# London (federal electoral district)

London was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.
It consisted initially of the City of London, Ontario.
In 1914, it was redefined to exclude parts of the former township of London, which was now a part of the city.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of that part of the city of London lying west of and south of a line following (from the north) Adelaide Street and Oxford Street, the east side of Wolsley Barracks area, Middleton Avenue, Glasgow Street, Lorne Avenue, Burbrook Place, Dundas Street, Swinyard Street, Pine Street, Elm Street, Trafalgar Street, Adelaide Street, the south branch of the River Thames, Beverly Street, and Wellington Street south to the south boundary of the city.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Carling | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | John Carling | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | John Walker | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | James Harshaw Fraser | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Carling | Liberal–Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Carling | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John Carling | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | C. S. Hyman | Liberal |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | John Carling | Liberal–Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Thomas Beattie | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | C. S. Hyman | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1905 | C. S. Hyman | Liberal |
| 10th | 1905–1907 | C. S. Hyman | Liberal |
| 10th | 1907–1908 | Thomas Beattie | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Thomas Beattie | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1914† | Thomas Beattie | Conservative |
| 12th | 1915–1917 | William Gray | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Hume Cronyn | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | John Franklin White | Conservative |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | John Franklin White | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | John Franklin White | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | John Franklin White | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1938† | Frederick Cronyn Betts | Conservative |
| 18th | 1938–1940 | Robert James Manion | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Allan Johnston | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Park Manross | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Alex Jeffery | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Robert Weld Mitchell | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Ernest Halpenny | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Ernest Halpenny | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Ernest Halpenny | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jack Irvine | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Jack Irvine | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into London West and London East |||||

## Electoral history

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | 1,114 |
| | Unknown | James Peacock | 266 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | 1,101 |
| | Unknown | MacMahon | 797 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | 1,101 |
| | Unknown | MacMahon | 797 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 18 February 1875
Walker unseated, 9 September 1874 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James Harshaw Fraser | 1,228 |
| | Unknown | Samuel Peters | 1,100 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | 1,485 |
| | Unknown | John Campbell | 1,238 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | 2,013 |
| | Liberal | Charles S. Hyman | 1,974 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | C. S. Hyman | 2,037 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | 1,854 |
By-election on 26 February 1892
Election annulled :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carling | |
| | Liberal | C. S. Hyman | |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Beattie | 2,325 |
| | Liberal | C. S. Hyman | 2,284 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | C. S. Hyman | 2,812 |
| Conservative | Thomas Beattie | 2,265 |
| Independent | Robert Roadhouse | 236 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | C. S. Hyman | 4,302 |
| | Conservative | William Gray | 4,278 |
By-election on 13 June 1905
Hyman appointed Minister of Public Works, 22 May 1905 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | C. S. Hyman | 4,581 |
| | Conservative | William Gray | 4,251 |
By-election on 29 October 1907
Hyman resigned 11 April 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Beattie | 3,209 |
| | Liberal | J. D. Jacobs | 2,174 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Beattie | 4,121 |
| | Unknown | John Wiley McCandless | 2,987 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Beattie | 5,263 |
| | Unknown | John Millar McEvoy | 3,352 |
By-election on 1 February 1915
Beattie died 2 December 1914 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Gray | acclaimed |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Hume Cronyn | 11,136 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | George Sutton Gibbons | 6,783 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Franklin White | 9,730 |
| Liberal | Charles Somerville | 7,974 |
| Progressive | Arthur Mould | 4,252 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Franklin White | 12,260 |
| Liberal | Edgar Sydney Little | 7,777 |
| Labour | John Colert | 2,405 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Franklin White | 12,249 |
| | Liberal | William John Stevenson | 11,404 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Franklin White | 13,981 |
| | Liberal | Jared Vining | 9,698 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Frederick Cronyn Betts | 10,911 |
| Liberal | George Arthur Porte Brickenden | 8,628 |
| Reconstruction | John Franklin White | 3,814 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Everett Orlan Hall | 3,041 |
| Independent | George Albert Wenige | 2,101 |
| Independent Liberal | Clifford Hamilton Reason | 1,203 |
| Independent | Hugh Allan Stevenson | 406 |
By-election on 14 November 1938
Betts died 7 May 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert James Manion | 11,364 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Everett Orlan Hall | 8,166 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Allan Johnston | 15,824 |
| National Government | Thomas Kingsmill | 12,534 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Everett Orlan Hall | 3,762 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Park Manross | 16,766 |
| Liberal | Allan Johnston | 13,421 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Everett Orlan Hall | 4,901 |
| Labor–Progressive | Arthur Mould | 225 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Alex Jeffery | 16,427 |
| Progressive Conservative | Park Manross | 14,988 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Everett O. Hall | 4,532 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Weld Mitchell | 15,254 |
| Liberal | S. Floyd Maine | 12,869 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Gwen Pemberton | 2,748 |
| Labor–Progressive | Allison Grant Campbell | 662 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest Halpenny | 19,804 |
| Liberal | Hugh Mackenzie | 11,110 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Gwen Pemberton | 2,714 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest Halpenny | 24,276 |
| Liberal | Hugh Alexander Mackenzie | 9,107 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | E.O. Hall | 2,598 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest Halpenny | 16,096 |
| Liberal | Harry Quigley | 11,084 |
| New Democratic | John Gelleta | 3,679 |
| Social Credit | Larry Wilcocks | 447 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Irvine | 15,700 |
| Liberal | Clarence M. Peterson | 14,262 |
| New Democratic | Paddy O'Brien | 3,335 |
| Social Credit | Lloyd H. Alford | 599 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Irvine | 13,763 |
| Liberal | Margaret Fullerton | 11,164 |
| New Democratic | Clayton Fee | 4,412 |
| Independent | Albert W. Plumb | 422 |
| Communist | Thomas Morris | 271 |