London West () is a federal electoral district in London, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Geography The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.
In 2003, it was defined to consist of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the city along Dingman Creek, Southdale Road West, Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, the Canadian National Railway, the Thames River, Wharncliffe Road North, Oxford Street West and Wonderland Road North.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from London, Middlesex East, and from Middlesex West.
It initially consisted of the part of the City of London west of a line drawn from north to south along Adelaide Street, Dundas Street, Wellington Street and Wellington Road.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city west of a line drawn from south to north along Southdale Road, Wellington Road, the Thames River and the North Thames River, Dundas Street, Colborne Street, Huron Street and Richmond Street.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the southern limit of the city along Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, Wellington Road, the Thames River, the North Thames River, the Medway River, Western Road and Richmond Street.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the city along Dingman Creek, Southdale Road West, Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, the London and Port Stanley Electric Railway, the Thames River, Wharncliffe Road, Oxford Street, Wonderland Road North and Hutton Road.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
This riding lost territory to London North Centre during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost the neighbourhoods of South London and Highland north of Commissioners Road to the new riding of London Centre, and lost the area north of Fanshawe Park Road to Middlesex—London.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 70.4% White, 3.2% Latin American, 5.6% Arab, 5.8% South Asian, 3.7% Black, 3.1% Chinese, 3.1% Indigenous, 1.3% West Asian, 1.1% Korean Languages: 72.7% English, 4.2% Arabic, 3.0% Spanish, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.1% French, 1.0% Portuguese Religions: 51.3% Christian (22.3% Catholic, 5.4% United Church, 5.1% Anglican, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.4% Baptist, 1.1% Pentecostal, 12.3% Other), 9.3% Muslim, 1.6% Hindu, 35.3% None Median income: $42,800 (2020)
Average income: $55,300 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 20,781 36.87 Conservative 19,247 34.15 New Democratic 12,895 22.88 People's 2,814 4.99 Others 625 1.11
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 26,296 45.07 Liberal 15,595 26.73 New Democratic 14,830 25.42 Green 1,563 2.68 Others 59 0.10
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Sources Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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