Windsor West

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Windsor West

Ontario electoral district
Windsor West in relation to the other southwestern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Brian Masse NDP
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Sandra Pupatello Liberal
District created	1996
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	122,219
Electors (2007)	83,197
Area (km²)	83
Pop. density (per km²)	1,472.5
Census divisions	Essex
Census subdivisions	Windsor

Windsor West is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

The district serves the city of Windsor. It consists of the part of the City of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S. border southeast along Langlois Avenue, east along Tecumseh Road East, and southeast along Pillette Road to the southern city limit.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Federal electoral district 3 Provincial election district 3.1 Members of Parliament 3.2 Members of Provincial Parliament 4 Federal election results 5 Provincial election results 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Demographics

Average family income: $66,432[1] (2001)
Median household income: $44,939 [2]
Unemployment: 9.2%
Language, mother tongue: English 66%, French 3%, Other 31%
Religion: Catholic 46%, Protestant 24%, Muslim 6%, Orthodox Christian 4%, Other Christian 4%, Buddhist 1%, No religious affiliation 13%, Other 2% [3]
Visible minority: Black 4%, Arab 4%, Chinese 4%, South Asian 3%, Southeast Asian 2%, Latin American 1%, Filipino 1%, Others 1%

[edit] Federal electoral district

Windsor West riding was created in 1966 from parts of Essex East and Essex West ridings.

It consisted initially of the part of the City of Windsor and the Township of Sandwich West bounded on the west by the U.S. border, and on the north, east and west by a line drawn from the border east along County Road 28, north along Malden Road, east along Malden Road South, south along Huron Church Line Road, east along Cabana Road, north along Howard Avenue, west along the C.P.R. line, northwest along McDougall Avenue, east along Tecumseh Boulevard East, north along Elsmere Avenue, west along Elliott Street East, and north along Marentette Avenue to the border.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Windsor bounded on the west by the U.S. border, and on the north, east and west by a line drawn from the border south along Langlois Avenue, west along Tecumseh Boulevard East, south along McDougall Street, east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, south along Howard Avenue, and west along Cabana Road to the southwest city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Windsor lying south and west of a line drawn from the U.S. border south along Langlois Avenue, west along Tecumseh Road East, south along McDougall Street, east along to the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and south along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line to the southern city limit.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Windsor lying south and west of a line drawn from the U.S. border south along Langlois Avenue, west along Tecumseh Road East, and south along Pillette Road to the southern city limit. In 2004, The boundaries were not changed for this riding.

[edit] Provincial election district

Windsor West was the name of defunct provincial electoral district that existed from 1967 to 1975. It was represented by Hugh Peacock and Dr. Ted Bounsall, both New Democrats.

In 1996, Premier Mike Harris and the Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation that changed provincial riding boundaries to match federal riding boundaries. This created the new provincial riding of Windsor West. It included parts of Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Herb Gray, Liberal (1968-2002)
2. Brian Masse, New Democrat (2002-present)

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Provincial Parliament:

1967-1975

1. Hugh Peacock, New Democrat 1967-1971
2. Ted Bounsall, New Democrat 1971-1975

1999-present

1. Sandra Pupatello, Liberal (1999-present)

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democrat	Brian Masse	23,609	49.49%
	Liberal	Werner Keller	12,220	25.39%
	Conservative	Alfonso Teshuba	9,592	20.11%
	Green	Jillana Bishop	1,444	3.03%
	Progressive Canadian	Chris Schnurr	641
	Independent	Habib Zaidi	225
	Marxist-Leninist	Enver Villamizar	106

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democrat	Brian Masse	20,297	45.97%
	Liberal	Richard Pollock	13,831	31.33%
	Conservative	Jordan Katz	8,348	18.90%
	Green	Rob Spring	1,545	3.50%
	Marxist-Leninist	Enver Villamizar	134	0.30%

By-election on 13 May 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democrat	Brian Masse	14,021	42.71%
	Liberal	Richard Pollock	11,544	35.15%
	Canadian Alliance	Rick Fuschi	5,420	16.47%
	Progressive Conservative	Ian West	957	2.92%
	Green	Chris Holt	655	2.00%
	Christian Heritage	Allan James	249	0.75%

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	20,729	54.21%
	Canadian Alliance	Jeff Watson	8,777	22.95%
	New Democrat	John McGinlay	6,080	15.90%
	Progressive Conservative	Ian West	2,116	5.53%
	Independent	Christopher Soda	304
	Marxist-Leninist	Enver Villamizar	229

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	21,877	55.20%
	New Democrat	Tom Milne	9,411	23.74%
	Reform	Jeff Watson	5,295	13.36%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Friesen	2,452	6.19%
	Green	Richard Warman	398
	Marxist-Leninist	Robert Cruise	199

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	27,008	73.00%
	Reform	Brett Skinner	4,179	11.30%
	New Democrat	Emily Carasco	3,359	9.08%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Friesen	1,663	4.49%
	Green	Sarah Atkinson	395	1.07%
	Natural Law	Larry Decter	138	0.37%
	Independent	Bill Steptoe	128	0.35%
	Marxist-Leninist	Robert Cruise	93	0.25%
	Abolitionist	Rose Pope	35	0.09%

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	23,796	56.24%
	New Democrat	Paul Forder	12,143	27.80%
	Progressive Conservative	Bert Silcox	6,131	14.49%
	Not affiliated	Robert Cruise	127	0.30%
	Communist	Maggie Bizzell	112	0.26%

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	13,624	40.55%
	New Democrat	Paul Forder	11,503	34.23%
	Progressive Conservative	Marty Goldberg	8,158	24.28%
	Rhino	Martin X. Deck	232	0.69%
	Communist	Mike Longmoore	84	0.25%

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	19,755	58.50%
	New Democrat	Maxine Jones	9,785	28.98%
	Progressive Conservative	Ned Griffith	4,107	12.16%
	Communist	Gerard O'Neill	72	0.21%
	Marxist-Leninist	Margaret Villamizar	49	0.15%

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	16,943	48.56%
	New Democrat	Maxine Jones	11,906	34.12%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Krause	5,869	16.82%
	Communist	Gerard O'Neill	102	0.29%
	Marxist-Leninist	M. Villamizar	74	0.21%

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	19,474	55.97%
	New Democrat	Ron Seale	10,630	30.55%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill McKay	4,466	12.84%
	Marxist-Leninist	Ray Greig	222	0.64%

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	17,966	49.20%
	New Democrat	Paul Forder	13,110	35.90%
	Progressive Conservative	John Gunning	5,441	14.90%

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	16,442	54.06%
	New Democrat	Stuart Ross	8,972	29.50%
	Progressive Conservative	William J. Waldron	5,002	16.45%

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Pupatello	16,783	50.2%	-12.32%
	New Democrat	Mariano Klimowicz	8,560	25.6%	+4.62%
	Progressive Conservative	Lisa Lumley	5,668	17.0%	+5.1%
	Green	Jason Richard Haney	1,986	5.9%	+2.4%
	Family Coalition	Daniel Joseph Dionne	451	1.4%

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	20338	62.9%
	Mixed member proportional	12015	37.1%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Pupatello	21,993	62.52%	-2.98%
	New Democrat	Yvette Blackburn	7,383	20.98%	+5.50%
	Progressive Conservative	Derek Insley	4,187	11.90%	-4.83%
	Green	Cary M. Lucier	1,233	3.50%	+2.37%

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Pupatello	24,388	65.50%	N/A
	Progressive Conservative	David McCamon	6,229	16.73%	N/A
	New Democrat	Liam McCarthy	5,762	15.48%	N/A
	Green	Timothy Dugdale	420	1.13%	N/A

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

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