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Oxford (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°04′N 80°36′W / 43.06°N 80.6°W / 43.06; -80.6
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Oxford
Ontario electoral district
Oxford in relation to the southern Ontario ridings
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Ernie Hardeman
Progressive Conservative
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)113,790
Electors (2018)89,597
Area (km²)2,270
Pop. density (per km²)50.1
Census division(s)Oxford County
Census subdivision(s)Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Norwich, Zorra, South-West Oxford, East Zorra – Tavistock, Blandford-Blenheim

Oxford is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 1999 provincial election.

It consists of the county of Oxford and a small portion of Brant.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Oxford
Assembly Years Member Party
Created from Oxford North and Oxford South ridings in 1934
19th  1934–1937     Patrick Dewan Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Thomas Roy Dent Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959     Gord Innes Liberal
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967     Gord Pittock Progressive Conservative
28th  1967–1971     Gord Innes Liberal
29th  1971–1975     Harry Parrott Progressive Conservative
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985     Dick Treleaven Progressive Conservative
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Charlie Tatham Liberal
35th  1990–1995     Kimble Sutherland New Democratic
36th  1995–1999     Ernie Hardeman Progressive Conservative
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
42nd  2018–2022
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 22,166 50.01 −5.72 $47,286
New Democratic Lindsay Wilson 9,504 21.44 −8.98 $37,217
Liberal Mary Holmes 5,457 12.31 +5.39 $23,863
Ontario Party Karl Toews 3,579 8.08 +7.22 $39,947
Green Cheryle Rose Baker 2,097 4.73 +0.42 $570
New Blue Connie Oldenburger 1,518 3.43   $7,700
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,321 99.46 +0.91 $134,298
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 240 0.54 -0.91
Turnout 44,561 46.45 -12.8
Eligible voters 94,368
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.63
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 29,152 55.73 +9.49
New Democratic Tara King 15,917 30.43 +4.66
Liberal James Howard 3,620 6.92 -14.41
Green Albert De Jong 2,254 4.31 -0.53
Ontario Party Robert Van Ryswyck 447 0.85
Libertarian Chris Swift 370 0.71 -0.18
Independent David Sikal 335 0.64
Freedom Tim Hodges 216 0.41 -0.53
Total valid votes 52,311 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 60.20
Eligible voters 86,877
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.42
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 18,958 46.24 -8.63
New Democratic Bryan Smith 10,573 25.79 +10.14
Liberal Dan Moulton 8,736 21.31 -3.66
Green Mike Farlow 1,985 4.84 +1.29
Freedom Tim Hodges 384 0.94
Libertarian Devin Wright 365 0.89
Total valid votes 41001 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.39
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 20,658 54.87 +7.60
Liberal David Hilderley 9,410 24.99 -4.34
New Democratic Dorothy Marie Eisen 5,885 15.63 +4.28
Green Catherine Stewart-Mott 1,336 3.55 -5.26
Family Coalition Leonard Vanderhoeven 359 0.95 -0.60
Total valid votes 37,648 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 123 0.33
Turnout 37,771 49.18
Eligible voters 76,804
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.97
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 18,445 47.27 +3.21
Liberal Brian Jackson 11,455 29.36 -8.77
New Democratic Mike Comeau 4,421 11.33 -1.21
Green Tom Mayberry 3,441 8.82 +6.83
Independent Jim Bender 659 1.69  
Family Coalition Leonard Vanderhoeven 601 1.54 -0.08
Total valid votes 39,022 100.0
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 18,656 44.06 -9.19
Liberal Brian Brown 16,135 38.10 +2.57
New Democratic Shawn Rouse 5,318 12.56 +5.35
Green Tom Mayberry 838 1.98  
Family Coalition Andre De Decker 689 1.63 -0.42
Freedom Paul Blair 404 0.95 +0.22
Libertarian Kaye Sargent 306 0.72 -0.03
Total valid votes 42,346 100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Ernie Hardeman 22,726 53.25
Liberal Brian Brown 15,160 35.53
New Democratic Martin Donlevy 3,077 7.21
Family Coalition Andre De Decker 875 2.05
Libertarian Kaye Sargent 321 0.75
Freedom Paul Blair 312 0.73
Natural Law Jim Morris 203 0.48
Total valid votes 42,674 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes
First Past the Post 25,059 66
Mixed member proportional 12,917 34
Total valid votes 37,976 100.0

References

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 067 Oxford". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Oxford" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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