London—Fanshawe

Ontario electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Irene Mathyssen NDP
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2008
District webpage	profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Khalil Ramal Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	107,218
Electors (2007)	73,899
Area (km²)	109
Pop. density (per km²)	983.7
Census divisions	Middlesex
Census subdivisions	London

London—Fanshawe is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

[edit] Geography

The district consists of the southeast part of the City of London.

Specifically, it consists of the part of the city lying east and north of a line drawn from the northern limit of the city south along Highbury Avenue North, west along the Thames River (South Branch), south along the Canadian National Railway, west along Commissioners Road East, south along Wharncliffe Road South, east along Southdale Road East, south along White Oak Road, east along Exeter Road, north along Meg Drive, west along Jalna Boulevard, north along Ernest Avenue, east along Bradley Avenue, north along Highbury Avenue South, east along Arran Place and Bradley Avenue to the eastern limit of the city.

[edit] Federal electoral district

The federal riding was created in 1996 from parts of London East and London—Middlesex. From 1997 until 2005 it was represented by Liberal/Independent Member of Parliament Pat O'Brien.

It consisted initially of the part of the City of London lying east and north of a line drawn from the northern limit of the city south along Highbury Avenue and Highway 126, west along the Thames River, south along the Canadian National Railway tracks, west along Commissioners Road East, south along Wharncliffe Road South, east along Southdale Road East, south along White Oak Road, east along Exeter Road, north along Meg Drive, west along Jalna Boulevard, north along Ernest Avenue, east along Bradley Avenue, north along the Highbury Avenue, east along Arran Place and Bradley Avenue to the eastern limit of the city.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Irene Mathyssen of the New Democratic Party who was elected in the 2006 election. She replaced Pat O'Brien, an Independent and former Liberal who did not stand for reelection.

[edit] Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

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

1. Frank Mazzilli, Progressive Conservative, 1999-2003
2. Khalil Ramal, Liberal, 2003-present

[edit] Federal election results

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

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

[edit] Provincial election results

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results
• Ontario - 2006 Federal Elections
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

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