Tag: London West
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: 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.