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London North was a provincial electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
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 in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1926
The Ontario general election, 1926 was the 17th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 1, 1926, to elect the 112 Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

 when the London
London (electoral district)
London was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.It consisted initially of the City of London, Ontario....

 riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1934
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 when the city was re-configured as a single seat. London North was re-established for the 1955 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1955
The Ontario general election of 1955 was held on June 9, 1955, to elect the 98 members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

 and retained until 1999, when most of its territory was integrated into the new riding of London North Centre
London North Centre
London North Centre is an electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....

.

The riding was Progressive Conservative
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 bastion for most of its history, and was represented by both Premier
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 John Robarts
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 and cabinet minister
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 Gordon Walker
Gordon Walker
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 at different times. Marvin Shore won the riding as a Liberal
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 in 1975, and crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives the following year. Liberal Ronald Van Horne won it back for his party in 1977
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, and held it until his retirement in 1988. Progressive Conservative Dianne Cunningham
Dianne Cunningham
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 was its final representative.

Members

Assembly Years Member Party
17th
17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from December 1, 1926 until September 17, 1929, just prior to the 1929 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.- References :*...

1926-1929     James Moore Progressive Conservative
18th
18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929 until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson....

1929-1934
London
London (electoral district)
London was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.It consisted initially of the City of London, Ontario....

 from 1934 to 1955
25th
25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1955 until May 4, 1959, just prior to the 1959 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.- External links :*...

1955-1959     John Robarts
John Robarts
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Progressive Conservative
26th
26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 11, 1959 until August 16, 1963, just prior to the 1963 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost....

1959-1963
27th
27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 25, 1963 until September 5, 1967, just prior to the 1967 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts.- External links :*...

1963-1967
28th
28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 17, 1967 until September 13, 1971, just prior to the 1971 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts....

1967-1971
29th
29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 21, 1971 until August 11, 1975, just prior to the 1975 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis.- External links :*...

1971-1975     Gordon Walker
Gordon Walker
Gordon Wayne Walker is a businessman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975, and again from 1977 to 1985. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of William...

Progressive Conservative
30th
30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 18, 1975 until April 29, 1977, just prior to the 1977 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a minority government.- External links :*...

1975-1976     Marvin Shore Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
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1976-1977     Progressive Conservative
31st
31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1977 until February 2, 1981, just prior to the 1981 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a second consecutive minority government....

1977-1981     Ronald Van Horne Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
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32nd
32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 32nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 19, 1981 until March 25, 1985, just prior to the 1985 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis....

1981-1985
33rd
33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from May 2, 1985 until July 31, 1987, just prior to the 1987 general election. The Ontario Liberal Party led by David Peterson formed a minority government with the support of the Ontario New Democratic Party.- External links :*...

1985-1987
34th
34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 34th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 10, 1987 until July 30, 1990, just prior to the 1990 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by David Peterson.- External links :*...

1987-1988
1988-1990     Dianne Cunningham
Dianne Cunningham
Dianne Cunningham is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1988 to 2003, and a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves....

Progressive Conservative
35th
35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 6, 1990 until April 28, 1995, just prior to the 1995 general election. The majority party was the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Bob Rae....

1990-1995
36th
36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most-populous province, was in session from June 8, 1995 until May 5, 1999, just prior to the Ontario general election. Majority was held by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Mike Harris....

1995-1999


Electoral history

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|Ronald Van Horne
|align="right"|15,033
|align="right"|47.0%
|-

|Marvin Shore
|align="right"|10,631
|align="right"|33.2%
|-

|David Cunningham
|align="right"|6,130
|align="right"|19.2%
|-

|Greg Utas
|align="right"|201
|align="right"|0.6%
|-
|}
|-

|Ronald Van Horne
|align="right"|15,444
|align="right"|49.6%
|align="right"|+2.6%
|-

|Ted Browne
|align="right"|11,825
|align="right"|38.0%
|align="right"|+4.8%
|-

|Sam Maumur
|align="right"|3,864
|align="right"|12.4%
|align="right"|-6.8%
|-
|}
|-

|Ronald Van Horne
|align="right"|20,536
|align="right"|54.4%
|align="right"|+4.8%
|-

|George Auold
|align="right"|11,433
|align="right"|30.3%
|align="right"|-7.7%
|-

|Marion Boyd
Marion Boyd
Marion Boyd is a former Canadian politician, who represented the riding of London Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.-Background:...


|align="right"|5,191
|align="right"|13.8%
|align="right"|+1.4%
|-

|Robert Smeenk
|align="right"|566
|align="right"|1.5%
|align="right"|+1.5%
|-
|}
|-

|Ronald Van Horne
|align="right"|22,452
|align="right"|57.8%
|align="right"|+3.4%
|-

|Diane Whiteside
|align="right"|7,961
|align="right"|20.5%
|align="right"|+6.7%
|-

|Lucky Clark
|align="right"|7,177
|align="right"|18.5%
|align="right"|-11.8%
|-

|Elvin Mizzau
|align="right"|711
|align="right"|1.8%
|align="right"|+1.8%
|-

|Barry Malcolm
|align="right"|537
|align="right"|1.4%
|align="right"|-0.1%
|-
|}
|-

|Dianne Cunningham
|align="right"|18,079
|align="right"|41.3%
|align="right"|+22.8%
|-

|Carolyn Davies
|align="right"|14,005
|align="right"|32.0%
|align="right"|+11.5%
|-

|Steve Buchanan
|align="right"|9,990
|align="right"|22.8%
|align="right"|-35.0%
|-

|Bob Maniuk
|align="right"|1,095
|align="right"|2.5%
|align="right"|+0.7%
|-

|Jack Plant
|align="right"|601
|align="right"|1.4%
|align="right"|+0.0%
|-
|}
|-

|Dianne Cunningham
|align="right"|23,195
|align="right"|52.7%
|align="right"|+11.4%
|-

|Larry Crossan
|align="right"|11,112
|align="right"|25.2%
|align="right"|+2.4%
|-

|Carolyn Davies
|align="right"|8,167
|align="right"|18.5%
|align="right"|-13.5%
|-

|Graeme Benedetti
|align="right"|777
|align="right"|1.8%
|align="right"|-0.7%
|-

|John Beverley
|align="right"|365
|align="right"|0.8%
|align="right"|+0.8%
|-

|Jack Plant
|align="right"|334
|align="right"|0.8%
|align="right"|-0.6%
|-

|Rita Varrin
|align="right"|101
|align="right"|0.2%
|align="right"|+0.2%
|-
|}
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