London Centre
Not to be confused with London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.
London Centre is a defunct Ontario provincial electoral district that was abolished in 1996. Its most notable representative was former Liberal Premier David Peterson, and was located in London, Ontario.
Members of Provincial Parliament
It has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | 1975–1977 | David Peterson | Liberal | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | |||
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| 34th | 1987–1990 | |||
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Marion Boyd | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | |||
Electoral history
| Ontario general election, 1977 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Peterson | 12,808 | 45.4% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Ross | 8,915 | 31.6% | ||
| New Democratic | Stu Ross | 6,279 | 22.3% | ||
| Independent | Agnes Shaw | 200 | 0.7% | ||
| Ontario general election, 1981 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Peterson | 12,315 | 51.7% | +6.3% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Russ Monteith | 8,329 | 34.9% | +3.3% | |
| New Democratic | Diane Risler | 3,189 | 13.4% | -8.9% | |
| Ontario general election, 1985 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Peterson | 13,890 | 54.8% | +3.1% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Rudd | 6,714 | 26.5% | -8.4% | |
| New Democratic | Peter Cassidy | 4,340 | 17.1% | +3.7% | |
| Freedom | Michelle McColm | 3,137 | 1.6% | +1.6% | |
| Ontario general election, 1987 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Peterson | 18,194 | 55.2% | +0.4% | |
| New Democratic | Marion Boyd | 9,266 | 28.1% | +11.0% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis McKaig | 3,864 | 11.7% | -14.8% | |
| Family Coalition | Brenda Rowe | 695 | 2.1% | +2.1% | |
| Freedom | Lloyd Walker | 589 | 1.8% | +0.2% | |
| Independent | Stunning Bentley | 375 | 1.1% | +1.1% | |
| Ontario general election, 1990 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic | Marion Boyd | 17,837 | 51.3% | +23.2% | |
| Liberal | David Peterson | 9,671 | 27.8% | -27.4% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Handelman | 5,348 | 15.4% | +3.7% | |
| Family Coalition | John Van Geldersen | 982 | 2.8% | +0.7% | |
| Freedom | Lloyd Walker | 589 | 1.4% | -0.4% | |
| Independent | Terry Smart | 375 | 0.8% | +0.8% | |
| Communist | Issam Mansour | 84 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
| Independent | Sidney Tarleton | 73 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
| Ontario general election, 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic | Marion Boyd | 11,096 | 36.8% | -14.5% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Patrick McGuinness | 9,364 | 31.0% | +15.6% | |
| Liberal | Ron Postian | 7,559 | 25.1% | -2.7% | |
| Family Coalition | Mike Dwyer | 1,041 | 3.5% | +0.7% | |
| Green | Jeff Culbert | 533 | 1.8% | +1.8% | |
| Freedom | Lloyd Walker | 452 | 1.5% | +0.1% | |
| Natural Law | Liz Overall | 134 | 0.4% | +0.4% | |