# London—Fanshawe (provincial electoral district)

London—Fanshawe is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

## 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 Centre and Middlesex. 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.
The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
London—Fanshawe :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from London Centre and Middlesex |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Frank Mazzilli | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Khalil Ramal | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Khalil Ramal | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Teresa Armstrong | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Teresa Armstrong | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Teresa Armstrong | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Teresa Armstrong | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Teresa Armstrong | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Teresa Armstrong | 18,749 | 47.59 | +0.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pete Vanderley | 13,480 | 34.21 | +1.35 |
| | Liberal | Kevin May | 4,884 | 12.40 | +2.0 |
| | Green | William Osbourne-Sorrell | 1,045 | 2.65 | –0.86 |
| | New Blue | Christopher West | 654 | 1.66 | –1.48 |
| | Freedom | Dave Durnin | 381 | 0.97 | +0.24 |
| | Independent | Alan John McDonald | 205 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.19 | +4.6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,655 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –0.5 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Teresa Armstrong | 16,123 | 47.20 | −8.48 | $98,540 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane Kovarikova | 11,224 | 32.86 | +3.08 | $94,579 |
| | Liberal | Zeba Hashmi | 3,553 | 10.40 | +2.03 | $38,320 |
| | Green | Zack Ramsey | 1,200 | 3.51 | −1.01 | $0 |
| | New Blue | Adriana A. Medina | 1,072 | 3.14 | | $3,647 |
| | Ontario Party | Doug MacDonald | 539 | 1.58 | | $780 |
| | Freedom | Dave Durnin | 248 | 0.73 | +0.24 | $0 |
| | None of the Above | Stephen R. Campbell | 201 | 0.59 | −0.10 | $0 |
| | Consensus Ontario | T. Paul Plumb | 100 | 0.29 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,260 | 99.34 | +0.44 | $132,738 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 228 | 0.66 | -0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,488 | 36.56 | -13.09 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,811 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −5.80 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Teresa Armstrong | 25,272 | 55.68 | +5.26 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric Weniger | 13,519 | 29.78 | +6.70 |
| | Liberal | Lawvin Hadisi | 3,797 | 8.37 | -11.53 |
| | Green | Lisa Carriere | 2,050 | 4.52 | +0.64 |
| | None of the Above | Stephen R. Campbell | 312 | 0.69 | |
| | Freedom | Rob Small | 223 | 0.49 | -0.83 |
| | Libertarian | Henryk Szymczyszyn | 218 | 0.48 | -0.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,391 | 98.90 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 503 | 1.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,894 | 49.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,428 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -0.72 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Teresa Armstrong | 17,903 | 50.42 | +9.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Robson | 8,196 | 23.08 | -3.44 |
| | Liberal | Marcel Marcellin | 7,066 | 19.90 | -8.38 |
| | Green | Wil Sorrell | 1,378 | 3.88 | +1.39 |
| | Freedom | Paul McKeever | 467 | 1.32 | +0.87 |
| | Libertarian | Tim Harnick | 386 | 1.09 | +0.16 |
| | Independent | Ali Aref Hamadi | 112 | 0.32 | -0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,508 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +6.54 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Teresa Armstrong | 13,953 | 40.77 | +14.53 |
| | Liberal | Khalil Ramal | 9,678 | 28.28 | -10.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cheryl Miller | 9,075 | 26.52 | -0.95 |
| | Green | Bassam Lazar | 852 | 2.49 | -4.69 |
| | Libertarian | Tim Harnick | 320 | 0.93 | |
| | Independent | Ali Hamadi | 192 | 0.56 | |
| | Freedom | Dave Durnin | 155 | 0.45 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,225 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 218 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,443 | 45.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,165 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.51 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Khalil Ramal | 13,742 | 38.68 | +2.89 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Chapman | 9,790 | 27.47 | -2.88 |
| | New Democratic | Stephen Maynard | 9,350 | 26.32 | -4.81 |
| | Green | Daniel O'Neail | 2,548 | 7.17 | +5.72 |
| | Independent | Ma'in Sinan | 129 | 0.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,529 | 100.0 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Khalil Ramal | 13,920 | 35.87 | +0.83 |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 12,051 | 31.05 | +6.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Mazzilli | 11,777 | 30.35 | -8.18 |
| | Green | Bryan Smith | 568 | 1.46 | +0.85 |
| | Freedom | Mike Davidson | 493 | 1.27 | +0.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,809 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Mazzilli | 15,295 | 38.53 |
| | Liberal | Peter Mancini | 13,912 | 35.04 |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 9,788 | 24.65 |
| | Freedom | Lloyd Walker | 293 | 0.74 |
| | Green | Heidi Strasser | 241 | 0.61 |
| | Natural Law | Wanda Beaver | 172 | 0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,701 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | |
| First Past the Post | 21,023 | 62.8 |
| Mixed member proportional | 12,442 | 37.2 |
| Total valid votes | 33,465 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ "London—Fanshawe Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
* ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 043 London-Fanshawe" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapports des registres officiels - London—Fanshawe" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
* Elections Ontario Past Election Results