Chatham-Kent—Essex

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Chatham-Kent—Essex Electoral district
Chatham-Kent—Essex in relation to southern Ontario ridings
MP	Dave Van Kesteren (2006-)
Party	Conservative (2006-)
MPP	Pat Hoy (1999-)
Party	Liberal (1999-)
Province	Ontario
Census division(s)	Chatham-Kent, Essex
Census subdivision(s)	Chatham-Kent, Leamington, Moravian 47
Federal district created	1996

Chatham-Kent—Essex (formerly known as Kent—Essex) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.

Contents 1 Federal riding 1.1 Members of Parliament 2 Provincial riding 2.1 Members of Provincial Parliament 3 Politics 4 Federal election results 4.1 Chatham-Kent—Essex 4.2 Kent—Essex 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Federal riding

The federal riding was created in 1996 as "Kent—Essex" from Essex—Kent and Kent ridings. Its name was changed to the present name in 1998.

The riding includes the Municipality of Chatham-Kent located south of the Thames River, the former City of Chatham, the Town of Leamington, and the Indian reserve of Moravian 47. The population in 2001 was 106,144 and the area is 1,924 sq. km.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Members of Parliament:

1. Jerry Pickard, Liberal (1997-2006)
2. Dave Van Kesteren, Conservative (2006-present)

[edit] Provincial riding

The provincial riding was created in 1999, and has the same boundaries as the federal riding.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

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

1. Pat Hoy, Liberal (1999-present)

[edit] Politics

The riding has become more and more Conservative since its creation. Jerry Pickard retired just before the 2006 election campaign, and the federal Conservatives easily won this riding in the January 23rd, 2006 election.

[edit] Federal election results

[edit] Chatham-Kent—Essex

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dave Van Kesteren	20,820
	Liberal	Jim Comiskey	15,204
	New Democrat	Kathleen Kevany	10,875
	Green	Ken Bell	1,737

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jerry Pickard	17,435
	Conservative	Dave Van Kesteren	17,028
	New Democrat	Kathleen Kevany	7,538
	Green	Rod Hetherington	1,845
	Marxist-Leninist	Margaret Mondaca	150

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jerry Pickard	20,085
	Canadian Alliance	Sean Smart	12,957
	Progressive Conservative	Ryan Bailey	4,156
	New Democrat	Susan MacKay	2,209
	Green	Bobby Clarke	715
	Canadian Action	Dudley Smith	213
	Not affiliated	Louis Duke	73

[edit] Kent—Essex

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jerry Pickard	21,451
	Reform	Don R. Clarke	8,941
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Hawryluk	6,634
	New Democrat	Derry McKeever	4,323
	Christian Heritage	Roger James	621
	Green	Bobby Clarke	715
	Canadian Action	Victor Knight	470
	Green	Greg Zolad	291

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Chatham-Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament

Federal Ridings in Southwestern Ontario
Conservative	Chatham-Kent—Essex | Elgin—Middlesex—London | Essex | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Sarnia—Lambton
New Democratic	London—Fanshawe | Windsor—Tecumseh | Windsor West
Liberal	London North Centre | London West

Federal Ridings in Ontario
Central Ontario	Barrie | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Dufferin—Caledon | Durham | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Newmarket—Aurora | Northumberland—Quinte West | Peterborough | Simcoe—Grey | Simcoe North | York—Simcoe
Eastern Ontario	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Kingston and the Islands | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington | Leeds—Grenville | Prince Edward—Hastings | Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Toronto (S Durham & York, Suburbs, Downtown, Brampton & Mississauga)	Ajax—Pickering | Beaches—East York | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Brampton—Springdale | Brampton West | Davenport | Don Valley East | Don Valley West | Eglinton—Lawrence | Etobicoke Centre | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Etobicoke North | Markham—Unionville | Mississauga—Brampton South | Mississauga East—Cooksville | Mississauga—Erindale | Mississauga South | Mississauga—Streetsville | Oak Ridges—Markham | Oshawa | Parkdale—High Park | Pickering—Scarborough East | Richmond Hill | St. Paul's | Scarborough—Agincourt | Scarborough Centre | Scarborough—Guildwood | Scarborough—Rouge River | Scarborough Southwest | Thornhill | Toronto Centre | Toronto—Danforth | Trinity—Spadina | Vaughan | Whitby—Oshawa | Willowdale | York Centre | York South—Weston | York West
Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale | Burlington | Halton | Hamilton Centre | Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | Hamilton Mountain | Niagara Falls | Niagara West—Glanbrook | Oakville | St. Catharines | Welland
Midwestern Ontario	Brant | Cambridge | Guelph | Haldimand—Norfolk | Huron—Bruce | Kitchener Centre | Kitchener—Conestoga | Kitchener—Waterloo | Oxford | Perth—Wellington | Wellington—Halton Hills
Northern Ontario	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing | Kenora | Nickel Belt | Nipissing—Timiskaming | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Sault Ste. Marie | Sudbury | Thunder Bay—Rainy River | Thunder Bay—Superior North | Timmins—James Bay
Southwestern Ontario	Chatham-Kent—Essex | Elgin—Middlesex—London | Essex | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | London—Fanshawe | London North Centre | London West | Sarnia—Lambton | Windsor—Tecumseh | Windsor West
Ottawa	Carleton—Mississippi Mills | Nepean—Carleton | Ottawa Centre | Ottawa—Orléans | Ottawa South | Ottawa—Vanier | Ottawa West—Nepean