London—Fanshawe is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1997.

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

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and

London—Middlesex London—Middlesex (also known as Middlesex East riding) was a federal electoral district that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. Middlesex East riding was created in ...

. From 1997 until 2005 it was represented by Liberal/Independent

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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. This riding gained territory from

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and Elgin—Middlesex—London during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the

Current Member of Parliament

Its

is Lindsay Mathyssen of the

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who was first elected in the 2019 election. She replaced her Mother Irene Mathyssen, who did not stand for reelection.

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.

References

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Federal riding history from the
Library of Parliament
2011 Results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:London-Fanshawe Ontario federal electoral districts Politics of London, Ontario