Oxford, ON — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Oxford — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Oxford was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Dave MacKenzie, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 25,966 votes (45.7% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Don McKay (Liberal) with 18,299 votes (32.2%), defeated by a margin of 7,667 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Zoe Kunschner (NDP-New Democratic Party, 17%).
Riding information
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Oxford encompasses the agricultural heartland of southwestern Ontario's Oxford County, anchored by the city of Woodstock, the towns of Ingersoll and Tillsonburg, and the surrounding townships of Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, South-West Oxford, and Zorra. Highway 401 runs east–west through the county, linking the riding's industrial corridor to the broader southern Ontario economy.
Candidates
Dave MacKenzie (Conservative) — Born in London, Ontario, MacKenzie served with the Woodstock City Police from 1967 to 1997, rising through the ranks from constable to Chief of Police, a position he held from 1987 to 1997. After retiring from policing he became general manager of Roetin Industries Canada before entering federal politics. First elected in 2004, he had served as parliamentary secretary for the Ministry of Public Safety and was seeking his fifth consecutive term.
Don McKay (Liberal) — McKay served as Mayor of the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock and entered the federal race as the Liberal challenger in Oxford.
Zoe Kunschner (NDP) — A medical management student at Fanshawe College, Kunschner focused her campaign on childcare affordability and the potential impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Oxford County's agricultural and manufacturing sectors.
Mike Farlow (Green Party) — Farlow ran on the Green Party platform in Oxford.
About the Riding
Oxford's economy rests on two pillars: agriculture and automotive manufacturing. The dairy industry is central to the county's rural identity—Woodstock brands itself as the "Dairy Capital of Canada." Along the Highway 401 corridor, the Toyota assembly plant in Woodstock and the CAMI automotive plant in Ingersoll together employ thousands and anchor an industrial belt that stretches across the county. Tillsonburg, in the riding's south, has a strong manufacturing base of its own. Oxford has been reliably Conservative territory at the federal level, and MacKenzie's long tenure as both police chief and MP gave him deep roots in the community. Local concerns heading into the election included agricultural trade policy, the health of the auto sector, and rural broadband access in the townships beyond the Highway 401 corridor.
