Tag: Elgin
Boil-water warnings issued for two Southwestern Ontario communities
A Southwestern Ontario public-health office has issued a boil water advisory for a small community east of London. Southwestern Public Health, which oversees Oxford and Elgin counties and St. Thomas, on Tuesday issued the warning for all users of the Mount Elgin municipal water system in Oxford County after what officials called a pressure loss […]
Q+A: Ex-radio host Andrew Lawton’s priorities as new Conservative MP
Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory. Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London […]
Conservatives snatch urban riding to solidify London region base
The Conservatives tightened their grip Monday on the 10-riding London region, snatching an urban riding in London to increase the party’s seat count to eight. Kurt Holman, who knocked off the NDP’s Lyndsay Mathyssen in London-Fanshawe, and Andrew Lawton, who took Elgin-St. Thomas-London South after a bruising campaign, are the new faces for the Conservatives […]
A stunning upset has seen the New Democratic Party lose its lone London seat as the London-Fanshawe riding Monday was won by Conservative Kurt Holman, beating Lindsay Mathyssen running for re-election
The Conservatives let an once-expected victory in Monday night’s federal election slip away – but amid the nationwide loss, they gained ground among London voters.
Elgin-St. Thomas-London South: Ex-radio host Andrew Lawton wins
Controversial Conservative candidate Andrew Lawton has been elected in a redrawn London-area party bastion.