London—Fanshawe is a provincial
electoral district
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in
Ontario,
Canada, that has been 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 ...
since 1999.
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.
History
The
riding was created in 1996 from parts of
London Centre
London Centre is a defunct Ontario provincial electoral district that was abolished in 1996. Its most notable representative was former Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal Premier of Ontario, Premier David Peterson, and was located in London, Ontario.
...
and
Middlesex. 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.
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.
Members of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of 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 ...
:
Election results
2007 electoral reform referendum
Sources
Elections Ontario Past Election Results
External links
London-Fanshawe Provincial Liberal AssociationMap of riding for 2018 election
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Ontario provincial electoral districts
Politics of London, Ontario