# Elgin—Middlesex—London (federal electoral district)

Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex ridings. This riding lost territory to London—Fanshawe during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be largely replaced by Elgin—St. Thomas—London South. Smaller parts will move to Middlesex—London.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 84.1% English, 2.9% German, 1.8% Plautdietsch
Religions: 59.0% Christian (17.9% Catholic, 8.7% United Church, 4.2% Anglican, 3.3% Baptist, 2.8% Anabaptist, 2.3% Presbyterian, 1.1% Reformed, 1.0% Pentecostal, 17.7% other), 2.6% Muslim, 36.7% none
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $51,250 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Elgin—Middlesex—London (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 111,815 | 89.87% | 106,115 | 93.56% | 102,850 | 95.05% |
| Indigenous | 2,425 | 1.95% | 2,230 | 1.97% | 1,775 | 1.64% |
| Middle Eastern | 2,410 | 1.94% | 925 | 0.82% | 625 | 0.58% |
| South Asian | 2,320 | 1.86% | 760 | 0.67% | 595 | 0.55% |
| African | 1,815 | 1.46% | 890 | 0.78% | 515 | 0.48% |
| Southeast Asian | 1,225 | 0.98% | 815 | 0.72% | 765 | 0.71% |
| Latin American | 950 | 0.76% | 555 | 0.49% | 350 | 0.32% |
| East Asian | 870 | 0.7% | 650 | 0.57% | 595 | 0.55% |
| Other/multiracial | 595 | 0.48% | 485 | 0.43% | 135 | 0.12% |
| Total responses | 124,420 | 98.41% | 113,415 | 98.58% | 108,205 | 98.27% |
| Total population | 126,428 | 100% | 115,052 | 100% | 110,109 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Elgin—Middlesex—London Riding created from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex and London—Middlesex |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Gar Knutson | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Gar Knutson | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Joe Preston | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Joe Preston | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Joe Preston | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Joe Preston | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Karen Vecchio | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Karen Vecchio | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Karen Vecchio | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Elgin—St. Thomas—London South and Middlesex—London |||||

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Karen Vecchio | 31,472 | 49.9 | -0.3 | $102,347.57 |
| | Liberal | Afeez Ajibowu | 12,326 | 19.5 | -3.7 | $14,478.23 |
| | New Democratic | Katelyn Cody | 10,086 | 16.0 | -1.8 | $2,164.43 |
| | People's | Chelsea Hillier | 7,429 | 11.8 | +10.3 | none listed |
| | Green | Amanda Stark | 1,417 | 2.2 | -3.6 | $2,383.93 |
| | Christian Heritage | Michael Hopkins | 328 | 0.5 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,058 | – | – | $124,204.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,396 | 65.3 | -1.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 97,098 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Karen Vecchio | 31,026 | 50.2 | +0.98 | $87,219.85 |
| | Liberal | Pam Armstrong | 14,324 | 23.2 | -7.79 | $41,162.50 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Hargreaves | 11,019 | 17.8 | +2.39 | $1,633.02 |
| | Green | Ericha Hendel | 3,562 | 5.8 | +2.67 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Donald Helkaa | 956 | 1.5 | - | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Peter Redecop | 618 | 1.0 | +0.07 | $5,961.40 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Styve | 249 | 0.4 | | $468.95 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,754 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 475 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,229 | 66.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,347 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.39 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Karen Louise Vecchio | 28,023 | 49.22 | –8.83 | – |
| | Liberal | Lori Baldwin-Sands | 17,642 | 30.99 | +17.57 | – |
| | New Democratic | Fred Sinclair | 8,771 | 15.41 | –8.67 | – |
| | Green | Bronagh Joyce Morgan | 1,783 | 3.13 | +0.11 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Michael Hopkins | 529 | 0.93 | | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Lou Bernardi | 185 | 0.32 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,933 | 100.00 | | $218,764.77 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 230 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,163 | 68.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,892 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –13.20 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 28,387 | 58.05 |
| New Democratic | 11,774 | 24.08 |
| Liberal | 6,559 | 13.41 |
| Green | 1,478 | 3.02 |
| Others | 701 | 1.43 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Joe Preston | 29,147 | 57.55 | +9.17 | – |
| | New Democratic | Fred Sinclair | 12,439 | 24.56 | +5.32 | – |
| | Liberal | Graham Warwick | 6,812 | 13.45 | -10.07 | – |
| | Green | John Fisher | 1,529 | 3.02 | -3.80 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Carl Hiemstra | 582 | 1.15 | -0.15 | – |
| | Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 140 | 0.28 | +0.08 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,649 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.33 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,819 | 62.90 | +3.24 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,796 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Joe Preston | 22,970 | 48.38 | +2.8 | $77,732 |
| | Liberal | Suzanne van Bommel | 11,169 | 23.52 | -2.8 | $79,198 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Dolby | 9,135 | 19.24 | 0.0 | $12,502 |
| | Green | Noel Burgon | 3,241 | 6.82 | +1.2 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Carl Hiemstra | 619 | 1.30 | -0.7 | $9,598 |
| | Independent | Michael van Holst | 243 | 0.51 | – | $1,875 |
| | Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 96 | 0.20 | 0.0 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,473 | 100.0 | $85,544 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 190 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,663 | 59.66 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joe Preston | 23,416 | 45.6 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Crispin Colvin | 13,507 | 26.3 | -7.9 |
| | New Democratic | Tim McCallum | 9,873 | 19.2 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Martyn | 2,878 | 5.6 | +1.2 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ken DeVries | 1,049 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Phill Borm | 504 | 1.0 | |
| | Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 105 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,332 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joe Preston | 20,333 | 43.8 | -8.7 |
| | Liberal | Gar Knutson | 15,860 | 34.2 | -6.2 |
| | New Democratic | Tim McCallum | 6,763 | 14.6 | +9.4 |
| | Green | Julie-Ann Stodolny | 2,033 | 4.4 | +3.4 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ken DeVries | 1,246 | 2.7 | +1.8 |
| | Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 146 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,381 | 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 | Gar Knutson | 17,890 | 40.4 | +0.4 |
| | Alliance | Bill Walters | 17,202 | 38.8 | +15.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Delia Reiche | 6,080 | 13.7 | -12.0 |
| | New Democratic | Tim McCallum | 2,319 | 5.2 | -2.1 |
| | Green | John R. Fisher | 431 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | Ken DeVries | 407 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,329 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gar Knutson | 17,890 | 40.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Luella Watson | 11,499 | 25.7 |
| | Reform | John Van Der Veen | 10,307 | 23.0 |
| | New Democratic | Cynthia Nurse | 3,260 | 7.3 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ron Steenbergen | 1,275 | 2.8 |
| | Green | John R. Fisher | 508 | 1.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,739 | 100.0 |