London South (provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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London South was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1926 and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. It was re-established in 1955 and existed until 1999 when it was abolished again.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1926
District abolished1999
First contested1926
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1926 |
| District abolished | 1999 |
| First contested | 1926 |
| Last contested | 1995 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| London South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | John Cameron Wilson | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | |||
| Merged with London North into London from 1934 to 1955 | ||||
| 25th | 1955–1959 | George Ernest Jackson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | John White | ||
| 27th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | |||
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | John Ferris | Liberal | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Gordon Walker | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Joan Smith | Liberal | |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | |||
| 35th | 1990–1995 | David Winninger | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Bob Wood | Progressive Conservative | |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into London North Centre before the 1999 election | ||||
Electoral history (1975–1999)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Ferris | 14,496 | 40.94 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Eberhard | 13,937 | 39.37 | ||
| New Democratic | Edith Welch | 6,971 | 19.69 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Walker | 16,011 | 42.39 | +3.02 | |
| Liberal | John Ferris | 13,800 | 36.53 | -4.41 | |
| New Democratic | Tom Olien | 7,964 | 21.08 | +1.39 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Walker | 19,714 | 54.7% | +12.3% | |
| Liberal | Frank Green | 11,116 | 30.9% | -5.6% | |
| New Democratic | Dale Green | 5,187 | 14.4% | -6.7% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joan Smith | 24,522 | 51.0% | +20.1% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Walker | 17,839 | 37.1% | -17.6% | |
| New Democratic | David Winninger | 5,080 | 10.6% | -3.8% | |
| Freedom | Robert Metz | 614 | 1.3% | +1.3% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joan Smith | 20,046 | 55.5% | +4.5% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Vaughan Minor | 7,723 | 21.4% | -15.7% | |
| New Democratic | David Winninger | 7,074 | 19.6% | +9.0% | |
| Family Coalition | Paul Picard | 861 | 2.4% | +2.4% | |
| Freedom | Robert Metz | 430 | 1.2% | -0.1% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | David Winninger | 17,438 | 42.4% | +22.8% | |
| Liberal | Joan Smith | 11,787 | 28.7% | -26.8% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Wood | 9,828 | 23.9% | +2.5% | |
| Family Coalition | Paul Picard | 1,427 | 3.5% | +1.1% | |
| Freedom | Robert Metz | 635 | 1.5% | +0.3% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Wood | 18,161 | 44.4% | +20.5% | |
| New Democratic | David Winninger | 10,729 | 26.2% | -16.2% | |
| Liberal | Joan Smith | 10,693 | 26.1% | -2.6% | |
| Family Coalition | Rudy Polci | 387 | 0.9% | -2.6% | |
| Freedom | Maureen Battaglia | 340 | 0.8% | -0.7% | |
| Independent | Mark Simpson | 323 | 0.8% | +0.8% | |
| Green | Sven Biggs | 2-2 | 0.5% | +0.5% | |
| Natural Law | James Hea | 111 | 0.3% | +0.3% | |
