Chatham-Kent—Essex (provincial electoral district)

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Chatham-Kent—Essex

Ontario electoral district
Chatham-Kent—Essex in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Pat Hoy Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	109,484
Electors (2007)	72,708
Area (km²)	1,924
Pop. density (per km²)	56.9
Census divisions	Chatham-Kent, Essex County, Kent County
Census subdivisions	Chatham-Kent, Leamington, Mersea Township

Chatham-Kent—Essex (formerly Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial electoral district in in Southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from parts of Essex—Kent, Chatham—Kent and Essex South.

When the riding was created, it included all of Kent County south of the Thames River, the city of Chatham, the town of Leamington and the Township of Mersea Township.

In 2007, the boundaries did not change.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Pat Hoy, Liberal (1999-present)

[edit] Election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Pat Hoy	18,782	52.0
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Jackson	10,367	28.7
	New Democrat	Murray Gaudreau	4,620	12.8
	Green	Ken Bell	2,056	5.7
	Family Coalition	MArk Morin	325	0.9

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	24235	69.3%
	Mixed member proportional	10734	30.7%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Pat Hoy	23,022	59.26	+3.22
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Wilkinson	11,586	29.82	-7.72
	New Democrat	Derry McKeever	2,893	7.45	+2.10
	Green	Jim Burgess	1,069	2.75	+1.68
	Freedom	David Rodman	281	0.72

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Pat Hoy	24,239	56.04
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Carroll	16,238	37.54
	New Democrat	Brian Sharp	2,316	5.35
	Green	Greg Zolad	462	1.07

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