# Windsor West (provincial electoral district)

Windsor West (French: Windsor-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1975 since 1999.
The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S. border southeast along Langlois Avenue, east along Tecumseh Road East, and southeast along Pillette Road to the southern city limit.

## Demographics

Average family income: $66,432 (2001)
Median household income: $44,939 Unemployment: 9.2%
Language, mother tongue: English 66%, French 3%, Other 31%
Religion: Catholic 46%, Protestant 24%, Muslim 6%, Orthodox Christian 4%, Other Christian 4%, Buddhist 1%, No religious affiliation 13%, Other 2%
Visible minority: Black 4%, Arab 4%, Chinese 4%, South Asian 3%, Southeast Asian 2%, Latin American 1%, Filipino 1%, Others 1%

## History

Windsor West as a provincial electoral district was created for the 1926 Ontario general election when the Windsor district was divided into Windsor West and Windsor East.
It existed from 1967 to 1975. It was represented by Hugh Peacock and Dr. Ted Bounsall, both New Democrats.
In 1996, Premier Mike Harris and the Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation that changed provincial riding boundaries to match federal riding boundaries. This created the new provincial riding of Windsor West. It included parts of Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Provincial Parliament:
Windsor West :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | John Frederick Reid | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | John Frederick Reid | Conservative |
| Riding re-created |||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Hugh Peacock | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Ted Bounsall | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved |||||
| Riding created from Windsor—Sandwich and Windsor—Walkerville |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Sandra Pupatello | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Sandra Pupatello | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Sandra Pupatello | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Teresa Piruzza | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Lisa Gretzky | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Lisa Gretzky | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Lisa Gretzky | New Democratic |
| 44th | 2025–present | Lisa Gretzky | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Gretzky | 19,392 | 52.1 | +9.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Francis | 14,665 | 39.4 | +4.1 |
| | Ontario Party | Matthew Giancola | 1,019 | 2.7 | –2.0 |
| | Green | Nick Kolasky | 868 | 2.3 | –0.5 |
| | None of the Above | Mark Dewdney | 740 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | New Blue | Joshua Griffin | 520 | 1.4 | –0.6 |
| 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 | | 38.4 | +4.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 96,825 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +2.9 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Gretzky | 13,395 | 42.19 | −9.94 | $78,770 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Leontowicz | 11,211 | 35.31 | +6.84 | $49,964 |
| | Liberal | Linda L. McCurdy | 4,159 | 13.10 | −1.61 | $15,222 |
| | Ontario Party | Jeremy Palko | 1,478 | 4.65 | | $14,028 |
| | Green | Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale | 879 | 2.77 | −0.81 | $381 |
| | New Blue | Joshua Griffin | 630 | 1.98 | | $793 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,752 | 99.10 | +0.06 | $133,413 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 287 | 0.90 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,039 | 33.62 | -9.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,977 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −8.39 |
| 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 | Lisa Gretzky | 20,276 | 52.12 | +10.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Adam Ibrahim | 11,073 | 28.47 | +14.00 |
| | Liberal | Rino Bortolin | 5,722 | 14.71 | -23.75 |
| | Green | Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale | 1,393 | 3.58 | +0.25 |
| | None of the Above | Chad Durocher | 435 | 1.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,899 | 99.04 | +0.45 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 376 | 0.96 | -0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,275 | 43.30 | +0.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,698 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Gretzky | 15,043 | 41.41 | +10.44 |
| | Liberal | Teresa Piruzza | 14,001 | 38.54 | -2.85 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Henry Lau | 5,225 | 14.38 | -10.32 |
| | Green | Chad Durocher | 1,171 | 3.22 | +0.26 |
| | Independent | Helmi Charif | 891 | 2.45 | -28.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,331 | 98.59 | -0.79 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 518 | 1.41 | +0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,849 | 42.71 | +1.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,285 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.65 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Teresa Piruzza | 14,127 | 41.31 | -8.88 |
| | New Democratic | Helmi Charif | 10,544 | 30.83 | +5.16 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Todd Branch | 8,476 | 24.79 | +7.92 |
| | Green | Chad Durocher | 1,051 | 3.07 | -2.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,198 | 99.38 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 213 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,411 | 41.57 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,773 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.02 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sandra Pupatello | 16,821 | 50.19 | -11.51 |
| | New Democratic | Mariano Klimowicz | 8,604 | 25.67 | +4.35 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lisa Lumley | 5,652 | 16.86 | +5.26 |
| | Green | Jason Richard Haney | 1,974 | 5.89 | * |
| | Family Coalition | Daniel Joseph Dionne | 463 | 1.38 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,514 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.93 | |
^ Change is from redistributed result
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sandra Pupatello | 21,993 | 62.52 | -2.98 |
| | New Democratic | Yvette Blackburn | 7,383 | 20.98 | +5.50 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Derek Insley | 4,187 | 11.90 | -4.83 |
| | Green | Cary M. Lucier | 1,233 | 3.50 | +2.37 |
| | Independent | Enver Villamizar | 386 | 1.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,182 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sandra Pupatello | 24,388 | 65.50 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David McCamon | 6,229 | 16.73 |
| | New Democratic | Liam McCarthy | 5,762 | 15.48 |
| | Green | Timothy Dugdale | 420 | 1.13 |
| | Independent | Robert Cruise | 270 | 0.73 |
| | Libertarian | Lynn Tobin | 162 | 0.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,231 | 100.00 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 20,338 | 62.9 |
| Mixed member proportional | 12,015 | 37.1 |
| Total valid votes | 32,353 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
* Map of riding for 2018 election
* ↑ "CBC - Canada Votes 2004". Archived from the original on 2004-07-01.
* ↑ CTV.ca
* ↑ "Federal Electoral District Profile of Windsor West - Windsor-Ouest, Ontario (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
* ↑ "Windsor 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. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 103 Windsor West". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Windsor West" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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