Essex West (electoral district)

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Essex West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1966
First contested 1925
Last contested 1965

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.

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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

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

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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

1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 11,029
Liberal Edward Blake Winter8,508
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 11,555
Liberal John Henry Rodd11,095
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 17,150
Liberal Glencora Kennedy10,690
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Norman Alexander McLarty 11,033
Conservative Sidney Cecil Robinson 8,150
Co-operative Commonwealth Olive Jane Whyte5,241
Reconstruction Garnet A. Edwards1,837
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Norman Alexander McLarty 14,133
National Government Arthur John Reaume12,940
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick Joseph Joyce2,035
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 14,270
Progressive Conservative James D. Leach12,069
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick Arthur Burr5,689
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 15,620
Progressive Conservative Kenneth W. MacInture12,958
Co-operative Commonwealth Archie D. Cherniak6,836
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 15,199
Progressive Conservative Donald Morand9,392
Co-operative Commonwealth Les Batterson3,198
Labor–Progressive Cyril Prince868
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 15,180
Progressive Conservative Norman Spencer 11,256
Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Weeks 7,736
Social Credit Richard N. Webster837
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Norman Spencer 18,927
Liberal Donald Ferguson Brown 14,190
Co-operative Commonwealth Bert Weeks 7,898
Social Credit Edgar B. Charron355
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Herb Gray 18,152
Progressive Conservative Norman Spencer 11,018
New Democratic Bill Tepperman9,771
Social Credit Ray Gagnier649
 Co-operative BuildersEdgar-Bernard Charron261
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Herb Gray 23,165
Progressive Conservative Tom Brophey10,946
New Democratic Trevor Price6,267
Social Credit Ray Gagnier884
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Herb Gray 21,525
Progressive Conservative Austin Dixon10,298
New Democratic Hugh Peacock5,739
Independent Don Armstrong413
Social Credit Jack Backer379

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