London Centre (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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London Centre (French: London-Centre; formerly known as London North Centre and London—Adelaide) is a federal electoral district in the city of London in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
 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 |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 118,079 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 87,668 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 63 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,874.3 | ||
| Census division | Middlesex | ||
| Census subdivision | London (part) | ||
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Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding largely replaced the former riding of London North Centre.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Ethnic groups: 65.5% White, 8.3% South Asian, 4.6% Chinese, 3.7% Black, 3.7% Arab, 3.3% Indigenous, 2.8% Latin American, 1.7% Southeast Asian, 1.6% Korean, 1.6% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian
Languages: 68.7% English, 2.8% Mandarin, 2.6% Arabic, 2.3% Spanish, 1.3% Korean, 1.2% Malayalam, 1.1% French, 1.1% Portuguese
Religions: 46.2% Christian (19.5% Catholic, 4.6% United Church, 4.2% Anglican, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Presbyterian, 1.3% Baptist, 13.0% Other), 6.3% Muslim, 3.3% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 39.6% None
Median income: $37,200 (2020)
Average income: $50,920 (2020)
Geography
It consists of the part of the City of London east of Wonderland Road North and Wharncliffe Road, north of Oxford Street West and the Thames River and west of Highbury Avenue North. The district includes the University of Western Ontario and University and St. Joseph's Hospitals. Wonderland Road, Oxford Street, Wharncliffe Road, and south branch of the Thames River form its western boundary with the district of London West, Highbury Avenue and the south branch of the Thames its eastern and southern boundaries with London—Fanshawe, and the north city limit its boundary with Perth—Middlesex riding to the north.
History
The riding was created in 1996 as "London—Adelaide" from parts of London East, London West and London—Middlesex ridings. It was renamed "London North Centre" in 1997.
This riding lost territory to London—Fanshawe and gained territory from London West during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London—Adelaide Riding created from London East, London West and London—Middlesex |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Joe Fontana | Liberal | |
| London North Centre | ||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Joe Fontana | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2006 | |||
| 2006–2008 | Glen Pearson | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Susan Truppe | Conservative | |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Peter Fragiskatos | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| London Centre | ||||
| 45th | 2025–present | Peter Fragiskatos | Liberal | |
Election results
2008–present
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Peter Fragiskatos | 33,999 | 56.74 | +19.19 | $126,009.25 | |||
| Conservative | Stephen Gallant | 18,633 | 31.09 | +6.29 | $49,739.11 | |||
| New Democratic | Dirka Prout | 5,790 | 9.66 | –20.72 | $86,592.30 | |||
| Green | Mary Ann Hodge | 878 | 1.47 | –0.49 | $2,655.80 | |||
| People's | David Annis | 523 | 0.87 | –4.28 | $496.68 | |||
| Canadian Future | Bruce Lamb | 100 | 0.2 | N/A | $22.83 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,923 | 99.45 | +0.25 | $135,012.13 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 329 | 0.55 | –0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 60,252 | 67.76 | +5.18 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,924 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +6.24 | ||||||
| Source: CBC[5], Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: London North Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Peter Fragiskatos | 22,921 | 39.1 | −3.7 | $113,155.98 | |||
| Conservative | Stephen Gallant | 15,889 | 27.1 | +3.5 | $41,974.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Dirka Prout | 15,611 | 26.6 | +3.2 | $50,557.41 | |||
| People's | Marc Emery | 2,902 | 5.0 | +2.6 | $7,075.62 | |||
| Green | Mary Ann Hodge | 1,297 | 2.2 | −5.4 | $3,699.64 | |||
| Total valid votes | 58,620 | 99.2 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 460 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,080 | 62.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 94,977 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 20,854 | 37.55 | |
| New Democratic | 16,874 | 30.38 | |
| Conservative | 13,775 | 24.80 | |
| People's | 2,861 | 5.15 | |
| Green | 1,091 | 1.96 | |
| Others | 83 | 0.15 | |
| 2019 Canadian federal election: London North Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Peter Fragiskatos | 27,427 | 42.75 | −7.71 | $107,501.27 | |||
| Conservative | Sarah Bokhari | 15,066 | 23.64 | −7.47 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Dirka Prout | 14,887 | 23.36 | +8.69 | none listed | |||
| Green | Carol Dyck | 4,872 | 7.64 | +4.09 | $12,325.20 | |||
| People's | Salim Mansur | 1,532 | 2.40 | — | $61,391.07 | |||
| Communist | Clara Sorrenti | 137 | 0.21 | — | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,741 | 99.23 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 493 | 0.77 | +0.35 | |||||
| Turnout | 64,234 | 65.52 | −3.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,039 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Peter Fragiskatos | 32,427 | 50.45 | +16.22 | $139,844.01 | |||
| Conservative | Susan Truppe | 19,990 | 31.10 | −5.95 | $133,769.73 | |||
| New Democratic | German Gutierrez | 9,423 | 14.66 | −9.61 | $35,678.98 | |||
| Green | Carol Dyck | 2,286 | 3.56 | −0.48 | $2,843.90 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Marvin Roman | 145 | 0.23 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,271 | 99.59 | $228,722.98 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.41 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,538 | 69.43 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,950 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.08 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13][14] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Susan Truppe | 19,468 | 36.96 | +3.99 | $88,641.34 | |||
| Liberal | Glen Pearson | 17,803 | 33.80 | −5.33 | $64,078.28 | |||
| New Democratic | German Gutierrez | 12,996 | 24.67 | +7.20 | $16,103.05 | |||
| Green | Mary Ann Hodge | 2,177 | 4.13 | −6.30 | $9,128.59 | |||
| Animal Alliance | AnnaMaria Valastro | 229 | 0.43 | – | $71.19 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,673 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots/Expense Limit | 231 | 0.44 | +0.03 | $94,071.99 | ||||
| Turnout | 52,904 | 59.69 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,624 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Glen Pearson | 21,018 | 39.13 | +4.27 | $90,524 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Van Meerbergen | 17,712 | 32.97 | +8.49 | $71,577 | |||
| New Democratic | Steve Holmes | 9,387 | 17.47 | +3.39 | $13,795 | |||
| Green | Mary Ann Hodge | 5,603 | 10.43 | −15.41 | $7,209 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,720 | 100.00 | $93,856 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 222 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,942 | |||||||
2006 by-election
Long-time MP Joe Fontana resigned from the seat in 2006 in order to run in the London municipal election as a candidate for mayor, requiring a by-election to be held.
The election was called on October 22, 2006 with polling day falling on November 27.[15]
The election result presented a major breakthrough for the Green Party, tripling its previous showing in the general election and placing slightly ahead of the candidate of the governing Conservative Party. The vote for party leader Elizabeth May was over five times the 4.5% national popular vote in the preceding federal election.
| Canadian federal by-election, November 27, 2006: London North Centre Resignation of Joe Fontana | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Glen Pearson | 13,287 | 34.85 | −5.27 | ||||
| Green | Elizabeth May | 9,864 | 25.87 | +20.38 | ||||
| Conservative | Dianne Haskett | 9,309 | 24.42 | −5.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Megan Walker | 5,388 | 14.13 | −9.62 | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Steven Hunter | 145 | 0.38 | −0.09 | ||||
| Independent | Robert Ede | 77 | 0.20 | – | ||||
| Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 53 | 0.14 | – | ||||
| Total | 38,123 | 100.00 | ||||||
1997–2006 general elections
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 24,109 | 40.12 | −2.96 | $78,406 | |||
| Conservative | John Mazzilli | 17,968 | 29.90 | +2.46 | $63,536 | |||
| New Democratic | Stephen Maynard | 14,271 | 23.75 | −0.39 | $20,817 | |||
| Green | Stuart Smith | 3,300 | 5.49 | +0.72 | $2,442 | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Rod Morley | 283 | 0.47 | +0.03 | $2,852 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Mondaca | 160 | 0.27 | +0.14 | $0.00 | |||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 21,472 | 43.08 | −8.46 | ||||
| Conservative | Tim Gatten | 13,677 | 27.44 | −9.57 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Swan | 12,034 | 24.14 | +15.24 | ||||
| Green | Bronagh Joyce Morgan | 2,376 | 4.77 | +3.23 | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Rod Morley | 220 | 0.44 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Gustavo Grandos-Ocon | 67 | 0.13 | – | ||||
^ Conservative change is from combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative totals.
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 22,795 | 51.54 | −0.18 | ||||
| Alliance | Nancy Branscombe | 9,062 | 20.49 | +5.30 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorie Johnson | 7,305 | 16.52 | −0.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Colleen Redmond | 3,936 | 8.90 | −3.39 | ||||
| Green | Jeremy McNaughton | 681 | 1.54 | +0.06 | ||||
| Marijuana | Tim Berg | 453 | 1.02 | — | ||||
^ Canadian Alliance change is from Reform
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 23,891 | 51.72 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Henkel | 8,072 | 17.47 | |||||
| Reform | Tara Bingham | 7,016 | 15.19 | |||||
| New Democratic | Colleen Redmond | 5,679 | 12.29 | |||||
| Green | Jeff Culbert | 685 | 1.48 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Ken Devries | 375 | 0.81 | |||||
| Independent | Michael Rubinoff | 336 | 0.73 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Vera Cruise | 138 | 0.30 | |||||