66%
Mixed member proportional 12917 34%
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 18,656 44.06 -9.19
     Liberal Brian Brown 16,135 38.1 +2.57
     New Democrat Shawn Rouse 5,318 12.56 +5.35
     Green Tom Mayberry 838 1.98
     Family Coalition Andre De Decker 689 1.63 -0.42
     Freedom Paul Blair 404 0.95
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 306 0.72 -0.03
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 22,726 53.25
     Liberal Brian Brown 15,160 35.53
     New Democrat Martin Donlevy 3,077 7.21
     Family Coalition Andre De Decker 875 2.05
     Libertarian Kaye Sargent 321 0.75
     Freedom Paul Blair 312 0.73
     Natural Law Jim Morris 203 0.48

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