- Oxford (electoral district)
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For the provincial electoral district, see Oxford (provincial electoral district).
Oxford 
Ontario electoral district
Oxford in relation to the southern Ontario ridings Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Dave MacKenzie
ConservativeDistrict created 1933 First contested 1935 Last contested 2008 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 102,756 Electors (2011) 75,290 Area (km²) 2,164 Pop. density (per km²) 47.5 Census divisions Oxford County Census subdivisions Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Norwich, Zorra, South-West Oxford, East Zorra-Tavistock, Blandford-Blenheim Oxford is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since the 1935 election.
It consists of the county of Oxford.
It was created in 1933 when the ridings of Oxford North and Oxford South were merged. It consisted initially of the county of Oxford, including the part of the village of Tavistock that lies in the county of Oxford.
In 1966, it was expanded to include the Town of Tillsonburg and the whole of the Village of Tavistock. In 1976, it was defined as consisting of the County of Oxford. In 1987, it was expanded to include the Township of Burford in the County of Brant. In 1996, it was defined as consisting of the county of Oxford.
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Members of Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party Oxford North and Oxford South prior to 1933 18th 1935–1940 Almon Rennie Liberal 19th 1940–1945 20th 1945–1949 Kenneth Daniel Progressive Conservative 21st 1949–1953 Clark Murray Liberal 22nd 1953–1957 Wally Nesbitt Progressive Conservative 23rd 1957–1958 24th 1958–1962 25th 1962–1963 26th 1963–1965 27th 1965–1968 28th 1968–1972 29th 1972–1974 30th 1974–1979 Bruce Halliday Progressive Conservative 31st 1979–1980 32nd 1980–1984 33rd 1984–1988 34th 1988–1993 35th 1993–1997 John Baird Finlay Liberal 36th 1997–2000 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 Dave MacKenzie Conservative 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Dave MacKenzie 27,973 58.90 +6.23 - New Democrat Paul Arsenault 12,164 25.61 +7.59 - Liberal Tim Lobzun 4,521 9.52 -9.86 - Green Mike Farlow 2,058 4.33 -3.24 - Christian Heritage John Markus 776 1.63 -0.70 - Total valid votes 47,492 100.00 - Total valid votes/Expense limit 179 0.38 -0.05 Turnout 47,671 62.60 +3.58 Eligible voters 76,149 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Dave MacKenzie 23,330 52.67 +6.13 $57,473 Liberal Martha Dennis 8,586 19.38 -8.70 $50,017 New Democrat Diane Abbott 7,982 18.02 +0.65 $9,242 Green Cathy Mott 3,355 7.57 +4.43 $2,819 Christian Heritage Shaun MacDonald 1,036 2.33 -0.55 $14,229 Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,289 100.00 $82,866 Total rejected ballots 145 0.33 - Turnout 44,434 59.02 Conservative hold Swing +7.4 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dave MacKenzie 23,140 46.54 +1.6 Liberal Greig Mordue 13,961 28.08 -2.4 New Democrat Zoé Dorcas Kunschner 8,639 17.37 +2.9 Green Ronnee Sykes 1,566 3.14 -1.2 Christian Heritage John Markus 1,434 2.88 -0.4 Marijuana James Bender 771 1.55 -0.1 Libertarian Kaye Sargent 204 0.41 -0.1 Total valid votes 49,715 100.00 Total rejected ballots 164 0.33 Turnout 49,879 67.14 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dave MacKenzie 20,606 44.9 -12.5 Liberal Murray Coulter 14,011 30.5 -5.0 New Democrat Zoé Dorcas Kunschner 6,673 14.5 -5.3 Green Irene Tietz 1,951 4.3 Christian Heritage Leslie Bartley 1,534 3.3 Marijuana James Bender 794 1.7 Libertarian Kaye Sargent 226 0.5 Canadian Action Alex Kreider 108 0.2 -0.3 Total valid votes 45,903 100.0 Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Baird Finlay 15,181 35.6 -0.4 Progressive Conservative Dave MacKenzie 13,050 30.6 -1.9 Canadian Alliance Patricia Smith 11,455 26.8 +5.8 New Democrat Shawn Rouse 2,254 5.3 -2.2 Not affiliated John Thomas Markus 536 1.3 Canadian Action Alex Kreider 227 0.5 +0.1 Total valid votes 42,703 100.0 Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Baird Finlay 16,281 36.0 -4.9 Progressive Conservative Dave MacKenzie 14,706 32.5 +10.1 Reform Bill Irvine 9,533 21.1 -5.7 New Democrat Martin Donlevy 3,406 7.5 +2.5 Christian Heritage John Zekveld 956 2.1 +0.1 Canadian Action Alex Kreider 192 0.4 Natural Law Jim Morris 181 0.4 -0.1 Total valid votes 45,255 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Baird Finlay 18,381 40.9 +3.9 Reform John Mohr 12,009 26.7 Progressive Conservative George Klosler 10,080 22.4 -17.3 New Democrat Martin Donlevy 2,280 5.1 -10.9 Christian Heritage Hans Strikwerda 892 2.0 -4.6 Independent George Moore 458 1.0 National Bryan John Rahn 400 0.9 Libertarian Kaye Sargent 219 0.5 +0.1 Natural Law Peter Leggat 209 0.5 Total valid votes 44,928 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 19,367 39.8 -17.3 Liberal Alfred Apps 18,035 37.0 +8.3 New Democrat Brian Donlevy 7,771 16.0 +2.4 Christian Heritage Hans Strikwerda 3,190 6.5 Libertarian Kaye Sargent 187 0.4 -0.3 Commonwealth Sharon Rounds 166 0.3 Total valid votes 48,716 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 25,642 57.1 +11.2 Liberal Alfred Apps 12,884 28.7 -8.1 New Democrat Wayne Colbran 6,077 13.5 -2.8 Libertarian Kaye Sargent 322 0.7 0.0 Total valid votes 44,925 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 19,382 45.9 -9.3 Liberal Ken Peers 15,546 36.8 +6.5 New Democrat Marjorie Lanaway 6,885 16.3 +2.3 Libertarian Nancy Hurd 311 0.7 +0.2 Marxist–Leninist Larry Hannant 100 0.2 Total valid votes 42,224 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 23,592 55.2 +8.8 Liberal Ron Calhoun 12,935 30.3 -12.6 New Democrat Marjorie Lanaway 5,980 14.0 +3.2 Libertarian Nancy Hurd 227 0.5 Total valid votes 42,734 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Bruce Halliday 18,934 46.4 -16.2 Liberal Charlie Tatham 17,506 42.9 +12.0 New Democrat Peter Klynstra 4,398 10.8 +4.1 Total valid votes 40,838 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 25,438 62.5 +9.0 Liberal Charlie Tatham 12,540 30.8 -5.9 New Democrat Ron Wettlaufer 2,703 6.6 -3.0 Total valid votes 40,681 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 18,504 53.6 -2.1 Liberal Charlie Tatham 12,697 36.8 +4.6 New Democrat John Hilborn 3,335 9.7 -2.5 Total valid votes 34,536 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 17,657 55.6 -4.8 Liberal Leslie MacDonald Ball 10,202 32.2 -0.1 New Democrat Margaret Caffyn 3,870 12.2 +7.4 Total valid votes 31,729 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 19,402 60.4 +2.6 Liberal William Young 10,359 32.3 -1.6 New Democrat Wilf Vale 1,550 4.8 -1.2 Social Credit Margaret Elsom 805 2.5 +0.2 Total valid votes 32,116 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 18,352 57.8 -17.3 Liberal Robert Alan MacDougall 10,731 33.8 +9.0 New Democrat Wilf Vale 1,918 6.0 Social Credit Charles Elsom 735 2.3 Total valid votes 31,736 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 22,079 75.1 +6.3 Liberal Hector Alexander Clark 7,305 24.9 +74.8 Total valid votes 29,384 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 20,404 68.9 +18.8 Liberal Bruce McCall 8,275 -49.9 Social Credit Charlie Elsom 944 3.2 Total valid votes 29,623 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Wally Nesbitt 12,693 50.1 +4.8 Liberal Alexander Clark Murray 12,654 49.9 +1.6 Total valid votes 25,347 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Alexander Clark Murray 12,581 48.3 +6.6 Progressive Conservative Kenneth Roy Daniel 11,791 45.2 -3.6 Co-operative Commonwealth William Gordon Goodwin 1,688 6.5 Total valid votes 26,060 100.0 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Kenneth Roy Daniel 11,916 48.9 +5.8 Liberal Almon Secord Rennie 10,149 41.6 -15.2 Co-operative Commonwealth Ralph Burton 2,310 9.5 Total valid votes 24,375 100.0 Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Almon Secord Rennie 10,975 56.9 +9.1 National Government Charles Thomas Milton 8,325 43.1 +7.0 Total valid votes 19,300 100.0 Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Almon Secord Rennie 11,438 47.8 Conservative Donald Matheson Sutherland 8,655 36.2 Reconstruction Richard Harley Mayberry 2,953 12.3 Co-operative Commonwealth William Andrew MacLeod 886 3.7 Total valid votes 23,932 100.0 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
- Beatty, Bob (Summer 2008). "Oxford MPs: Confederation till Now" (PDF). Oxford Update (Dave MacKenzie): p. 2. http://www.davemackenzie.ca/media/20080619-Mackenzie-Summer08-HH.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
Sources
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Conservative Brant • Cambridge • Haldimand—Norfolk • Huron—Bruce • Kitchener Centre • Kitchener—Conestoga • Kitchener—Waterloo • Oxford • Perth—Wellington • Wellington—Halton Hills
Liberal Categories:- Ontario federal electoral districts
- Tillsonburg, Ontario
- Woodstock, Ontario
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