# London West (provincial electoral district)

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

## Geography

The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.
In 2005, it was defined to consist of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the city along Dingman Creek, Southdale Road West, Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, the Canadian National Railway, the Thames River, Wharncliffe Road North, Oxford Street West and Wonderland Road North.

## History

The provincial electoral district was created in 1996 from parts of London South, London North and London Centre, when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. It initially consisted of the part of the city lying north and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the city along Dingman Creek, Southdale Road West, Wharncliffe Road South, Commissioners Road East, the London and Port Stanley Electric Railway, the Thames River, Wharncliffe Road, Oxford Street, Wonderland Road North and Hutton Road.
In 2005, it was given its current boundaries as described above.
The long-time MPP Chris Bentley resigned his seat in the legislature effective on February 14, 2013. He was replaced by Peggy Sattler in the August 1st by-election. Sattler was subsequently re-elected in 2018 and 2022.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
London West :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from London South, London North, and London Centre |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Bob Wood | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Christopher Bentley | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Christopher Bentley | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2013 | Christopher Bentley | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2014 | Peggy Sattler | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Peggy Sattler | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Peggy Sattler | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Peggy Sattler | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Peggy Sattler | New Democratic |

## Election results
### General elections (2014–present)

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Sattler | 26,589 | 49.21 | +4.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Beth Allison | 18,892 | 34.96 | +1.11 |
| | Liberal | Bakar Khan | 5,991 | 11.09 | –1.09 |
| | Green | Jim Johnston | 1,021 | 1.89 | –1.54 |
| | New Blue | Shane Dale | 636 | 1.18 | –1.38 |
| | Libertarian | Ken Byma | 572 | 1.06 | +0.19 |
| | Freedom | Tim Hodges | 179 | 0.33 | –0.06 |
| | Independent | Timothy Hammer | 153 | 0.28 | 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 | | 49.94 | +1.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 108,191 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.5 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Sattler | 22,510 | 45.13 | −10.21 | $126,499 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Paolatto | 16,886 | 33.85 | +4.81 | $92,003 |
| | Liberal | Vanessa Lalonde | 6,077 | 12.18 | +2.27 | $27,325 |
| | Green | Colleen McCauley | 1,713 | 3.43 | −0.31 | $2,016 |
| | New Blue | Kristopher Hunt | 1,277 | 2.56 | | $5,424 |
| | Ontario Party | Cynthia Workman | 521 | 1.04 | | $2,767 |
| | Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 434 | 0.87 | −0.07 | $0 |
| | Consensus Ontario | Brad Harness | 267 | 0.54 | +0.02 | $0 |
| | Freedom | Mike Mcmullen | 197 | 0.39 | +0.04 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,882 | 99.49 | +0.84 | $144,777 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 257 | 0.51 | -0.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,139 | 48.62 | -11.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 103,410 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −7.51 |
| 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 | Peggy Sattler | 32,644 | 55.33 | +14.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Lawton | 17,133 | 29.04 | -0.53 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Hughes | 5,847 | 9.91 | -13.81 |
| | Green | Pamela Reid | 2,211 | 3.75 | -0.44 |
| | Libertarian | Jacques Boudreau | 552 | 0.94 | |
| | Consensus Ontario | Brad Harness | 304 | 0.52 | |
| | Freedom | Tracey Pringle | 209 | 0.35 | -1.81 |
| | Communist | Michael Lewis | 96 | 0.16 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,996 | 98.65 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 805 | 1.35 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,801 | 60.56 | +4.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,749 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Sattler | 22,243 | 40.36 | -1.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeff Bennett | 16,295 | 29.57 | -3.17 |
| | Liberal | Nick Steinburg | 13,070 | 23.72 | +7.87 |
| | Green | Keith McAlister | 2,310 | 4.19 | -0.06 |
| | Freedom | Al Gretzky | 1,188 | 2.16 | -2.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,106 | 98.86 | -0.40 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 633 | 1.14 | +0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,739 | 56.03 | +16.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,749 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.82 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 2013 by-election

The 2013 by-election in London West was called when Chris Bentley resigned his seat in the wake of the scandal regarding the cancellation of the gas plants in the 2011 election.
Ontario provincial by-election, August 1, 2013 Resignation of Chris Bentley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Peggy Sattler | 15,704 | 41.88 | +20.16 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ali Chahbar | 12,426 | 32.74 | +3.26 |
| | Liberal | Ken Coran | 5,965 | 15.85 | -29.81 |
| | Freedom | Al Gretzky | 1,856 | 4.96 | +4.36 |
| | Green | Gary Brown | 1,608 | 4.25 | +1.84 |
| | Libertarian | Geoffrey Serbee | 117 | 0.31 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,676 | 99.26 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 279 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,955 | 39.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 96,905 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.45 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2013 nomination contests
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario :
| Candidate | Residence | December 1, 2012 |
| Ali Chahbar | London | X |
Green Party of Ontario :
| Candidate | Residence | March 25, 2013 |
| Gary Brown | London | X |
Ontario New Democratic Party :
| Candidate | Residence | May 22, 2013 |
| Jeff Buchanan | London | |
| Mohamed Salih | London | |
| Peggy Sattler | London | X |
| Jennifer White | London | |
Freedom Party of Ontario :
| Candidate | Residence | June 18, 2013 |
| Al Gretzky | London | X |
Ontario Liberal Party :
| Candidate | Residence | July 2, 2013 |
| Ken Coran | London | X |

### General elections (1999–2011)

vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Bentley | 22,610 | 45.65 | -6.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ali Chahbar | 14,603 | 29.49 | +5.24 |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Buchanan | 10,757 | 21.72 | +10.49 |
| | Green | Gary Brown | 1,194 | 2.41 | -8.06 |
| | Freedom | Tim Hodges | 300 | 0.61 | +0.13 |
| | Republican | Chris Gupta | 61 | 0.12 | -0.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,525 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 224 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,749 | 53.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,852 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.00 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Bentley | 25,967 | 52.42 | +1.91 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Allison Graham | 12,011 | 24.25 | -6.82 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Pighin | 5,562 | 11.23 | -4.05 |
| | Green | Gary Brown | 5,184 | 10.47 | +8.85 |
| | Family Coalition | Andrew Jezierski | 267 | 0.54 | |
| | Freedom | Paul McKeever | 234 | 0.47 | -0.46 |
| | Independent | Mike Reynolds | 201 | 0.41 | |
| | Republican | Chris Gupta | 106 | 0.21 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,532 | 100.0 |
| Difference | Difference | Difference | 13,956 | 28.18 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 356 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,888 | 57.83 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.37 | |
| Source: ^ Change based on redistributed results |||||||
vte2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Bentley | 25,581 | 51.46 | +7.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Wood | 15,463 | 31.11 | -13.81 |
| | New Democratic | Patti Dalton | 7,403 | 14.89 | +5.76 |
| | Green | Laura Wythe | 805 | 1.62 | +1.01 |
| | Freedom | Bill Frampton | 460 | 0.93 | +0.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,712 | 100.0 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Wood | 22,761 | 44.92 |
| | Liberal | Darrel Skidmore | 22,467 | 44.34 |
| | New Democratic | Sandra McNee | 4,628 | 9.13 |
| | Green | Jeremy Price | 308 | 0.61 |
| | Freedom | Jack Plant | 236 | 0.47 |
| | Natural Law | Ernie Merkley | 133 | 0.26 |
| | Libertarian | Gayle Remisch | 133 | 0.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,666 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | |
| First Past the Post | 30,585 | 63.7 |
| Mixed member proportional | 17,421 | 36.3 |
| Total valid votes | 48,006 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ "London West 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 045 London West" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2013). "2013 By-election results - London West". Retrieved 2 June 2014.
* ↑ "Sattler wins London West NDP nomination".
* ↑ "Coran off to rocky start on Day 1 of campaign".
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - London West" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
* ↑ "London West poll by poll" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
* ↑ "045-London West".