Taking in Woodstock, Tillsonburg and Ingersoll, the riding also includes five rural townships in Oxford County and a sliver of Brant County. Manufacturing and agriculture figure prominently in the riding, home to two large auto assembly plants owned by Toyota and General Motors and to a large dairy belt. The riding has been a Tory stronghold since 1995 when Ernie Hardeman, who has held the seat for 27 years, won it for the Progressive Conservatives under Mike Harris. Read More
OXFORD: Housing issues hot in riding home to auto and dairy belts
