London North

For the European Parliament constituency, see London North (European Parliament constituency).
London North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1926
District abolished1996
First contested1926
Last contested1995

London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the city was re-configured as a single seat. London North was re-established for the 1955 provincial election and retained until 1999, when most of its territory was integrated into the new riding of London North Centre.

The riding was Progressive Conservative bastion for most of its history, and was represented by both Premier John Robarts and cabinet minister Gordon Walker at different times. Marvin Shore won the riding as a Liberal in 1975, and crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives the following year. Liberal Ronald Van Horne won it back for his party in 1977, and held it until his retirement in 1988. Progressive Conservative Dianne Cunningham was its final representative.

Members of Provincial Parliament

London North
Assembly Years Member Party
17th  1926–1929     James Moore Progressive Conservative
18th  1929–1934
Merged with London South into London from 1934 to 1955
25th  1955–1959     John Robarts Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975 Gordon Walker
30th  1975–1976     Marvin Shore Liberal
 1976–1977     Progressive Conservative
31st  1977–1981     Ronald Van Horne Liberal
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1988
 1988–1990     Dianne Cunningham Progressive Conservative
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into London North Centre before the 1999 election

Electoral history

1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Van Horne 15,033 47.0%
Progressive Conservative Marvin Shore 10,631 33.2%
New Democratic David Cunningham 6,130 19.2%
Libertarian Greg Utas 201 0.6%
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Van Horne 15,444 49.6% +2.6%
Progressive Conservative Ted Browne 11,825 38.0% +4.8%
New Democratic Sam Maumur 3,864 12.4% -6.8%
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Van Horne 20,536 54.4% +4.8%
Progressive Conservative George Auold 11,433 30.3% -7.7%
New Democratic Marion Boyd 5,191 13.8% +1.4%
Freedom Robert Smeenk 566 1.5% +1.5%
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Van Horne 22,452 57.8% +3.4%
New Democratic Diane Whiteside 7,961 20.5% +6.7%
Progressive Conservative Lucky Clark 7,177 18.5% -11.8%
Family Coalition Elvin Mizzau 711 1.8% +1.8%
Freedom Barry Malcolm 537 1.4% -0.1%
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dianne Cunningham 18,079 41.3% +22.8%
New Democratic Carolyn Davies 14,005 32.0% +11.5%
Liberal Steve Buchanan 9,990 22.8% -35.0%
Family Coalition Bob Maniuk 1,095 2.5% +0.7%
Freedom Jack Plant 601 1.4% +0.0%
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dianne Cunningham 23,195 52.7% +11.4%
Liberal Larry Crossan 11,112 25.2% +2.4%
New Democratic Carolyn Davies 8,167 18.5% -13.5%
Family Coalition Graeme Benedetti 777 1.8% -0.7%
Green John Beverley 365 0.8% +0.8%
Freedom Jack Plant 334 0.8% -0.6%
Natural Law Rita Varrin 101 0.2% +0.2%

References

  1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For James Moore's Legislative Assembly information see "James Moore, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Robarts's Legislative Assembly information see "John Robarts, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Gordon Walker's Legislative Assembly information see "Gordon Walker, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Marvin Shore's Legislative Assembly information see "Marvin Shore, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ronald Van Horne's Legislative Assembly information see "Ronald Van Horne, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Dianne Cunningham's Legislative Assembly information see "Dianne Cunningham, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.