Ontario electoral district | |||
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Chatham-Kent—Essex in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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Conservative |
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District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2006 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 109,484 | ||
Electors (2011) | 74,973 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,924 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 56.9 | ||
Census divisions | Chatham–Kent, Essex | ||
Census subdivisions | Chatham–Kent, Leamington, Moravian 47 |
Chatham-Kent—Essex (formerly known as Kent—Essex) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
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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 km2.
This riding has elected the following member of the Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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36th | 1997–2000 | Jerry Pickard | Liberal | |
37th | 2000–2004 | |||
38th | 2004–2006 | |||
39th | 2006–2008 | Dave Van Kesteren | Conservative | |
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–present |
The riding is evenly divided between urban and rural voters, so both manufacturing and agricultural issues sway the results.
Jerry Pickard retired just before the 2006 election campaign, and the federal Conservatives won this riding in the January 23, 2006 election on the back of a promise to help farmers by scrapping the CAIS program. Area farmers believe this promise has not been kept[1], but the Conservatives held on to the riding in 2008 and 2011.
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 23,360 | 53.8 | +5.9 | - | |
New Democrat | Ron Franko | 11,449 | 26.3 | +9.8 | - | |
Liberal | Matt Daudlin | 7,172 | 16.5 | -12.6 | - | |
Green | Rob Hodgson | 1,470 | 3.4 | +0.5 | - | |
Total valid votes | 43,451 | 100.0 | - | |||
Total rejected ballots | 221 | 0.05 | ||||
Turnout | 43,672 | 59.43 | ||||
Total eligible voters | 73,484 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 19,960 | 47.9 | +5.1 | $70,361 | |
Liberal | Matt Daudlin | 12,127 | 29.1 | -2.2 | $46,213 | |
New Democrat | Ron Cadotte | 6,850 | 16.5 | -5.9 | $6,134 | |
Green | Alina Abbott | 2,712 | 6.5 | +2.9 | $1,214 | |
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,649 | 100.0 | $82,648 | |||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
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Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 20,820 | 42.8 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal | Jim Comiskey | 15,204 | 31.3 | -8.3 | ||
New Democrat | Kathleen Kevany | 10,875 | 22.4 | +5.3 | ||
Green | Ken Bell | 1,737 | 3.6 | -0.6 | ||
Total valid votes | 48,636 | 100.0 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 17,435 | 39.6 | -10.1 | ||
Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 17,028 | 38.7 | -3.7 | ||
New Democrat | Kathleen Kevany | 7,538 | 17.1 | +11.6 | ||
Green | Rod Hetherington | 1,845 | 4.2 | +2.4 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Mondaca | 150 | 0.3 | |||
Total valid votes | 43,996 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 20,085 | 49.7 | -0.5 | ||
Canadian Alliance | Sean Smart | 12,957 | 32.1 | +11.1 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Ryan Bailey | 4,156 | 10.3 | -5.2 | ||
New Democrat | Susan MacKay | 2,209 | 5.5 | -4.7 | ||
Green | Bobby Clarke | 715 | 1.8 | +1.1 | ||
Canadian Action | Dudley Smith | 213 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ||
Not affiliated | Louis Duke | 73 | 0.2 | |||
Total valid votes | 40,408 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 21,451 | 50.2 | |||
Reform | Don R. Clarke | 8,941 | 20.9 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Hawryluk | 6,634 | 15.5 | |||
New Democrat | Derry McKeever | 4,323 | 10.1 | |||
Christian Heritage | Roger James | 621 | 1.5 | |||
Canadian Action | Victor Knight | 470 | 1.1 | |||
Green | Greg Zolad | 291 | 0.7 | |||
Total valid votes | 42,731 | 100.0 |
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