Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Elgin—Middlesex—London — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Elgin—Middlesex—London was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Karen Louise Vecchio, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 28,023 votes (49.2% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Lori Baldwin-Sands (Liberal) with 17,642 votes (31.0%), defeated by a margin of 10,381 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Fred Sinclair (NDP-New Democratic Party, 15%).
Riding information
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Elgin—Middlesex—London stretches across the southwestern Ontario countryside, linking the City of St. Thomas and the rural municipalities of Elgin County to the southern fringe of London. The riding follows the north shore of Lake Erie through communities such as Aylmer, Port Stanley, and West Elgin before curving north to include parts of Middlesex County and Thames Centre. Agriculture, small-town commerce, and proximity to London's services define daily life across the riding.
Candidates
Karen Vecchio (Conservative) — Raised on a turkey and hog farm in Sparta, Ontario, Vecchio had deep ties to the riding's rural communities. She owned and operated the Coffee Grind coffee shop in London before joining the office of retiring Conservative MP Joe Preston as his executive assistant, a position she held for eleven years. She entered the race as the Conservative successor to Preston.
Lori Baldwin-Sands (Liberal) — A St. Thomas city councillor from 2006 to 2014, Baldwin-Sands brought municipal governance experience to the federal contest. She had previously carried the Liberal banner in the 2011 Ontario provincial election in the same region.
Fred Sinclair (NDP) — Sinclair ran as the New Democratic candidate in the riding, having also contested the seat in previous elections.
Bronagh Joyce Morgan (Green Party) — Morgan represented the Green Party on the ballot.
Michael Hopkins (Christian Heritage Party) and Lou Bernardi (Rhinoceros Party) also ran.
About the Riding
St. Thomas, the riding's largest city with a population around 38,000, has worked to diversify its economic base since the closure of the Sterling Trucks and Ford assembly plants in earlier years. The city attracted new investment, including commitments from manufacturers and logistics firms drawn by its railway infrastructure and proximity to Highway 401. Aylmer and the surrounding townships retain a strong agricultural character, with tobacco farming giving way over the decades to diversified crops and livestock operations. The riding's Mennonite community in the Aylmer area is a distinctive cultural presence. Lake Erie's shoreline at Port Stanley draws seasonal tourism. Federal issues of local concern in 2015 included rural infrastructure funding, support for southwestern Ontario manufacturing, and the economic transition facing communities dependent on traditional industry.
