# London North

London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the city was re-configured as a single seat. London North was re-established for the 1955 provincial election and retained until 1999, when most of its territory was integrated into the new riding of London North Centre.
The riding was Progressive Conservative bastion for most of its history, and was represented by both Premier John Robarts and cabinet minister Gordon Walker at different times. Marvin Shore won the riding as a Liberal in 1975, and crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives the following year. Liberal Ronald Van Horne won it back for his party in 1977, and held it until his retirement in 1988. Progressive Conservative Dianne Cunningham was its final representative.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

London North :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | James Moore | Progressive Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | James Moore | Progressive Conservative |
| Merged with London South into London from 1934 to 1955 |||||
| 25th | 1955–1959 | John Robarts | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | John Robarts | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | John Robarts | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | John Robarts | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Gordon Walker | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1976 | Marvin Shore | Liberal |
| 30th | 1976–1977 | Marvin Shore | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Ronald Van Horne | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Ronald Van Horne | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Ronald Van Horne | Liberal |
| 34th | 1987–1988 | Ronald Van Horne | Liberal |
| 34th | 1988–1990 | Dianne Cunningham | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Dianne Cunningham | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Dianne Cunningham | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into London North Centre before the 1999 election |||||

## Electoral history

1977 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Ronald Van Horne | 15,033 | 47.0% |
| Progressive Conservative | Marvin Shore | 10,631 | 33.2% |
| New Democratic | David Cunningham | 6,130 | 19.2% |
| Libertarian | Greg Utas | 201 | 0.6% |
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ronald Van Horne | 15,444 | 49.6% | +2.6% |
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Browne | 11,825 | 38.0% | +4.8% |
| New Democratic | Sam Maumur | 3,864 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ronald Van Horne | 20,536 | 54.4% | +4.8% |
| Progressive Conservative | George Auold | 11,433 | 30.3% | -7.7% |
| New Democratic | Marion Boyd | 5,191 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| Freedom | Robert Smeenk | 566 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ronald Van Horne | 22,452 | 57.8% | +3.4% |
| New Democratic | Diane Whiteside | 7,961 | 20.5% | +6.7% |
| Progressive Conservative | Lucky Clark | 7,177 | 18.5% | -11.8% |
| Family Coalition | Elvin Mizzau | 711 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| Freedom | Barry Malcolm | 537 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Dianne Cunningham | 18,079 | 41.3% | +22.8% |
| New Democratic | Carolyn Davies | 14,005 | 32.0% | +11.5% |
| Liberal | Steve Buchanan | 9,990 | 22.8% | -35.0% |
| Family Coalition | Bob Maniuk | 1,095 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| Freedom | Jack Plant | 601 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Dianne Cunningham | 23,195 | 52.7% | +11.4% |
| Liberal | Larry Crossan | 11,112 | 25.2% | +2.4% |
| New Democratic | Carolyn Davies | 8,167 | 18.5% | -13.5% |
| Family Coalition | Graeme Benedetti | 777 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| Green | John Beverley | 365 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| Freedom | Jack Plant | 334 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| Natural Law | Rita Varrin | 101 | 0.2% | +0.2% |