Elgin—St. Thomas—London South

Elgin—St. Thomas—London South
Ontario electoral district
Map
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Andrew Lawton
Conservative
District created2023
First contested2025
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]112,448
Electors (2025)93,164
Area (km²)2,048
Pop. density (per km²)54.9
Census division(s)Elgin, Middlesex
Census subdivision(s)London (part), St. Thomas, Central Elgin, Malahide, Aylmer, Bayham, West Elgin, Southwold, Dutton/Dunwich

Elgin—St. Thomas—London South (French: Elgin–St. Thomas–London-Sud) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding largely replaced Elgin—Middlesex—London.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Languages: 85.2% English, 3.0% German, 2.1% Plautdietsch, 1.3% French

Religions: 58.9% Christian (17.8% Catholic, 8.2% United Church, 3.9% Anglican, 3.5% Baptist, 3.0% Anabaptist, 2.2% Presbyterian, 1.2% Reformed, 19.2% Other), 36.4% No religion, 2.9% Muslim

Median income: $41,600 (2020)

Average income: $50,240 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Elgin—St. Thomas—London South (2021)
Panethnic group 2021
Pop. %
European[a] 98,505 89.09%
Middle Eastern[b] 2,390 2.16%
Indigenous 2,240 2.03%
South Asian 2,230 2.02%
African 1,735 1.57%
Southeast Asian[c] 1,160 1.05%
Latin American 915 0.83%
East Asian[d] 810 0.73%
Other/multiracial[e] 570 0.52%
Total responses 110,565 98.32%
Total population 112,450 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament Years Member Party
Elgin—St. Thomas—London South
Riding created from Elgin—Middlesex—London
45th  2025–present     Andrew Lawton Conservative

Electoral Results

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Andrew Lawton 32,565 50.14 +0.89
Liberal David Goodwin 28,010 43.13 +23.48
New Democratic Paul Pighin 3,118 4.80 –11.36
People's Stephen Campbell 1,256 1.93 –10.25
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,949
Total rejected ballots 417
Turnout 65,366 68.78
Eligible voters 95,033
Conservative notional hold Swing –11.30
Elections Canada[3]
2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 27,199 49.25
  Liberal 10,854 19.65
  New Democratic 8,933 16.18
  People's 6,726 12.18
  Green 1,223 2.21
  Others 292 0.53

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.