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Essex West (electoral district)

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Essex West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1966
First contested1925
Last contested1965

Essex West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Essex North riding.

It was initially defined to consist of the city of Windsor, the town of Sandwich and the townships of East and West Sandwich in the county of Essex, including the towns of Ford City and Walkerville, or the villages of Riverside, Tecumseh and St. Clair Shores.

In 1933, it was redefined to consist of the township of Sandwich West in the county of Essex including the town of Sandwich and the part of the city of Windsor lying north of Tecumseh Road.

In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the part city of Windsor city lying south of Tecumseh Boulevard and east of the line dividing lots facing on Lincoln Road to the east and Gladstone Avenue to the west.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Essex North
15th  1925–1926     Sidney Cecil Robinson Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Norman Alexander McLarty Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Donald Ferguson Brown
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Norman Spencer Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Herb Gray Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville

Election results

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 11,029
Liberal Edward Blake Winter 8,508
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 11,555
Liberal John Henry Rodd 11,095
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 17,150
Liberal Glencora Kennedy 10,690
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Norman Alexander McLarty 11,033
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 8,150
Co-operative Commonwealth Olive Jane Whyte 5,241
Reconstruction Garnet A. Edwards 1,837
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Norman Alexander McLarty 14,133
National Government Arthur John Reaume 12,940
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick Joseph Joyce 2,035
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 14,270
Progressive Conservative James D. Leach 12,069
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick Arthur Burr 5,689
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 15,620
Progressive Conservative Kenneth W. MacInture 12,958
Co-operative Commonwealth Archie D. Cherniak 6,836
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 15,199
Progressive Conservative Donald Morand 9,392
Co-operative Commonwealth Les Batterson 3,198
Labor–Progressive Cyril Prince 868
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 15,180
Progressive Conservative Norman Spencer 11,256
Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Weeks 7,736
Social Credit Richard N. Webster 837
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Norman Spencer 18,927
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 14,190
Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Weeks 7,898
Social Credit Edgar B. Charron 355
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Herb Gray 18,152
Progressive Conservative Norman Spencer 11,018
New Democratic Bill Tepperman 9,771
Social Credit Ray Gagnier 649
  Co-operative Builders Edgar-Bernard Charron 261
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Herb Gray 23,165
Progressive Conservative Tom Brophey 10,946
New Democratic Trevor Price 6,267
Social Credit Ray Gagnier 884
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Herb Gray 21,525
Progressive Conservative Austin Dixon 10,298
New Democratic Hugh Peacock 5,739
Independent Don Armstrong 413
Social Credit Jack Backer 379

See also

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