Essex

Ontario electoral district
Essex in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Bruce Crozier Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	123,872
Electors (2007)	84,450
Area (km²)	1,448
Pop. density (per km²)	85.5
Census divisions	Essex County
Census subdivisions	Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle

For the federal electoral district of the same name, see Essex (electoral district)

Essex is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from Essex South, Essex—Kent and Windsor—Sandwich. It also existed from 1867 to 1874.

When the riding was created, it included all of Essex County except for Windsor, Old Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach, Leamington and Mersea Township.

In 2007, it lost the parts of Tecumseh that had since been amalgamated (South Sandwich Township).

[edit] Member of Provincial Parliament

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

1. Solomon Wigle, Conservative (1867-1871)
2. Albert Prince, Liberal (1871-1874)

1. Bruce Crozier, Liberal (1999-present)

[edit] Election results