Lambton—Kent—Middlesex

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Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Ontario electoral district


Lambton—Kent—Middlesex in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Bev Shipley
Conservative
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 107,635
Electors (2006) 78,907
Area (km²) 5,277
Pop. density (per km²) 20.4
Census divisions Chatham-Kent, Lambton County, Middlesex County
Census subdivisions Chatham-Kent, Strathroy-Caradoc, Middlesex Centre, Lambton Shores, North Middlesex, Southwest Middlesex, Lucan Biddulph, Warwick, Adelaide Metcalfe, Brooke-Alvinston
For the provincial electoral district see Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (provincial electoral district)

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

The district includes all of Middlesex County except the City of London and Thames Centre Township, all of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, north of the Thames River, and excluding the former City of Chatham, and the Municipalities of Lambton Shores, Brooke-Alvinston Township, Dawn Euphemia Township, Warwick Township and the Indian reserves of Kettle Point and Walpole Island in the County of Lambton. The population in 2001 was 105,291, and the area is 5,277 km².

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[edit] Federal electoral district

It was created in 1996 from Kent and Lambton—Middlesex. It was renamed "Middlesex—Kent—Lambton" briefly in 2003 to 2004. The riding as a whole is a swing riding between the Conservatives and the Liberals.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Rose-Marie Ur, Liberal (1997-2006)
  2. Bev Shipley, Conservative (2006-present)


[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Bev Shipley 25,170 46.3
     Liberal Jeff Wesley 16,935 31.2
     New Democratic Party Kevin Blake 9,286 17.1
     Green Jim Johnston 2,156 4.0
     Christian Heritage Michael Adrian Janssens 799 1.5


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Rose-Marie Ur 19,452
     Conservative Bev Shipley 19,288
     New Democrat Kevin Blake 7,376
     Green Allan McKeown 1,834
     Christian Heritage Allan James 1,015


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Rose-Marie Ur 21,124
     Canadian Alliance Ron Young 13,302
     Progressive Conservative John Phair 5,918
     New Democrat Joyce Jolliffe 1,871
     Independent Roger James 365
     Green Dan Valkos 341
     Canadian Action Eva Cryderman 341


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Rose-Marie Ur 21,155
     Reform Brian Richardson 12,602
     Progressive Conservative Victor Alderson 7,256
     New Democrat Bela Trebics 2,440
     Christian Heritage Ken Willis 1,785
     Independent Larry Farquharson 257
     Green David Drabbant 256

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: