# Middlesex (provincial electoral district)

Middlesex was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was created for the 1975 election. It was abolished prior to the 1999 election. It was redistributed into the ridings of Elgin—Middlesex—London, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, London—Fanshawe, London North Centre, London West and Perth—Middlesex.

## Boundaries

In 1975, the boundaries of the riding included the townships of Caradoc, Delaware, Ekrid, Lobo, London, Metcalfe, Mosa, North Dorchester, Westminster and West Nissouri. It also included the town of Strathroy and the villages of Glencoe, Newbury and Wardsville.
In 1986, the boundaries were changed as follows: it was realigned to include Indian reserves No. 41 and 42 and most of the county of Middlesex except for part of the city of London that lay west of Highbury Road, Huron Street, and Clarke Road.
In 1996, the provincial government reduced the number of ridings in the province from 130 to 103. They also directed the new ridings to correspond to the boundaries of the existing federal ridings. 18% of the riding was redistributed into Elgin—Middlesex—London, 34% to Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, 21% to London—Fanshawe, 1% to London North Centre, a negligible amount to London West and 25% to Perth—Middlesex.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Middlesex :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Created in 1975 from Middlesex North and Middlesex South |||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Robert G. Eaton | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Robert G. Eaton | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Robert G. Eaton | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Doug Reycraft | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Doug Reycraft | Liberal |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Irene Mathyssen | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Bruce Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Redistributed into Elgin—Middlesex—London, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, London—Fanshawe, London North Centre, London West and Perth—Middlesex after 1999 |||||

## Election results

1975 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Eaton | 10,092 | 44.97 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Platts | 9,223 | 41.10 |
| | New Democratic | Howard Aitkenhead | 3,125 | 13.93 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Eaton | 10,427 | 42.88 | -2.09 |
| | Liberal | Donald Nisbet | 8,889 | 36.56 | -4.54 |
| | New Democratic | Gordon Hill | 4,998 | 20.56 | +6.63 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.23 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Eaton | 11,672 | 52.84 | +9.95 |
| | Liberal | Robert Coulthard | 8,264 | 37.41 | +0.85 |
| | New Democratic | Larry Green | 2,155 | 9.76 | -10.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.55 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Douglas Reycraft | 11,292 | 47.16 | +9.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Eaton | 10,482 | 43.78 | -9.06 |
| | New Democratic | Larry Green | 2,169 | 9.06 | -0.70 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.41 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Douglas Reycraft | 17,600 | 51.50 | +4.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irene Long | 7,689 | 22.50 | -21.28 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Wyatt | 5,720 | 16.74 | +7.68 |
| | Family Coalition | William Giesen | 2,664 | 7.80 | |
| | Freedom | Marc Emery | 499 | 1.46 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,172 | 99.44 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 193 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,365 | 65.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 52,150 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +12.81 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 12,522 | 32.62 | +15.89 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Reycraft | 12,022 | 31.27 | -20.23 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Hardcastle | 8,957 | 23.34 | +0.84 |
| | Family Coalition | William Giesen | 4,007 | 10.44 | +2.64 |
| | Freedom | Barry Malcolm | 894 | 2.33 | +0.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,382 | 98.86 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 442 | 1.14 | +0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,824 | 68.80 | +2.91 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 56,426 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.06 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Smith | 15,684 | 40.35 | +17.01 |
| | Liberal | Doug Reycraft | 10,448 | 26.88 | -4.39 |
| | New Democratic | Irene Mathyssen | 8,799 | 22.64 | -9.99 |
| | Family Coalition | Jamie Harris | 3,481 | 8.96 | -1.48 |
| | Freedom | Barry Malcolm | 458 | 1.18 | -1.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,870 | 99.12 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 345 | 0.88 | -0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,215 | 64.67 | -4.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,643 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +13.50 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||