# Windsor—Tecumseh (federal electoral district)

Windsor—Tecumseh is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Geography

Windsor—Tecumseh consists of the Town of Tecumseh, and the part of the City of Windsor lying east and north 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.

## History

Windsor—St. Clair was created in 1987 as "Windsor—Lake St. Clair" from parts of Essex—Windsor and Windsor—Walkerville ridings. In 1989, the riding's name was changed to "Windsor—St. Clair". It was also a provincial riding for the 1999 and 2003 Ontario provincial elections.
Windsor—Tecumseh was created in 2003 from parts of Essex and Windsor—St. Clair ridings.
This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore at the first election held after approximately April 2024. The riding will gain the part of Lakeshore north of the 401 and west of the Puce River (Pike Creek and Elmstead areas) from Essex.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 75.9% White, 5.4% Arab, 4.6% Black, 3.2% South Asian, 3.1% Aboriginal, 1.7% West Asian, 1.4% Filipino, 1.4% Latin American, 1.2% Chinese Languages: 72.2% English, 4% Arabic, 2.6% French, 2.2% Serbo-Croatian, 1.8% Italian, 1.5% Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, 1.3% Serbian, 1.2% Spanish, 1% Polish Religions: 65.1% Christian (39.6% Catholic, 4.3% Eastern Orthodox, 3.6% Anglican, 2.5% United Church, 1.4% Baptist, 1.4% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 1% Presbyterian), 27.1 No religion, 4.6% Muslim, 1.3 Hindu
Median income (2020): $40,400

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Windsor—Lake St. Clair Riding created from Essex—Windsor and Windsor—Walkerville |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Howard McCurdy | New Democratic |
| Windsor—St. Clair |||||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Shaughnessy Cohen | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–1999 | Shaughnessy Cohen | Liberal |
| 36th | 1999–2000 | Rick Limoges | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Joe Comartin | New Democratic |
| Windsor—Tecumseh |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Joe Comartin | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Joe Comartin | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Joe Comartin | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Joe Comartin | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Cheryl Hardcastle | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Irek Kusmierczyk | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Irek Kusmierczyk | Liberal |

## Election results
### Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 19,019 | 30.88 |
| New Democratic | 18,660 | 30.30 |
| Conservative | 16,650 | 27.03 |
| People's | 6,339 | 10.29 |
| Green | 744 | 1.21 |
| Others | 181 | 0.29 |

### Windsor—Tecumseh

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 18,134 | 31.8 | -1.6 | $87,942.33 |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 17,465 | 30.7 | -1.6 | $84,009.14 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Borrelli | 14,605 | 25.6 | -2.2 | $19,138.69 |
| | People's | Victor Green | 5,927 | 10.4 | +8.1 | none listed |
| | Green | Henry Oulevey | 682 | 1.2 | -2.6 | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 164 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,977 | 99.1 | – | $112,129.36 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 500 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,477 | 60.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,424 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | ±0.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 19,046 | 33.44 | +6.86 | $88,762.63 |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 18,417 | 32.33 | -11.18 | $73,796.66 |
| | Conservative | Leo Demarce | 15,851 | 27.83 | +0.36 | $52,162.20 |
| | Green | Giovanni Abati | 2,177 | 3.82 | +1.86 | $4,227.38 |
| | People's | Dan Burr | 1,279 | 2.25 | - | $4,172.76 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 187 | 0.33 | -0.14 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,957 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 539 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,496 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,668 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +9.02 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 23,215 | 43.52 | -6.4 | $65,250.45 |
| | Conservative | Jo-Anne Gignac | 14,656 | 27.47 | -6.08 | $158,331.11 |
| | Liberal | Frank Schiller | 14,177 | 26.58 | +13.64 | $40,870.68 |
| | Green | David Momotiuk | 1,047 | 1.96 | -1.08 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 249 | 0.47 | -0.07 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,344 | 100.0 | | $226,117.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 209 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,553 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,644 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -0.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 22,235 | 49.92 | +1.22 | $72,370 |
| | Conservative | Denise Ghanam | 14,945 | 33.55 | +9.63 | – |
| | Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 5,764 | 12.94 | -8.02 | – |
| | Green | Kyle Prestanski | 1,354 | 3.04 | -3.36 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 242 | 0.54 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,540 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 232 | 0.52 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,772 | 53.46 | + 2.81 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,748 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 20,914 | 48.70 | +4.08 | $67,619 |
| | Conservative | Denise Ghanam | 10,276 | 23.92 | -1.40 | $15,626 |
| | Liberal | Steve Mastroianni | 9,005 | 20.96 | -5.47 | $49,645 |
| | Green | Kyle Prestanski | 2,749 | 6.40 | +3.17 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,944 | 100.00 | | $88,944 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 252 | 0.58 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,196 | 50.65 | -9.56 |
| | New Democratic Party hold | New Democratic Party hold | Swing | +2.74 | |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 22,646 | 44.62 | +2.77 |
| | Liberal | Bruck Easton | 13,412 | 26.43 | -8.44 |
| | Conservative | Rick Fuschi | 12,852 | 25.32 | +4.80 |
| | Green | Catherine Pluard | 1,644 | 3.23 | -0.13 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 193 | 0.38 | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,747 | 100.00 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 261 | 0.51 | -0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,008 | 60.21 | +2.63 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 20,037 | 41.85 |
| | Liberal | Rick Limoges | 16,219 | 33.87 |
| | Conservative | Rick Fuschi | 9,827 | 20.52 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Powles | 1,613 | 3.36 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 182 | 0.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,878 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,240 | 57.58 |

### Windsor—St. Clair

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 17,001 | 40.84 | -2.52 |
| Liberal | Rick Limoges | 16,600 | 39.87 | -3.78 |
| Alliance | Philip Pettinato | 5,639 | 13.55 | +7.40 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 1,906 | 4.58 | -1.96 |
| Green | Stephen Lockwood | 390 | 0.94 | |
| Marxist–Leninist | Dale Woodyard | 95 | 0.23 | |
Canadian federal by-election, April 12, 1999: Windsor—St. Clair Death of Shaughnessy Cohen :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rick Limoges | 13,891 | 43.65 | +3.76 |
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 13,800 | 43.36 | +8.94 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 2,074 | 6.52 | -3.76 |
| Reform | San Cowan | 1,956 | 6.15 | -8.11 |
| Unknown | John Turmel | 106 | 0.33 | |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Shaughnessy Cohen | 16,496 | 39.89 | -15.94 |
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 14,237 | 34.42 | +12.85 |
| Reform | Harold Downs | 5,899 | 14.26 | +4.16 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 4,253 | 10.28 | -0.79 |
| Green | Timothy Dugdale | 357 | 0.86 | -0.06 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Dale Woodyard | 115 | 0.28 | +0.13 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Shaughenessy Cohen | 22,958 | 55.83 | +12.41 |
| New Democratic | Howard McCurdy | 8,871 | 21.57 | -15.60 |
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Porter | 4.553 | 11.07 | -8.34 |
| Reform | Greg Novini | 4,153 | 10.10 | |
| Green | Steven Harvey | 379 | 0.92 | |
| Natural Law | Stephanie Moniatowicz | 194 | 0.47 | |
| Marxist–Leninist | Dale Woodyard | 61 | 0.15 | |
| Abolitionist | Ayesha F. Bharmal | 52 | 0.13 | |

### Windsor—Lake St. Clair

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Democratic Party | Howard McCurdy | 18,915 | 43.42 |
| Liberal | Shaughnessy Cohen | 16,192 | 37.17 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 8,453 | 19.41 |