On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Windsor West.
Candidates
Liberals: Teresa Piruzza*
Progressive Conservatives: Henry Lau
NDP: Lisa Gretzky
Green: Chad Durocher
Geography
History
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Liberal MPP Teresa Piruzza won in 2011, defeating the NDP candidate by over 3,500 votes. The riding was previously held by Sandra Pupatello, who had held a seat in the Windsor area since 1995.
By the numbers
5.2% of the riding’s population said they were Muslims in the 2011 census, the highest number in Ontario.
Riding in a tweet
The NDP would badly like to hold all three seats in the Windsor area, but the Liberals have the advantage of incumbency in Windsor West.
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