Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Ontario electoral district |
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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 (2011) |
78,559 |
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.
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
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Conservative |
Bev Shipley |
24,516 |
51.28 |
+5.0 |
$72,430 |
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Liberal |
Jeff Wesley |
11,812 |
24.70 |
-6.5 |
$53,100 |
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New Democrat |
Joe Hill |
7,427 |
15.53 |
-1.6 |
$6,696 |
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Green |
Jim Johnston |
3,386 |
7.08 |
+3.0 |
$2,161 |
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Christian Heritage |
Mike Janssens |
663 |
1.38 |
-0.1 |
$1,599 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
47,804 |
100.00 |
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$84,909 |
Total rejected ballots |
193 |
0.40 |
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Turnout |
47,997 |
61.10 |
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Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
See also
Sources
Riding history from the Library of Parliament: