London—Middlesex (also known as Middlesex East riding) was a federal
electoral district
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that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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.
Middlesex East riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Huron—Middlesex,
London East
London East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of London and Middlesex East ridings.
It was ...
and
Middlesex—London—Lambton ridings. It initially consisted of the Townships of Biddulph, London, North Dorchester, Westminster and West Nissouri (excluding the Village of Belmont) and the southeast part of the City of
London
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.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1977 to "London-Middlesex".
In 1987, the Village of Belmont and the Village of Lucan were added. The City of London portion of the riding was redefined.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between
Elgin—Middlesex—London,
London West,
London—Adelaide,
London—Fanshawe and
Perth—Middlesex ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Electoral history
Parliamentary website:Middlesex EastParliamentary website: London-Middlesex
See also
* List of Canadian electoral districts
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* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario