Windsor West (provincial electoral district)

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District created1996
First contested1999
Windsor West
Ontario electoral district
Location in Windsor
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Lisa Gretzky
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1999
Last contested2025
Demographics
Population (2016)122,990
Electors (2018)90,698
Area (km²)83
Pop. density (per km²)1,481.8
Census divisionEssex
Census subdivisionWindsor

Windsor West (French: Windsor-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1975 since 1999.

The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S. border southeast along Langlois Avenue, east along Tecumseh Road East, and southeast along Pillette Road to the southern city limit.

Average family income: $66,432 [1] (2001)
Median household income: $44,939 [2]
Unemployment: 9.2%
Language, mother tongue: English 66%, French 3%, Other 31%
Religion: Catholic 46%, Protestant 24%, Muslim 6%, Orthodox Christian 4%, Other Christian 4%, Buddhist 1%, No religious affiliation 13%, Other 2% [3]
Visible minority: Black 4%, Arab 4%, Chinese 4%, South Asian 3%, Southeast Asian 2%, Latin American 1%, Filipino 1%, Others 1%

History

Windsor West as a provincial electoral district was created for the 1926 Ontario general election when the Windsor district was divided into Windsor West and Windsor East.

It existed from 1967 to 1975. It was represented by Hugh Peacock and Dr. Ted Bounsall, both New Democrats.

In 1996, Premier Mike Harris and the Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation that changed provincial riding boundaries to match federal riding boundaries. This created the new provincial riding of Windsor West. It included parts of Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville.

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Provincial Parliament:

Windsor West
Assembly Years Member Party
17th  1926–1929     John Frederick Reid Conservative
18th  1929–1934
Riding re-created
28th  1967–1971     Hugh Peacock New Democratic
29th  1971–1975 Ted Bounsall
Riding dissolved
Riding created from Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville
37th  1999–2003     Sandra Pupatello Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014 Teresa Piruzza
41st  2014–2018     Lisa Gretzky New Democratic
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–2025
44th  2025–present

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

Sources

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