London North Centre (french: London-Centre-Nord; formerly known as London—Adelaide) is a federal

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in the city of

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in the

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1997. Under the

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the riding will be largely replaced by London Centre.

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 65.5% White, 8.3% South Asian, 4.6% Chinese, 3.7% Black, 3.7% Arab, 3.3% Indigenous, 2.8% Latin American, 1.7% Southeast Asian, 1.6% Korean, 1.6% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian
Languages: 68.7% English, 2.8% Mandarin, 2.6% Arabic, 2.3% Spanish, 1.3% Korean, 1.2% Malayalam, 1.1% French, 1.1% Portuguese
Religions: 46.2% Christian (19.5% Catholic, 4.6% United Church, 4.2% Anglican, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Presbyterian, 1.3% Baptist, 13.0% Other), 6.3% Muslim, 3.3% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 39.6% None
Median income: $37,200 (2020) Average income: $50,920 (2020)

Geography

It consists of the part of the City of

east of Wonderland Road North and Wharncliffe Road, north of Oxford Street West and the Thames River and west of Highbury Avenue North. The district includes the

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and University and St. Joseph's Hospitals. Wonderland Road, Oxford Street, Wharncliffe Road, and south branch of the

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form its western boundary with the district of

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and the south branch of the Thames its eastern and southern boundaries with

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, and the north city limit its boundary with

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riding to the north.

History

The riding was created in 1996 as "London—Adelaide" from parts of

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and

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ridings. It was renamed "London North Centre" in 1997. This riding lost territory to

and gained territory from

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

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

Election results

2008–present

2006 by-election

Long-time MP Joe Fontana resigned from the seat in 2006 in order to run in the London municipal election as a candidate for mayor, requiring a

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to be held. The election was called on October 22, 2006 with polling day falling on November 27. The election result presented a major breakthrough for the Green Party, tripling its previous showing in the general election and placing slightly ahead of the candidate of the governing Conservative Party. The vote for party leader

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was over five times the 4.5% national popular vote in the preceding federal election.

1997–2006 general elections

^ Conservative change is from combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative totals. ^ Canadian Alliance change is from Reform

References

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Parliamentary website

Elections Canada 2006 by-election site

2011 Results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

External links

London North Centre New Democratic Party Riding Association

London North Centre Conservative Association

London North Centre Greens

London North Centre Conservative Candidate Susan Truppe (Federal)
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