London East

London East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of London and Middlesex East ridings.

London East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

It was initially defined as consisting of the eastern parts of the City of London, Ontario, and the Township of London. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the eastern part of the City of London.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between London West, London—Adelaide and London—Fanshawe ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from London and Middlesex East
28th  1968–1972     Charles Turner Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1989–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Jim Jepson Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993     Joe Fontana Liberal
35th  1993–1997
Riding dissolved into London—Adelaide, London—Fanshawe
and London West

Electoral history

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Turner11,82337.3%
Progressive ConservativeDon Matthews10,07931.8%
New DemocraticAlec Richmond9,70330.6%
  National Socialist Martin K. Weiche 89 0.3%
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Turner14,02237.6%+0.3%
Progressive ConservativeDon Matthews12,95734.7%+2.9%
New DemocraticKenneth C. Bolton10,35527.7%-2.9%
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Turner18,42950.3%+12.7%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Mackenzie9,02924.7%-10.0%
New DemocraticRay Funk8,94924.4%-3.3%
CommunistCharles H. Lutz980.3%+0.3%
IndependentSieg Pedde720.2%+0.2%
Marxist–LeninistEllen Haq300.1%+0.1%
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Turner16,33142.5%-7.8%
Progressive ConservativeTom Courchene13,38634.9%+10.2%
New DemocraticRob Martin8,53122.2%-2.2%
LibertarianGreg R. Utas790.2%+0.2%
Marxist–LeninistCarol Dagenais560.2%+0.1%
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Turner17,86148.0%+5.5%
Progressive ConservativeBob Howard11,03129.7%-5.2%
New DemocraticRob Martin8,05521.7%-0.5%
LibertarianMarc Emery1970.5%+0.3%
Marxist–LeninistCarol Dagenais310.1%-0.1%
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Jepson18,15447.2%+17.5%
New DemocraticJoe Barth10,32426.9%+5.2%
LiberalAl Gleeson9,94825.9%-22.1%
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoe Fontana19,54737.7%+11.8%
Progressive ConservativeJim Jepson19,44537.5%-9.7%
New DemocraticMarion Boyd12,66724.4%-2.5%
IndependentPeter Ewart2010.4%+0.4%
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoe Fontana28,27955.8%+18.1%
Progressive ConservativeRob Alder9,23718.2%-19.3%
ReformPaul Cheng8,70417.2%+17.2%
New DemocraticAlfredo Marroquin2,6145.2%-19.2%
NationalBill Cecil-Smith8301.6%+1.6%
GreenJeff Culbert5671.1%+1.1%
Natural LawJim Hill2820.6%+0.6%
Canada PartyAl Plumb1080.2%+0.2%
Commonwealth of CanadaSid Tarleton310.1%+0.1%

The former Village of London East

'London East' was a village that was annexed by the London, Ontario on August 20, 1884 and taking effect on January 1, 1885. The boundaries of London East were Adelaide Street to the west, Oxford Street to the north, Highbury Avenue to the east and the South branch of the Thames River to the south.

See also

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