Windsor West (provincial electoral district)

Windsor West (French: Windsor-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1975 since 1999.

Windsor West
Ontario electoral district
Location in Windsor
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Lisa Gretzky
New Democratic
District created1996
First contested1999
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)122,990
Electors (2018)90,698
Area (km²)83
Pop. density (per km²)1,481.8
Census division(s)Essex
Census subdivision(s)Windsor

The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S. border southeast along Langlois Avenue, east along Tecumseh Road East, and southeast along Pillette Road to the southern city limit.

Demographics

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Average family income: $66,432 [1] (2001)
Median household income: $44,939 [2]
Unemployment: 9.2%
Language, mother tongue: English 66%, French 3%, Other 31%
Religion: Catholic 46%, Protestant 24%, Muslim 6%, Orthodox Christian 4%, Other Christian 4%, Buddhist 1%, No religious affiliation 13%, Other 2% [3]
Visible minority: Black 4%, Arab 4%, Chinese 4%, South Asian 3%, Southeast Asian 2%, Latin American 1%, Filipino 1%, Others 1%

History

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Windsor West as a provincial electoral district was created for the 1926 Ontario general election when the Windsor district was divided into Windsor West and Windsor East.

It existed from 1967 to 1975. It was represented by Hugh Peacock and Dr. Ted Bounsall, both New Democrats.

In 1996, Premier Mike Harris and the Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation that changed provincial riding boundaries to match federal riding boundaries. This created the new provincial riding of Windsor West. It included parts of Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Provincial Parliament:

Windsor West
Assembly Years Member Party
17th  1926–1929     John Frederick Reid Conservative
18th  1929–1934
Riding re-created
28th  1967–1971     Hugh Peacock New Democratic
29th  1971–1975 Ted Bounsall
Riding dissolved
Riding created from Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville
37th  1999–2003     Sandra Pupatello Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014 Teresa Piruzza
41st  2014–2018     Lisa Gretzky New Democratic
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Lisa Gretzky 13,395 42.19 −9.94 $78,770
Progressive Conservative John Leontowicz 11,211 35.31 +6.84 $49,964
Liberal Linda L. McCurdy 4,159 13.10 −1.61 $15,222
Ontario Party Jeremy Palko 1,478 4.65   $14,028
Green Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale 879 2.77 −0.81 $381
New Blue Joshua Griffin 630 1.98   $793
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,752 99.10 +0.06 $133,413
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 287 0.90 -0.06
Turnout 32,039 33.62 -9.68
Eligible voters 94,977
New Democratic hold Swing −8.39
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lisa Gretzky 20,276 52.12 +10.85
Progressive Conservative Adam Ibrahim 11,073 28.47 +14.00
Liberal Rino Bortolin 5,722 14.71 -23.75
Green Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale 1,393 3.58 +0.25
None of the Above Chad Durocher 435 1.12
Total valid votes 38,899 99.04 +0.45
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 376 0.96 -0.45
Turnout 39,275 43.30 +0.59
Eligible voters 90,698
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lisa Gretzky 15,043 41.41 +10.44
Liberal Teresa Piruzza 14,001 38.54 -2.85
Progressive Conservative Henry Lau 5,225 14.38 -10.32
Green Chad Durocher 1,171 3.22 +0.26
Independent Helmi Charif 891 2.45 -28.36
Total valid votes 36,331 98.59 -0.79
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 518 1.41 +0.79
Turnout 36,849 42.71 +1.14
Eligible voters 86,285
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +6.65
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Teresa Piruzza 14,127 41.31 -8.88
New Democratic Helmi Charif 10,544 30.83 +5.16
Progressive Conservative Todd Branch 8,476 24.79 +7.92
Green Chad Durocher 1,051 3.07 -2.82
Total valid votes 34,198 99.38
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 213 0.62
Turnout 34,411 41.57
Eligible voters 82,773
Liberal hold Swing -7.02
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sandra Pupatello 16,821 50.19 -11.51
New Democratic Mariano Klimowicz 8,604 25.67 +4.35
Progressive Conservative Lisa Lumley 5,652 16.86 +5.26
Green Jason Richard Haney 1,974 5.89 *
Family Coalition Daniel Joseph Dionne 463 1.38
Total valid votes 33,514 100.00
  Liberal hold Swing -7.93

^ Change is from redistributed result

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sandra Pupatello 21,993 62.52 -2.98
New Democratic Yvette Blackburn 7,383 20.98 +5.50
Progressive Conservative Derek Insley 4,187 11.90 -4.83
Green Cary M. Lucier 1,233 3.50 +2.37
Independent Enver Villamizar 386 1.10
Total valid votes 35,182 100.00
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Sandra Pupatello 24,388 65.50
Progressive Conservative David McCamon 6,229 16.73
New Democratic Liam McCarthy 5,762 15.48
Green Timothy Dugdale 420 1.13
Independent Robert Cruise 270 0.73
Libertarian Lynn Tobin 162 0.44
Total valid votes 37,231 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 20,338 62.9
Mixed member proportional 12,015 37.1
Total valid votes 32,353 100.0

Sources

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  1. ^ "CBC - Canada Votes 2004". Archived from the original on 2004-07-01.
  2. ^ CTV.ca
  3. ^ "Federal Electoral District Profile of Windsor West - Windsor-Ouest, Ontario (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 103 Windsor West". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Windsor West" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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