Essex (provincial electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1999 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 125,442 | ||
Electors (2007) | 84,450 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,448 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 86.6 | ||
Census division(s) | Essex County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle |
Essex is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It existed from 1867 to 1874 and was re-created in 1999 from Essex South, Essex—Kent and Windsor—Sandwich.
When the riding was recreated, it included all of Essex County except for Windsor, Old Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach, Leamington and Mersea Township.
In 2007, it lost the parts of Tecumseh that had since been amalgamated ().
Member of Provincial Parliament[]
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Essex | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
1st | 1867–1871 | Solomon Wigle | Conservative | |
2nd | 1871–1874 | Albert Prince | Liberal | |
Riding dissolved into Essex North and Essex South | ||||
Riding re-created from Essex South, Essex—Kent and Windsor—Sandwich |
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37th | 1999–2003 | Bruce Crozier | Liberal | |
38th | 2003–2007 | |||
39th | 2007–2011 | |||
40th | 2011–2014 | Taras Natyshak | New Democratic | |
41st | 2014–2018 | |||
42nd | 2018–Present |
Election results[]
1999-present[]
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 26,134 | 47.95 | -12.39 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Chris Lewis | 23,423 | 42.98 | +21.16 | ||||
Liberal | Kate Festeryga | 3,026 | 5.55 | -8.67 | ||||
Green | Nancy Pancheshan | 1,920 | 3.52 | -0.10 | ||||
Total valid votes | 54,503 | 100.0 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -20.51 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 28,118 | 60.34 | +22.35 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ray Cecile | 10,169 | 21.82 | -13.19 | ||||
Liberal | Crystal Meloche | 6,628 | 14.22 | -10.90 | ||||
Green | Mark Vercouteren | 1,685 | 3.62 | +1.74 | ||||
Total valid votes | 46,600 | 100.0 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +17.77 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 17,417 | 37.99 | +17.22 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dave Brister | 16,049 | 35.01 | +10.00 | ||||
Liberal | Ken Schmidt | 11,518 | 25.12 | -22.90 | ||||
Green | Jason Matyi | 860 | 1.88 | -3.46 | ||||
Total valid votes | 45,844 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 168 | 0.37 | ||||||
Turnout | 46,012 | 51.38 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 89,549 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.61 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bruce Crozier | 19,969 | 48.02 | +2.74 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Richard Kniaziew | 10,400 | 25.01 | +0.27 | ||||
New Democratic | John Grima | 8,638 | 20.77 | -7.01 | ||||
Green | Jessica Fracassi | 2,220 | 5.34 | +3.14 | ||||
Libertarian | Aaron Parent | 358 | 0.86 | |||||
Total valid votes | 41,585 | 100.00 |
2003 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bruce Crozier | 20,559 | 45.28 | -11.45 | ||||
New Democratic | Pat Hayes | 12,614 | 27.78 | +19.43 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Patrick O'Neil | 11,234 | 24.74 | -9.49 | ||||
Green | Darren J. Brown | 998 | 2.20 | |||||
Total valid votes | 45,405 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Bruce Crozier | 25,446 | 56.73 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Pat O'Neil | 15,354 | 34.23 | |||||
New Democratic | Merv Richards | 3,745 | 8.35 | |||||
Independent | Enver Villamizar | 307 | 0.68 | |||||
Total valid votes | 44,852 | 100.00 |
1867-1871[]
1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Albert Prince | 1,204 | 51.23 | +4.92 | ||||
Conservative | Solomon Wigle | 786 | 33.45 | -12.86 | ||||
Independent | Rankin | 360 | 15.32 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,350 | 100.00 |
1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Conservative | Solomon Wigle | 1,566 | 53.69 | |||||
Liberal | Albert Prince | 1,351 | 46.31 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,917 | 100.00 |
2007 electoral reform referendum[]
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 27,130 | 67 | |
Mixed member proportional | 13,384 | 33 | |
Total valid votes | 40,514 | 100.0 |
References[]
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official return from the records, 022 Essex" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Essex" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
Categories:
- Ontario provincial electoral districts
- Essex, Ontario