WINDSOR WEST

'Windsor West' is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
The district serves the city of Windsor. It 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.

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Demographics

Federal electoral district

Provincial election district

Members of Parliament

Members of Provincial Parliament

Federal election results

Provincial election results

See also

External links

Demographics

'Average family income:' $66,432[1] ''(2001)''

'Median household income:' $44,939 [2]

'Unemployment:' 8.2%

'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%

Federal electoral district

Windsor West riding was created in 1966 from parts of Essex East and Essex West ridings.
It consisted initially of the part of the City of Windsor and the Township of Sandwich West bounded on the west by the U.S. border, and on the north, east and west by a line drawn from the border east along County Road 28, north along Malden Road, east along Malden Road South, south along Huron Church Line Road, east along Cabana Road, north along Howard Avenue, west along the C.P.R. line, northwest along McDougall Avenue, east along Tecumseh Boulevard East, north along Elsmere Avenue, west along Elliott Street East, and north along Marentette Avenue to the border.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Windsor bounded on the west by the U.S. border, and on the north, east and west by a line drawn from the border south along Langlois Avenue, west along Tecumseh Boulevard East, south along McDougall Street, east along the Canadian Pacific Railway, south along Howard Avenue, and west along Cabana Road to the southwest city limit.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Windsor lying south and west of a line drawn from the U.S. border south along Langlois Avenue, west along Tecumseh Road East, south along McDougall Street, east along to the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and south along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line to the southern city limit.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of the City of Windsor lying south and west of a line drawn from the U.S.
border south along Langlois Avenue, west along Tecumseh Road East, and south along Pillette Road to the southern city limit. In 2004, The boundaries were not changed for this riding.

Provincial election district

Windsor West was the name of defunct provincial electoral district that 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 Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
# Herb Gray, Liberal (1968-2002)
# Brian Masse, New Democrat (2002-present)

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Provincial Parliament:
'1967-1975'
# Hugh Peacock, New Democrat 1967-1971
# Ted Bounsall, New Democrat 1971-1975
'1999-present'
# Sandra Pupatello, Liberal (1999-present)

Federal election results

Provincial election results

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|Liberal
|Sandra Pupatello
|align="right"| 21,993
|align="right"| 62.52%
|align="right"| -2.98%
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|New Democrat
|Yvette Blackburn
|align="right"| 7,383
|align="right"| 20.98%
|align="right"| +5.50%
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| style="width: 130px" |Progressive Conservative
|Derek Insley
|align="right"| 4,187
|align="right"| 11.90%
|align="right"| -4.83%
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|Green
|Cary M. Lucier
|align="right"| 1,233
|align="right"| 3.50%
|align="right"| +2.37%
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|Liberal
|Sandra Pupatello
|align="right"| 24,388
|align="right"| 65.50%
|align="right"| N/A
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| style="width: 130px" |Progressive Conservative
|David McCamon
|align="right"| 6,229
|align="right"| 16.73%
|align="right"| N/A
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|New Democrat
|Liam McCarthy
|align="right"| 5,762
|align="right"| 15.48%
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|Green
|Timothy Dugdale
|align="right"| 420
|align="right"| 1.13%
|align="right"| N/A

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Riding history from the Library of Parliament

★ Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results