2011 Provincial Election Results London Area

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Did your candidate get in? I voted Liberal, and Chris Bentley (my riding rep in London West) was comfortably reelected.

The PCs did however make major gains in the region.

Tories cut into Liberal stronghold
CITY AND REGION: THE CONSERVATIVES ADD FIVE SEATS AND THE NEW DEMOCRATS ONE AT THE GRITS' EXPENSE
By CHIP MARTIN, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 7:54am

The Progressive Conservatives fared better in the 10-riding London region than provincewide, picking up two vacant Liberal seats, snatching two more from the Liberals and taking down two cabinet ministers.

Thursday's election also brought the return of NDP orange to London, with Teresa Armstrong picking off Liberal backbencher Khalil Ramal in London-Fanshawe for the party's first London win since 1995.

Also in London, Health Minister Deb Matthews and Attorney- General Chris Bentley held onto their seats, London North Centre and London West.

But the Tories picked up Chatham-Kent-Essex and Elgin- Middlesex-London, where longtime Liberals bailed before the election, and held onto Sarnia- Lambton and Oxford.

Agriculture Minister Carol Mitchell was unseated in Huron- Bruce as was Environment Minister John Wilkinson in Perth- Wellington after a dogfight with Conservative Randy Pettapiece, owner of a decorating business and former local politician.

Before the election, the Liberals held eight of the London region's 10 seats, the Tories two.

After Thursday night, the scorecard was seven seats for the Tories, two for the Liberals and one for the NDP.

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