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The 42nd Ontario general election is scheduled to be held on June 7, 2018. Here are the candidates, the demographics, the riding map and where possible, the twitter accounts for the London-Fanshawe provincial electoral district:
London—Fanshawe
Current representative:
New Democratic Party, Teresa Armstrong
Armstrong took 17,903 (50.42%) of the 35,508 votes in the 2014 election. Progressive Conservative Chris Robson had 8,196 (23.08%) and Liberal Marcel Marcellin had 7,066 (19.90%)
Source and full election results: Elections Ontario via Wikipedia
2018 Candidates:
New Democratic Party, Teresa Armstrong
Liberal, Lawvin Hadisi
Progressive Conservative, Eric Weniger
Green, Lisa Carriere
Libertarian, Henryk Szymczyszyn
Independent, Stephen Robert Campbell
Demographics:
Population (2016): 119,467
Electors (2011): 74,810
Area (km²): 109
Pop. density (per km²): 1,096
Census divisions: Middlesex County
Census subdivisions: London
Riding Map:
Photo by Earl Andrew at English Wikipedia – Own work, Public Domain
More detailed map available at the Elections Canada website.
Also from the Elections Canada website, a description of the London-Fanshawe boundary:
Consisting of that part of the City of London described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of said city with Highbury Avenue North; thence southerly along said avenue to the Canadian National Railway situated southerly of Brydges Street; thence westerly, southwesterly and southeasterly along said railway to Commissioners Road East; thence westerly along said road to Wharncliffe Road South; thence southerly along said road to Southdale Road East; thence easterly along said road to White Oak Road; thence southerly along said road to Exeter Road; thence easterly and northeasterly along said road to Highway No. 401; thence northeasterly and easterly along said highway to the easterly limit of said city; thence generally northerly, northwesterly and westerly along the easterly and northerly limits of said city to the point of commencement.
Twitter Accounts:
The Race is on, Join us on Sat May 12th, 12pm for our campaign KICK OFF!
972 Hamilton Rd. RSVP or Drop In #NDP #ldnont #london #TeresaArmstrong pic.twitter.com/iweaXJh9Ls— Teresa Armstrong (@TArmstrongNDP) May 10, 2018
Installed our first lawn sign today in #LdnOnt! London-Fanshawe, reserve yours at https://t.co/3e4VaGw5xH #OnPoli #CareOverCuts pic.twitter.com/jXUhC2S3zE
— Lawvin Hadisi (@LawvinforLondon) May 9, 2018
Hey everyone! Hope to see you bright and early 9:00 the Neighbourhood Laundromat Cafe 547 Hamilton Rd in London! @MikeSchreiner will be here to help kick off our campaigns in London @CarolDyckGPC @GreenPartyBro @PamelaReid4 #onpoli #PeoplePoweredChange pic.twitter.com/KChhU12hM4
— Lisa Carriere (@lisac_gpo) May 11, 2018
Sorry, no twitter accounts found for Eric Weniger, Henryk Szymczyszyn, and Stephen Robert Campbell.
