📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Essex was contested in the 2000 election.

🏆 Susan Whelan, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 20,524 votes (44.3% of the vote).

🥈 The runner-up was Scott Cowan (Canadian Alliance) with 16,019 votes (34.6%), defeated by a margin of 4,505 votes.

📊 Other notable candidates: Marion Overholt (N.D.P., 14%) and Merrill Baker (Progressive Conservative, 7%).