Windsor West

Windsor West
Ontario electoral district
	Windsor West in relation to the other southwestern Ontario ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	118,973
Electors (2015)	84,700
Area (km²)[2]	83
Pop. density (per km²)	1,433.4
Census divisions	Essex
Census subdivisions	Windsor

Windsor West (French: Windsor-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

The district 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.

Demographics

Average family income: $66,432 (2001)
Median household income: $44,939
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%
Visible minority: Black 4%, Arab 4%, Chinese 4%, South Asian 3%, Southeast Asian 2%, Latin American 1%, Filipino 1%, Others 1%

History

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.

This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Windsor West Riding created from Essex East and Essex West
28th	1968–1972	Herb Gray	Liberal
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988
34th	1988–1993
35th	1993–1997
36th	1997–2000
37th	2000–2002
37th	2002–2004	Brian Masse	New Democratic
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–Present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brian Masse	24,085	51.35	-2.98	$80,089.86
	Liberal	Dave Sundin	11,842	25.25	+14.36	$29,218.35
	Conservative	Henry Lau	9,734	20.75	-10.89	$16,790.47
	Green	Cora LaRussa	1,083	2.31	-0.45	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Margaret Villamizar	161	0.34	-0.04	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,905	100.0		$222,985.73
Total rejected ballots			284	–	–
Turnout			47,189	–	–
Eligible voters			86,166
Source: Elections Canada^[3]^[4]
	New Democratic Party hold

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brian Masse	21,592	54.33	+1.79	–
	Conservative	Lisa Lumley	12,577	31.64	+9.06	–
	Liberal	Melanie Deveau	4,327	10.89	-7.70	–
	Green	Alishia Fox	1,096	2.76	-2.92	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Margaret Villamizar	153	0.38	+0.09	–
Total valid votes			39,745	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			257	0.64	-0.06
Turnout			40,002	49.13	+1.80
Eligible voters			81,428	–	–
	New Democratic Party hold

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brian Masse	20,834	52.54	+3.05	$74,929
	Conservative	Lisa Lumley	8,953	22.58	+2.47	$60,613
	Liberal	Larry Horwitz	7,369	18.59	-6.80	$53,753
	Green	John Esposito	2,253	5.68	+2.65	$132
	Communist	Elizabeth Rowley	125	0.32	–	$373
	Marxist–Leninist	Margaret Villamizar	116	0.29	+0.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit			39,650	100.00	$88,186
Total rejected ballots			281	0.70	0.01
Turnout			39,877	47.33	-9.96
	New Democratic Party hold		Swing	+0.29

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brian Masse	23,608	49.49	+3.52	$76,342
	Liberal	Werner Keller	12,110	25.39	−5.93	$55,858
	Conservative	Al Teshuba	9,592	20.11	+1.20	$77,898
	Green	Jillana Bishop	1,444	3.03	−0.47	$2,450
	Progressive Canadian	Chris Schnurr	614	1.29	–	$731
	Independent	Habib Zaidi	224	0.47		$3,631
	Marxist–Leninist	Enver Villamizar	108	0.23	−0.07
Total valid votes			47,700	99.31
Total rejected ballots			329	0.69	+0.08
Turnout			48,029	57.29	+3.20
Electors on the lists			83,839
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brian Masse	20,297	45.97	+30.01	$77,487
	Liberal	Richard Pollock	13,831	31.32	−22.80	$74,197
	Conservative	Jordan Katz	8,348	18.91	−9.63	$69,771
	Green	Rob Spring	1,545	3.50		$4,721
	Marxist–Leninist	Enver Villamizar	134	0.30		$300
Total valid votes			44,155	99.39
Total rejected ballots			273	0.61	0.00
Turnout			44,428	54.09	+11.08
Electors on the lists			82,143
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal by-election, May 13, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brian Masse	14,021	42.69	+26.79	$65,195
	Liberal	Richard Pollock	11,544	35.15	−19.06	$64,964
	Alliance	Rick Fuschi	5,420	16.50	−6.45	$60,657
	Progressive Conservative	Ian West	957	2.91	−2.62	$11,212
	Green	Chris Holt	655	1.99	–	$9,246
	Christian Heritage	Allan James	249	0.76	–	$2,072
Total valid votes			32,846	99.39
Total rejected ballots			200	0.61
Turnout			33,046	43.01
Electors on the lists			76,825
	New Democratic Party gain from Liberal

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	20,729	54.21	-0.99
	Alliance	Jeff Watson	8,777	22.95	+9.59
	New Democratic	John McGinlay	6,080	15.90	-7.84
	Progressive Conservative	Ian West	2,116	5.53	-0.66
	Independent	Christopher Soda	304	0.80
	Marxist–Leninist	Enver Villamizar	229	0.60	+0.10
Total valid votes			38,235	100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	21,877	55.20	-17.80
	New Democratic	Tom Milne	9,411	23.74	+14.66
	Reform	Jeff Watson	5,295	13.36	+2.06
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Friesen	2,452	6.19	+1.70
	Green	Richard Warman	398	1.00	-0.07
	Marxist–Leninist	Robert Cruise	199	0.50	+0.25
Total valid votes			39,632	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	27,008	73.00	+16.76
	Reform	Brett Skinner	4,179	11.30
	New Democratic	Emily Carasco	3,359	9.08	-18.72
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Friesen	1,663	4.49	-10.00
	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	-0.05
	Abolitionist	Rose Pope	35	0.09
Total valid votes			36,998	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	23,796	56.24	+15.69
	New Democratic	Paul Forder	12,143	27.80	-6.43
	Progressive Conservative	Bert Silcox	6,131	14.49	-9.79
	Independent	Robert Cruise	127	0.30
	Communist	Maggie Bizzell	112	0.26
Total valid votes			42,309	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	13,624	40.55	-17.95
	New Democratic	Paul Forder	11,503	34.23	+5.25
	Progressive Conservative	Marty Goldberg	8,158	24.28	+12.12
	Rhinoceros	Martin X. Deck	232	0.69
	Communist	Mike Longmoore	84	0.25	+0.04
Total valid votes			33,601	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	19,755	58.50	+9.94
	New Democratic	Maxine Jones	9,785	28.98	-4.14
	Progressive Conservative	Ned Griffith	4,107	12.16	-4.66
	Communist	Gerard O'Neill	72	0.21
	Marxist–Leninist	Margaret Villamizar	49	0.15	-0.06
Total valid votes			33,768	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	16,943	48.56	-7.41
	New Democratic	Maxine Jones	11,906	34.12	+3.57
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Krause	5,869	16.82	+3.98
	Communist	Gerard O'Neill	102	0.29
	Marxist–Leninist	M. Villamizar	74	0.21	-0.43
Total valid votes			34,894	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	19,474	55.97	+6.77
	New Democratic	Ron Seale	10,630	30.55	-5.35
	Progressive Conservative	Bill McKay	4,466	12.84	-2.06
	Marxist–Leninist	Ray Greig	222	0.64
Total valid votes			34,792	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	17,966	49.20	-4.86
	New Democratic	Paul Forder	13,110	35.90	+6.40
	Progressive Conservative	John Gunning	5,441	14.90	-1.55
Total valid votes			36,517	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Herb Gray	16,442	54.06
	New Democratic	Stuart Ross	8,972	29.50
	Progressive Conservative	William J. Waldron	5,002	16.45
Total valid votes			30,416	100.00

References

"(Code 35102) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 results from Elections Canada
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

Coordinates: 42°17′N 83°03′W / 42.29°N 83.05°W / 42.29; -83.05

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[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Windsor West, 30 September 2015

[4] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
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Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont