# London (provincial 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.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

London :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | John Carling | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1871–1872 | John Carling | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Thomas Saunders Hobbs | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Francis Baxter Leys | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Adam Beck | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Adam Beck | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Adam Beck | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Adam Beck | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Adam Beck | Conservative |
| 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 | Archibald Stuart Duncan | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | William Gourlay Webster | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | William Gourlay Webster | Progressive Conservative |
| 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

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Carling | 948 | 61.00 |
| | Liberal | J. Durand | 606 | 39.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,554 | 56.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,775 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Carling | 985 | 63.84 | +2.83 |
| | Liberal | Mr. Cornish | 558 | 36.16 | −2.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 57.06 | +1.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,704 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.83 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,823 | 100.0 | +18.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −12.71 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:202}$ |||||||
vte1875 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,481 | 60.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,108 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.72 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,709 | 55.24 | −5.15 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,904 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.41 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||