# London East

London East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of London and Middlesex East ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the eastern parts of the City of London, Ontario, and the Township of London. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the eastern part of the City of London.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between London West, London—Adelaide and London—Fanshawe ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from London and Middlesex East |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Charles Turner | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Charles Turner | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Charles Turner | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Charles Turner | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1989–1984 | Charles Turner | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Jim Jepson | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Joe Fontana | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Joe Fontana | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into London—Adelaide, London—Fanshawe and London West |||||

## Electoral history

1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 11,823 | 37.3% |
| Progressive Conservative | Don Matthews | 10,079 | 31.8% |
| New Democratic | Alec Richmond | 9,703 | 30.6% |
| National Socialist | Martin K. Weiche | 89 | 0.3% |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 14,022 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| Progressive Conservative | Don Matthews | 12,957 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| New Democratic | Kenneth C. Bolton | 10,355 | 27.7% | -2.9% |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 18,429 | 50.3% | +12.7% |
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Mackenzie | 9,029 | 24.7% | -10.0% |
| New Democratic | Ray Funk | 8,949 | 24.4% | -3.3% |
| Communist | Charles H. Lutz | 98 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| Independent | Sieg Pedde | 72 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| Marxist–Leninist | Ellen Haq | 30 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 16,331 | 42.5% | -7.8% |
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Courchene | 13,386 | 34.9% | +10.2% |
| New Democratic | Rob Martin | 8,531 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| Libertarian | Greg R. Utas | 79 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| Marxist–Leninist | Carol Dagenais | 56 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Turner | 17,861 | 48.0% | +5.5% |
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Howard | 11,031 | 29.7% | -5.2% |
| New Democratic | Rob Martin | 8,055 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| Libertarian | Marc Emery | 197 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| Marxist–Leninist | Carol Dagenais | 31 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Jepson | 18,154 | 47.2% | +17.5% |
| New Democratic | Joe Barth | 10,324 | 26.9% | +5.2% |
| Liberal | Al Gleeson | 9,948 | 25.9% | -22.1% |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 19,547 | 37.7% | +11.8% |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Jepson | 19,445 | 37.5% | -9.7% |
| New Democratic | Marion Boyd | 12,667 | 24.4% | -2.5% |
| Independent | Peter Ewart | 201 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joe Fontana | 28,279 | 55.8% | +18.1% |
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Alder | 9,237 | 18.2% | -19.3% |
| Reform | Paul Cheng | 8,704 | 17.2% | +17.2% |
| New Democratic | Alfredo Marroquin | 2,614 | 5.2% | -19.2% |
| National | Bill Cecil-Smith | 830 | 1.6% | +1.6% |
| Green | Jeff Culbert | 567 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| Natural Law | Jim Hill | 282 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| Canada Party | Al Plumb | 108 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Sid Tarleton | 31 | 0.1% | +0.1% |

## The former Village of London East

'London East' was a village that was annexed by the London, Ontario on August 20, 1884, and taking effect on January 1, 1885. The boundaries of London East were Adelaide Street to the west, Oxford Street to the north, Highbury Avenue to the east and the South branch of the Thames River to the south.