Middlesex (federal electoral district)

Middlesex (also known as Middlesex—London—Lambton) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lambton West, Lambton—Kent, Middlesex West and Middlesex East ridings.

Middlesex
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1974

It consisted of: (a) the north-central part of the City of London bounded by Adelaide Street on the west, Clarke Side Road on the east by, and Cheapside Street on the south;

(b) in the County of Middlesex, the Townships of Adelaide, Caradoc, Delaware, Ekfrid, Lobo, Metcalfe, Mosa, West Nissouri and West Williams, Westminster, North Dorchester (excluding the Village of Belmont), East Williams (excluding the Village of Ailsa Craig), and the Township of London (excluding the part of the Township lying south of the Fanshawe Road and bounded on the east by Crumlin Road and on the west by Clarke Side Road); and

(c) in the County of Lambton, the Town of Forest and the Townships of Bosanquet and Warwick.

The electoral district changed name in 1974 to "Middlesex—London—Lambton", and was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Lambton—Middlesex, London East and Middlesex East ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Middlesex
Riding created from Middlesex East, Middlesex West, Lambton West
and Lambton—Kent
28th  1968–1972     Jim Lind Liberal
29th  1972–1974     William Frank Progressive Conservative
Middlesex—London—Lambton
30th  1974–1979     Larry Condon Liberal
Riding dissolved into Middlesex East, Lambton—Middlesex
and London East

Election results

Middlesex

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJim Lind15,98645.7%
Progressive ConservativeBill Frank15,28443.6%
New DemocraticPeter A. Weber3,74310.7%
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Frank20,61546.3%+2.7%
LiberalMarvin Recker17,24438.8%-6.9%
New DemocraticRay Funk6,64314.9%+4.2%

Middlesex—London—Lambton

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLarry Condon20,70346.9%+8.1%
Progressive ConservativeBill Frank17,90540.5%-5.8%
New DemocraticLeroy Wright5,38212.2%-2.7%
IndependentMary Campbell1800.4%+0.4%

See also

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