London West (provincial electoral district)

London West is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

For the European Parliament Constituency, see London West (European Parliament constituency). For the Canadian federal electoral district, see London West.
London West
Ontario electoral district
Map showing the location of London West within Southwestern Ontario
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Peggy Sattler
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1999
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2011)127,985
Electors (2013)95,265
Area (km²)86
Pop. density (per km²)1,488.2
Census divisionsMiddlesex
Census subdivisionsLondon

Geography

The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.

In 2005, it was defined to consist of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the city along Dingman Creek, Southdale Road West, Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, the Canadian National Railway, the Thames River, Wharncliffe Road North, Oxford Street West and Wonderland Road North.

History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of London South, London North and London Centre, when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It initially consisted of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the city along Dingman Creek, Southdale Road West, Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, the London and Port Stanley Electric Railway, the Thames River, Wharncliffe Road, Oxford Street, Wonderland Road North and Hutton Road.

In 2005, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

The long-time MPP Chris Bentley resigned his seat in the legislature effective on February 14, 2013. He was replaced by Peggy Sattler in the August 1st by-election. The next provincial election is scheduled for June 7, 2018.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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

London West
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from London South, London North, and London Centre
37th  1999–2003     Bob Wood Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007     Christopher Bentley Liberal
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2013
 2013–2014     Peggy Sattler New Democratic
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–Present

Election results

General elections (2014 to present)
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeggy Sattler32,64455.33
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Lawton17,13329.04
LiberalJonathan Hughes5,8479.91
GreenPamela Reid2,2113.75
LibertarianJacques Boudreau5520.94
Consensus OntarioBrad Harness3040.52
FreedomTracey Pringle2090.35
CommunistMichael Lewis960.16
Total valid votes 58,996100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeggy Sattler22,24340.36-1.52
Progressive ConservativeJeff Bennett16,29529.57-3.17
LiberalNick Steinburg13,07023.72+7.87
GreenKeith McAlister2,3104.19-0.06
FreedomAl Gretzky1,1882.16-2.80
Total valid votes 55,106 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.82
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

2013 by-election

The 2013 by-election in London West was called when Chris Bentley resigned his seat in the wake of the scandal regarding the cancellation of the gas plants in the 2011 election.

Ontario provincial by-election, August 1, 2013
Resignation of Chris Bentley
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeggy Sattler15,70441.88+20.16
Progressive ConservativeAli Chahbar12,42632.74+3.26
LiberalKen Coran5,96515.85-29.81
FreedomAl Gretzky1,8564.96+4.36
GreenGary Brown1,6084.25+1.84
LibertarianGeoffrey Serbee1170.31 
Total valid votes 37,676100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2790.74
Turnout 37,955 39.17
Eligible voters 96,905
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +8.45
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

2013 nomination contests

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Candidate Residence December 1, 2012
Ali ChahbarLondonX
Green Party of Ontario
Candidate Residence March 25, 2013
Gary BrownLondonX
Ontario New Democratic Party
Candidate Residence May 22, 2013[4]
Jeff BuchananLondon
Mohamed SalihLondon
Peggy SattlerLondonX
Jennifer WhiteLondon
Freedom Party of Ontario
Candidate Residence June 18, 2013
Al GretzkyLondonX
Ontario Liberal Party
Candidate Residence July 2, 2013[5]
Ken CoranLondonX

General elections (1999 to 2011)
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChris Bentley22,61045.65-6.77
Progressive ConservativeAli Chahbar14,60329.49+5.24
New DemocraticJeff Buchanan10,75721.72+10.49
GreenGary Brown1,1942.41-8.06
FreedomTim Hodges3000.61+0.13
RepublicanChris Gupta610.12-0.09
Total valid votes 49,525100.0
Total rejected ballots 2240.45
Turnout 49,749 53.01
Eligible voters 93,852
Liberal hold Swing -6.00
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChris Bentley25,96752.42+1.91
Progressive ConservativeAllison Graham12,01124.25-6.82
New DemocraticPaul Pighin5,56211.23-4.05
GreenGary Brown5,18410.47+8.85
Family CoalitionAndrew Jezierski2670.54
FreedomPaul McKeever2340.47-0.46
IndependentMike Reynolds2010.41
RepublicanChris Gupta1060.21
Total valid votes 49,532 100.0
Difference 13,95628.18
Total rejected ballots 3560.71
Turnout 49,888 57.83
  Liberal hold Swing +4.37

Source:[7]

^ Change based on redistributed results [8]

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChris Bentley25,58151.46+7.12
Progressive ConservativeBob Wood15,46331.11-13.81
New DemocraticPatti Dalton7,40314.89+5.76
GreenLaura Wythe8051.62+1.01
FreedomBill Frampton4600.93+0.46
Total valid votes 49,712 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBob Wood22,76144.92
LiberalDarrel Skidmore22,46744.34
New DemocraticSandra McNee4,6289.13
GreenJeremy Price3080.61
FreedomJack Plant2360.47
Natural LawErnie Merkley1330.26
LibertarianGayle Remisch1330.26
Total valid votes 50,666 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes
First Past the Post 30,585 63.7
Mixed member proportional 17,421 36.3
Total valid votes 48,006 100.0

Sources
  1. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 045 London West" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. Elections Ontario (2013). "2013 By-election results - London West". Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. https://lfpress.com/2013/05/22/sattler-wins-london-west-ndp-nomination
  5. https://lfpress.com/2013/07/03/coran-off-to-rocky-start-on-day-1-of-campaign
  6. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - London West" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.electionprediction.org/2007_on/riding/045.php

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