Tag: London-Fanshawe
Federal election: How London-area voter turnout compares to national figures
The percentage of London-area voters who cast a ballot in this week’s federal election beat the national average – and of the local ridings, Huron-Bruce was tops at 75.2 per cent. It was an election that produced little change locally: One riding changed hands, with London-Fanshawe won by the Conservatives from the NDP, and there […]
Q+A: Who is London’s little-known new MP, Conservative Kurt Holman?
In an election-night shocker, Conservative candidate Kurt Holman turned his low-profile first run for public office into a huge win by taking London-Fanshawe in Monday night’s federal election, ousting NDPer Lindsay Mathyssen. LFP reporter Jonathan Juha spoke with him in the afterglow of his victory. Let’s start from the beginning. Tell us a bit about […]
Mathyssen, defeated Monday by Conservative Kurt Holman after serving two terms as NDP MP for London-Fanshawe, reflected on her time in office and how a family dynasty was undone, as her mother Irene s
Lindsay Mathyssen won’t say goodbye. She’s just hitting “pause,” she said Tuesday as the reality sinks in that for the first time in 19 years a Mathyssen will not be the NDP MP for London-Fanshawe. Lindsay Mathyssen, defeated Monday by Conservative Kurt Holman after serving two terms, reflected on her time in office and how […]
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.