# Essex West (electoral district)

Essex West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Essex North riding.
It was initially defined to consist of the city of Windsor, the town of Sandwich and the townships of East and West Sandwich in the county of Essex, including the towns of Ford City and Walkerville, or the villages of Riverside, Tecumseh and St. Clair Shores.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the township of Sandwich West in the county of Essex including the town of Sandwich and the part of the city of Windsor lying north of Tecumseh Road.
In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the part city of Windsor city lying south of Tecumseh Boulevard and east of the line dividing lots facing on Lincoln Road to the east and Gladstone Avenue to the west.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Essex North |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Sidney Cecil Robinson | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Sidney Cecil Robinson | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Sidney Cecil Robinson | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Norman Alexander McLarty | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Norman Alexander McLarty | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Donald Ferguson Brown | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Donald Ferguson Brown | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Donald Ferguson Brown | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Donald Ferguson Brown | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Norman Spencer | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Herb Gray | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Herb Gray | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Herb Gray | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville |||||

## Election results

1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sidney Cecil Robinson | 11,029 |
| | Liberal | Edward Blake Winter | 8,508 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sidney Cecil Robinson | 11,555 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Rodd | 11,095 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sidney Cecil Robinson | 17,150 |
| | Liberal | Glencora Kennedy | 10,690 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Norman Alexander McLarty | 11,033 |
| Conservative | Sidney Cecil Robinson | 8,150 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Olive Jane Whyte | 5,241 |
| Reconstruction | Garnet A. Edwards | 1,837 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Norman Alexander McLarty | 14,133 |
| National Government | Arthur John Reaume | 12,940 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frederick Joseph Joyce | 2,035 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Donald Ferguson Brown | 14,270 |
| Progressive Conservative | James D. Leach | 12,069 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frederick Arthur Burr | 5,689 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Donald Ferguson Brown | 15,620 |
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth W. MacInture | 12,958 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Archie D. Cherniak | 6,836 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Donald Ferguson Brown | 15,199 |
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Morand | 9,392 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Les Batterson | 3,198 |
| Labor–Progressive | Cyril Prince | 868 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Donald Ferguson Brown | 15,180 |
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Spencer | 11,256 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Bert Weeks | 7,736 |
| Social Credit | Richard N. Webster | 837 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Spencer | 18,927 |
| Liberal | Donald Ferguson Brown | 14,190 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Bert Weeks | 7,898 |
| Social Credit | Edgar B. Charron | 355 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Herb Gray | 18,152 |
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Spencer | 11,018 |
| New Democratic | Bill Tepperman | 9,771 |
| Social Credit | Ray Gagnier | 649 |
| Co-operative Builders | Edgar-Bernard Charron | 261 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Herb Gray | 23,165 |
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Brophey | 10,946 |
| New Democratic | Trevor Price | 6,267 |
| Social Credit | Ray Gagnier | 884 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Herb Gray | 21,525 |
| Progressive Conservative | Austin Dixon | 10,298 |
| New Democratic | Hugh Peacock | 5,739 |
| Independent | Don Armstrong | 413 |
| Social Credit | Jack Backer | 379 |