Elgin—St. Thomas—London South
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Elgin—St. Thomas—London South (French: Elgin–St. Thomas–London-Sud) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
 Ontario electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2025 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 112,448 | ||
| Electors (2025) | 93,164 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,048 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 54.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Elgin, Middlesex | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | London (part), St. Thomas, Central Elgin, Malahide, Aylmer, Bayham, West Elgin, Southwold, Dutton/Dunwich | ||
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Geography
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding largely replaced Elgin—Middlesex—London.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]
Languages: 85.2% English, 3.0% German, 2.1% Plautdietsch, 1.3% French
Religions: 58.9% Christian (17.8% Catholic, 8.2% United Church, 3.9% Anglican, 3.5% Baptist, 3.0% Anabaptist, 2.2% Presbyterian, 1.2% Reformed, 19.2% Other), 36.4% No religion, 2.9% Muslim
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
Average income: $50,240 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 98,505 | 89.09% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[b] | 2,390 | 2.16% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 2,240 | 2.03% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 2,230 | 2.02% | ||||||||||||
| African | 1,735 | 1.57% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,160 | 1.05% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 915 | 0.83% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[d] | 810 | 0.73% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 570 | 0.52% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 110,565 | 98.32% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 112,450 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin—St. Thomas—London South Riding created from Elgin—Middlesex—London |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Andrew Lawton | Conservative | |
Electoral Results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Lawton | 32,565 | 50.14 | +0.89 | ||||
| Liberal | David Goodwin | 28,010 | 43.13 | +23.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Pighin | 3,118 | 4.80 | –11.36 | ||||
| People's | Stephen Campbell | 1,256 | 1.93 | –10.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,949 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 417 | |||||||
| Turnout | 65,366 | 68.78 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,033 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –11.30 | ||||||
| Elections Canada[3] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,199 | 49.25 | |
| Liberal | 10,854 | 19.65 | |
| New Democratic | 8,933 | 16.18 | |
| People's | 6,726 | 12.18 | |
| Green | 1,223 | 2.21 | |
| Others | 292 | 0.53 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
