Windsor West (french: Windsor-Ouest) is a provincial

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

in Ontario, Canada, represented in the

Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...

from 1967 to 1975 since 1999. The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S. border southeast along Langlois Avenue, east along

Tecumseh Road The road network in Windsor, Ontario is a grid system with elongated blocks, generally aligned with the Detroit River, with East-West roads running parallel to it, and North-South streets running perpendicular (90 Degrees) to it. This is an adoptio ...

East, and southeast along Pillette Road to the southern city limit.

Demographics

Average family income: $66,432 ''(2001)''
Median household income: $44,939
Unemployment: 9.2%
Language, mother tongue: English 66%, French 3%, Other 31%
Religion: Catholic 46%, Protestant 24%, Muslim 6%, Orthodox Christian 4%, Other Christian 4%, Buddhist 1%, No religious affiliation 13%, Other 2% http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/fedprofile/RetrieveTable.cfm?R=FED03&G=35102
Visible minority: Black 4%, Arab 4%, Chinese 4%, South Asian 3%, Southeast Asian 2%, Latin American 1%, Filipino 1%, Others 1%

History

Windsor West was a provincial electoral district that existed from 1967 to 1975. It was represented by

Hugh Peacock Hugh Peacock (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was an NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1971. He represented the riding of Windsor West. He served under the leadership of Stephen Lewis. Backgro ...

and Dr.

Ted Bounsall Edwin J. "Ted" Bounsall (born November 6, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981. He represented the ridings of Windsor West from 1971 to 1975 and Windsor—S ...

, both New Democrats. In 1996, Premier Mike Harris and the Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation that changed provincial riding boundaries to match federal riding boundaries. This created the new provincial riding of Windsor West. It included parts of

Windsor—Sandwich Windsor—Sandwich was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1934 and was abolished with the 1967 election as a result of redistribution. The area was restructured as Windsor West from 1967 to 1975, during which time it was r ...

and

Windsor—Walkerville Windsor—Walkerville was a federal electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. It was located in the southwest corner of the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of E ...

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

, align="left" colspan=2, Liberal hold , align="right", Swing , align="right", -7.93 , ^ Change is from redistributed result

2007 electoral reform referendum

Sources

Elections Ontario Past Election ResultsMap of riding for 2018 election
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