London (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the former federal electoral district, see London (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see London (Province of Canada electoral district).

London was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election. It was re-established in 1934 and existed until 1955 when it was abolished again.

London

Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1953
First contested	1867
Last contested	1951

Members of Provincial Parliament

London
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
1st	1867–1871		John Carling	Conservative
2nd	1871–1872
	1872–1874		William Ralph Meredith
3rd	1875–1879
4th	1879–1883
5th	1883–1886
6th	1886–1890
7th	1890–1894
8th	1894–1898		Thomas Saunders Hobbs	Liberal
9th	1898–1902		Francis Baxter Leys
10th	1902–1904		Adam Beck	Conservative
11th	1905–1908
12th	1908–1911
13th	1911–1914
14th	1914–1919
15th	1919–1923		Hugh Allan Stevenson	United Farmers
16th	1923–1925		Adam Beck	Conservative
Split into London North and London South before the 1926 election
19th	1934–1937		Archibald Stuart Duncan	Liberal
20th	1937–1943
21st	1943–1945		William Gourlay Webster	Progressive Conservative
22nd	1945–1948
23rd	1948–1951		Campbell Calder	Liberal
24th	1951–1955		John Robarts	Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Split into London North and London South before the 1955 election

Election results

1867 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Carling	948	61.00
	Liberal	J. Durand	606	39.00
Total valid votes			1,554	56.00
Eligible voters			2,775
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

1871 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Carling	985	63.84	+2.83
	Liberal	Mr. Cornish	558	36.16	−2.83
Turnout			1,543	57.06	+1.06
Eligible voters			2,704
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.83
Source: Elections Ontario

Ontario provincial by-election, September 4, 1872 Resignation of John Carling
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	932	51.12	−12.71
	Liberal	J. Durand	891	48.88	+12.71
Total valid votes			1,823	100.0	+18.15
	Conservative hold		Swing		−12.71
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario

1875 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	1,311	52.84	+1.72
	Liberal	J. Durand	1,170	47.16	−1.72
Turnout			2,481	60.39
Eligible voters			4,108
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.72
Source: Elections Ontario

1879 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Ralph Meredith	1,578	58.25	+5.41
	Liberal	Mr. Magee	1,131	41.75	−5.41
Total valid votes			2,709	55.24	−5.15
Eligible voters			4,904
	Conservative hold		Swing		+5.41
Source: Elections Ontario