London East
London East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of London and Middlesex East ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the eastern parts of the City of London, Ontario, and the Township of London. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the eastern part of the City of London.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between London West, London—Adelaide and London—Fanshawe ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Charles Turner | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | James Jepson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Joseph Fontana | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 11,823 | 37.3% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Matthews | 10,079 | 31.8% | |||||
| New Democratic | Alec Richmond | 9,703 | 30.6% | |||||
| National Socialist | Martin K. Weiche | 89 | 0.3% | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 14,022 | 37.6% | +0.3% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Matthews | 12,957 | 34.7% | +2.9% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kenneth C. Bolton | 10,355 | 27.7% | -2.9% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 18,429 | 50.3% | +12.7% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Mackenzie | 9,029 | 24.7% | -10.0% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Funk | 8,949 | 24.4% | -3.3% | ||||
| Communist | Charles H. Lutz | 98 | 0.3% | +0.3% | ||||
| Independent | Sieg Pedde | 72 | 0.2% | +0.2% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Ellen Haq | 30 | 0.1% | +0.1% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 16,331 | 42.5% | -7.8% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Courchene | 13,386 | 34.9% | +10.2% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rob Martin | 8,531 | 22.2% | -2.2% | ||||
| Libertarian | Greg R. Utas | 79 | 0.2% | +0.2% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Carol Dagenais | 56 | 0.2% | +0.1% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 17,861 | 48.0% | +5.5% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Howard | 11,031 | 29.7% | -5.2% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rob Martin | 8,055 | 21.7% | -0.5% | ||||
| Libertarian | Marc Emery | 197 | 0.5% | +0.3% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Carol Dagenais | 31 | 0.1% | -0.1% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Jepson | 18,154 | 47.2% | +17.5% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Barth | 10,324 | 26.9% | +5.2% | ||||
| Liberal | Al Gleeson | 9,948 | 25.9% | -22.1% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 19,547 | 37.7% | +11.8% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Jepson | 19,445 | 37.5% | -9.7% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marion Boyd | 12,667 | 24.4% | -2.5% | ||||
| Independent | Peter Ewart | 201 | 0.4% | +0.4% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 28,279 | 55.8% | +18.1% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Alder | 9,237 | 18.2% | -19.3% | ||||
| Reform | Paul Cheng | 8,704 | 17.2% | +17.2% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alfredo Marroquin | 2,614 | 5.2% | -19.2% | ||||
| National | Bill Cecil-Smith | 830 | 1.6% | +1.6% | ||||
| Green | Jeff Culbert | 567 | 1.1% | +1.1% | ||||
| Natural Law | Jim Hill | 282 | 0.6% | +0.6% | ||||
| Canada Party | Al Plumb | 108 | 0.2% | +0.2% | ||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Sid Tarleton | 31 | 0.1% | +0.1% | ||||
The former Village of London East
'London East' was a village that was amalgamated into London, Ontario on 20 August 1885. The boundaries of London East were Adelaide Street to the west, Oxford Street to the north, Highbury Avenue to the east and the South branch of the Thames River to the south.