Chris Bentley (politician)

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2011 Ontario general election: London West
Christopher Bentley
Ontario MPP
In office
2003–2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chris Bentley 22,61045.65-6.77
Progressive Conservative Ali Chahbar14,60329.49+5.24
New Democratic Jeff Buchanan10,75721.72+10.49
Green Gary Brown1,1942.41-8.06
Freedom Tim Hodges3000.61+0.13
Republican Chris Gupta610.12-0.09
Total valid votes 49,525100.0
Total rejected ballots2240.45
Turnout49,749 53.01
Eligible voters93,852
Liberal hold Swing -6.00
Source: Elections Ontario [13]
2007 Ontario general election : London West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chris Bentley 25,96752.42+1.91
Progressive Conservative Allison Graham12,01124.25-6.82
New Democratic Paul Pighin5,56211.23-4.05
Green Gary Brown5,18410.47+8.85
Family Coalition Andrew Jezierski2670.54
Freedom Paul McKeever2340.47-0.46
Independent Mike Reynolds2010.41
Republican Chris Gupta1060.21
Total valid votes 49,532 100.0
Difference13,95628.18
Total rejected ballots3560.71
Turnout49,888 57.83
  Liberal holdSwing+4.37
Source: [14]

^ Change based on redistributed results [15]

2003 Ontario general election : London West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chris Bentley 25,58151.46+7.12
Progressive Conservative Bob Wood 15,46331.11-13.81
New Democratic Patti Dalton7,40314.89+5.76
Green Laura Wythe8051.62+1.01
Freedom Bill Frampton4600.93+0.46
Total valid votes 49,712 100.0

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