Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON — 2011 Federal Election Results Map
Elgin—Middlesex—London — 2011 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Elgin—Middlesex—London was contested in the 2011 election.
🏆 Joe Preston, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 29,147 votes (57.7% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Fred Sinclair (NDP-New Democratic Party) with 12,439 votes (24.6%), defeated by a margin of 16,708 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Graham Warwick (Liberal, 13%).
Riding information
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Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal riding in southwestern Ontario, stretching from the southern outskirts of London southward through the agricultural heartland of Elgin County to the north shore of Lake Erie. The riding includes the city of St. Thomas, the towns of Aylmer and Port Burwell, and the municipalities of Middlesex Centre, Central Elgin, and part of Thames Centre. It also takes in the southern fringes of the city of London.
Candidates
Joe Preston (Conservative) — Preston was the incumbent MP, first elected in Elgin—Middlesex—London in 2004 when he defeated Liberal incumbent Gar Knutson. An entrepreneur and business owner based in St. Thomas, he had been active in local community affairs before entering federal politics. By 2011, he was seeking his fourth consecutive term in the riding.
Fred Sinclair (NDP) — Sinclair was the New Democratic Party candidate in Elgin—Middlesex—London for the 2011 election.
Graham Warwick (Liberal) — Warwick was the Liberal candidate in Elgin—Middlesex—London.
John Fisher (Green Party) — Fisher was the Green Party candidate in the riding.
Carl Hiemstra ran for the Christian Heritage Party and Will Arlow for the Canadian Action Party.
About the Riding
Elgin—Middlesex—London is a riding that was defined in 2011 by the severe economic disruption caused by the loss of its two largest manufacturing employers. The Sterling Trucks heavy-truck assembly plant in St. Thomas closed in March 2009, with total layoffs at the facility reaching approximately 1,300 workers since 2006. The Ford Motor Company's St. Thomas Assembly Plant in nearby Talbotville, which had operated since 1967, was scheduled to close in September 2011, cutting approximately 1,400 direct jobs. These closures devastated St. Thomas, a city of roughly 36,000 that had been heavily dependent on automotive manufacturing for decades. The job losses rippled through the local economy, affecting social service agencies, school boards, and small businesses. Beyond St. Thomas, the riding encompasses productive agricultural land in Elgin County, with tobacco farming historically important around Aylmer, though the industry had been in long-term decline. Aylmer is also home to a significant Mennonite community. The southern portions of London included in the riding contributed suburban residential areas and some commercial activity. Lake Erie's north shore provides seasonal tourism around Port Burwell and Port Stanley. By 2011, the dominant local concerns were economic recovery, job retraining for displaced manufacturing workers, and the future of communities built around industries that had largely departed.
