Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (provincial electoral district)

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Lambton—Kent—Middlesex

Ontario electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Maria Van Bommel Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	107,635
Electors (2007)	75,997
Area (km²)	5,277
Pop. density (per km²)	20.4
Census divisions	Chatham-Kent, Lambton County, Middlesex County
Census subdivisions	Lambton Shores, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston, Dawn-Euphemia, Southwest Middlesex, Newbury, Adelaide-Metcalfe, Strathroy-Caradoc, Oneida 41, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, Walpole Island 46, Chatham-Kent, North Middlesex, Lucan Biddulph, Middlesex Centre

For the federal district, see Lambton—Kent—Middlesex

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from parts of Lambton, Chatham—Kent and Middlesex when ridings were redistributed to match their federal counterparts.

From 1999 to 2007 the riding consisted of the municipalities of Lambton Shores, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston, Dawn-Euphemia, Southwest Middlesex, Newbury, Adelaide-Metcalfe, Strathroy-Caradoc, Oneida 41, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, Plympton-Wyoming, Enniskillen, Petrolia, Oil Springs, Walpole Island 46, Chatham-Kent north of the Thames River and not including the former city of Chatham, and the southwest third of North Middlesex.

In 2007, the riding was redistributed, and it lost Plympton-Wyoming, Enniskillen, Petrolia, Oil Springs while it gained the rest of North Middlesex, Lucan Biddulph and Middlesex Centre.

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 protesters. 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 protester 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 politician Larry O'Neil and an aggressive campaign by New Democrat Jim Lee, then-President of UAW Local 251[1] [2].

[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)

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maria van Bommel	18,191	43.2
	Progressive Conservative	Monte McNaughton	15,281	36.3
	New Democrat	Joyce Jolliffe	4,522	10.8
	Green	James Armstrong	3,326	7.9
	Family Coalition	Bill McMaster	547	1.3
	Reform	Brad Harness	208	0.5

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	28144	68.8%
	Mixed member proportional	12775	31.2%

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maria Van Bommel	18,533	45.11	+2.17
	Progressive Conservative	Marcel Beaubien	15,060	36.66	-8.34
	New Democrat	Joyce Jolliffe	4,523	11.01	+1.42
	Green	Tim Van Bodegom	1,133	+2.76
	Independent	James Armstrong	1,053	+2.56
	Freedom	Wayne Forbes	780	1.9	-0.58

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Marcel Beaubien	19,561	45
	Liberal	Larry O'Neill	18,665	42.94
	New Democrat	Jim Lee	4,170	9.59
	Freedom	Wayne H. Forbes	1,076	2.48

[edit] External links

• Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

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