Essex is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It existed from 1867 to 1874 and was re-created in 1999 from Essex South, Essex—Kent and Windsor—Sandwich.
When the riding was recreated, it included all of Essex County except for Windsor, Old Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach, Leamington and Mersea Township.
In 2007, it lost the parts of Tecumseh that had since been amalgamated (South Sandwich Township).
Member of Provincial Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Election results
1999-present
2014 general election redistributed results Party Vote % New Democratic 26,807 60.31 Progressive Conservative 9,677 21.77 Liberal 6,369 14.33 Green 1,593 3.58
1867–1871
2007 electoral reform referendum 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendumSideVotes%First Past the Post27,13067Mixed member proportional13,38433Total valid votes 40,514100.0
See also List of Ontario provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links Elections Ontario Past Election Results Map of riding for 2018 election