Essex (provincial electoral district)
Essex is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
| Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Essex in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 125,440 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 97,773 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,272 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 55.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Essex County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle | ||
It existed from 1867 to 1874 and was re-created in 1999 from Essex South, Essex—Kent and Windsor—Sandwich.
When the riding was recreated, it included all of Essex County except for Windsor, Old Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach, Leamington and Mersea Township.
In 2007, it lost the parts of Tecumseh that had since been amalgamated (South Sandwich Township).
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