London South

London South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1926 and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. It was re-established in 1955 and existed until 1999 when it was abolished again.

London South
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1926
District abolished1999
First contested1926
Last contested1995

Members of Provincial Parliament

London South
Assembly Years Member Party
17th  1926–1929     John Cameron Wilson Conservative
18th  1929–1934
Merged with London North into London from 1934 to 1955
25th  1955–1959     George Ernest Jackson Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963 John White
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977     John Ferris Liberal
31st  1977–1981     Gordon Walker Progressive Conservative
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Joan Smith Liberal
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995     David Winninger New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Bob Wood Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into London North Centre before the 1999 election

Electoral history (1975-1999)

1975 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn Ferris14,49640.94
Progressive ConservativeJohn Eberhard13,93739.37
New DemocraticEdith Welch6,97119.69
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Walker16,01142.39+3.02
LiberalJohn Ferris13,80036.53-4.41
New DemocraticTom Olien7,96421.08+1.39
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Walker19,71454.7%+12.3%
LiberalFrank Green11,11630.9%-5.6%
New DemocraticDale Green5,18714.4%-6.7%
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJoan Smith24,52251.0%+20.1%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Walker17,83937.1%-17.6%
New DemocraticDavid Winninger5,08010.6%-3.8%
FreedomRobert Metz6141.3%+1.3%
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJoan Smith20,04655.5%+4.5%
Progressive ConservativeVaughan Minor7,72321.4%-15.7%
New DemocraticDavid Winninger7,07419.6%+9.0%
Family CoalitionPaul Picard8612.4%+2.4%
FreedomRobert Metz4301.2%-0.1%
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New DemocraticDavid Winninger17,43842.4%+22.8%
LiberalJoan Smith11,78728.7%-26.8%
Progressive ConservativeBob Wood9,82823.9%+2.5%
Family CoalitionPaul Picard1,4273.5%+1.1%
FreedomRobert Metz6351.5%+0.3%
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeBob Wood18,16144.4%+20.5%
New DemocraticDavid Winninger10,72926.2%-16.2%
LiberalJoan Smith10,69326.1%-2.6%
Family CoalitionRudy Polci3870.9%-2.6%
FreedomMaureen Battaglia3400.8%-0.7%
IndependentMark Simpson3230.8%+0.8%
GreenSven Biggs2-20.5%+0.5%
Natural LawJames Hea1110.3%+0.3%

References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For John Cameron Wilson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Cameron Wilson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Ernest Jackson's Legislative Assembly information see "George Ernest Jackson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John White's Legislative Assembly information see "John White, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Ferris's Legislative Assembly information see "John Ferris, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Gordon Walker's Legislative Assembly information see "Gordon Walker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Joan Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "Joan Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For David Winninger's Legislative Assembly information see "David Winninger, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bob Wood's Legislative Assembly information see "Bob Wood, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
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