Lambton—Kent—Middlesex

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Lambton—Kent—Middlesex in relation to southern Ontario ridings

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) 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.

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] Provincial electoral district

The provincial electoral district was created in 1999 when provincial ridings were defined to have the same borders as federal ridings.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

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

  1. Marcel Beaubien, Progressive Conservative (1999-2003)
  2. Maria Van Bommel, Liberal (2003-present)

Considered a bellwether or swing riding, the area tends to attract frequent visits by party leaders during elections. The political instability of the riding is largely attributed to the diversity of political and religious opinion within its borders. A rural riding by nature, the issues of gun control and abortion arise frequently during town-hall meetings and elections. At the same time the largely Liberal areas of Strathroy and Petrolia tend to balance the more conservative rural regions. The New Democratic Party of Ontario (NDP) also has pockets of support in Wallaceburg.

During the 1999 election, the riding attracted controversy as it included Ipperwash Provincial Park - the sight of the 1995 stand-off between the Ontario Provincial Police and native land protestors. Political events in the riding became frequent targets for further protests by natives unhappy with the Conservative Government's handling of the Ipperwash Affair and the associated shooting death of protestor Dudley George. Despite the controversy, Progressive Conservative MPP Marcel Beaubien was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature, despite a strong campaign by Liberal and municipal polician Larry O'Neil and an aggressive campaign by New Democrat Jim Lee, then-President of UAW Local 251[1] [2].

[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

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Riding history 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
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