Oxford (electoral district)
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Oxford is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial 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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