# London—Fanshawe (federal electoral district)

London—Fanshawe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

## Geography

The district consists of the southeast part of the City of London.
Specifically, it consists of the part of the city lying east and north of a line drawn from the northern limit of the city south along Highbury Avenue North, west along the Thames River (South Branch), south along the Canadian National Railway, west along Commissioners Road East, south along Wharncliffe Road South, east along Southdale Road East, south along White Oak Road, east along Exeter Road, north along Meg Drive, west along Jalna Boulevard, north along Ernest Avenue, east along Bradley Avenue, north along Highbury Avenue South, east along Arran Place and Bradley Avenue to the eastern limit of the city.

## History

The riding was created in 1996 from parts of London East and London—Middlesex. From 1997 until 2005 it was represented by Liberal/Independent Member of Parliament Pat O'Brien.
It consisted initially of the part of the City of London lying east and north of a line drawn from the northern limit of the city south along Highbury Avenue and Highway 126, west along the Thames River, south along the Canadian National Railway tracks, west along Commissioners Road East, south along Wharncliffe Road South, east along Southdale Road East, south along White Oak Road, east along Exeter Road, north along Meg Drive, west along Jalna Boulevard, north along Ernest Avenue, east along Bradley Avenue, north along the Highbury Avenue, east along Arran Place and Bradley Avenue to the eastern limit of the city.
In 2003, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
This riding gained territory from London North Centre and Elgin—Middlesex—London during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 67.7% White, 5.8% Arab, 5.4% Black, 5.0% South Asian, 4.4% Indigenous, 3.2% Latin American, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.0% Filipino, 1.0% Chinese, 1.0% West Asian
Languages: 72.4% English, 4.1% Arabic, 2.8% Spanish, 1.9% Portuguese, 1.5% Polish, 1.1% French, 1.0% Punjabi
Religions: 48.5% Christian (22.6% Catholic, 3.9% Anglican, 3.8% United Church, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian, 12.3% Other), 8.7% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 1.1% Buddhist, 1.1% Sikh, 38.1% None
Median income: $37,600 (2020)
Average income: $43,120 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| London—Fanshawe Riding created from London East and London—Middlesex |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Pat O'Brien | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Pat O'Brien | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2005 | Pat O'Brien | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2006 | Pat O'Brien | Independent |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Irene Mathyssen | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Irene Mathyssen | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Irene Mathyssen | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Irene Mathyssen | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Lindsay Mathyssen | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2021–present | Lindsay Mathyssen | New Democratic |

### Current member of Parliament

Its member of Parliament is Lindsay Mathyssen of the New Democratic Party who was first elected in the 2019 election. She replaced her Mother Irene Mathyssen, who did not stand for reelection.

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Lindsay Mathyssen | 22,336 | 43.44 | +2.65 | $87,156.27 |
| | Conservative | Mattias Vanderley | 12,486 | 24.28 | -0.50 | $27,879.92 |
| | Liberal | Mohamed Hammoud | 11,882 | 23.11 | -3.74 | $34,106.52 |
| | People's | Kyle Free | 4,718 | 9.18 | +7.14 | $6,247.35 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,422 | 99.02 | -0.06 | $120,013.52 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 511 | 0.98 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,933 | 56.62 | -3.09 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,727 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.58 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 22,236 | 43.50 |
| Conservative | 12,406 | 24.27 |
| Liberal | 11,780 | 23.05 |
| People's | 4,692 | 9.18 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Lindsay Mathyssen | 22,671 | 40.79 | +3.01 | $87,107.75 |
| | Liberal | Mohamed Hammoud | 14,924 | 26.85 | -4.59 | $87,821.00 |
| | Conservative | Michael van Holst | 13,770 | 24.78 | -2.42 | $45,864.85 |
| | Green | Tom Cull | 2,781 | 5.00 | +2.07 | $6,691.69 |
| | People's | Bela Kosoian | 1,132 | 2.04 | | $2,704.60 |
| | Independent | Stephen Campbell | 297 | 0.53 | | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,575 | 99.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 518 | 0.92 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,093 | 59.71 | -3.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,944 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.80 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 20,684 | 37.78 | −12.06 | $90,397.33 |
| | Liberal | Khalil Ramal | 17,214 | 31.44 | +19.41 | $47,724.86 |
| | Conservative | Suzanna Dieleman | 14,891 | 27.20 | −6.72 | $57,368.78 |
| | Green | Matthew Peloza | 1,604 | 2.93 | −0.05 | $1,194.57 |
| | Independent | Ali Hamadi | 352 | 0.64 | – | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,745 | 99.49 | | $224,287.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 283 | 0.51 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,028 | 63.03 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,298 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −15.74 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 23,655 | 49.85 |
| Conservative | 16,098 | 33.92 |
| Liberal | 5,709 | 12.03 |
| Green | 1,412 | 2.98 |
| Others | 581 | 1.22 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 21,689 | 50.89 | +7.83 | – |
| | Conservative | Jim Chahbar | 14,294 | 33.55 | +2.71 | – |
| | Liberal | Roger Caranci | 4,893 | 11.48 | −7.46 | – |
| | Green | Matthew Peloza | 1,202 | 2.82 | −3.65 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | G.J. Rancourt | 535 | 1.26 | +0.59 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,613 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 236 | 0.55 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,849 | 57.64 | +2.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,338 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 17,672 | 43.06 | +8.56 | $72,219 |
| | Conservative | Mary Lou Ambrogio | 12,659 | 30.84 | +1.82 | $73,601 |
| | Liberal | Jacquie Gauthier | 7,774 | 18.94 | −13.70 | $62,713 |
| | Green | Daniel O'Neail | 2,656 | 6.47 | +2.60 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Leonard Vanderhoeven | 276 | 0.67 | – | $568 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,037 | 100.00 | $82,792 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 194 | 0.47 | +.0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,231 | 55.11 | −7.12 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 16,067 | 34.50 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Glen Pearson | 15,199 | 32.64 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Dan Mailer | 13,495 | 28.98 | +2.7 |
| | Green | David McLaughlin | 1,803 | 3.87 | −0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,564 | 100.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 215 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,779 | 62.23 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat O'Brien | 15,664 | 38.1 | −16.7 |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 12,511 | 30.4 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | John Mazzilli | 10,811 | 26.3 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Ed Moore | 1,634 | 4.0 | |
| | Progressive Canadian | Derrall Bellaire | 453 | 1.1 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Cameron Switzer | 65 | 0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,138 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat O'Brien | 19,677 | 54.8 | +3.6 |
| | Alliance | Robert Vaughan | 7,998 | 22.3 | +5.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Derrall Bellaire | 4,119 | 11.5 | −2.3 |
| | New Democratic | Andrew Sadler | 4,107 | 11.4 | −5.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,901 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat O'Brien | 20,497 | 51.2 |
| | Reform | Scott Bowman | 6,838 | 17.1 |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 6,754 | 16.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daniel Thrasher | 5,499 | 13.7 |
| | Green | Heidi Strasser | 442 | 1.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,030 | 100.0 |