 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
Essex—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997.
It was created in 1976 from parts of Essex—Windsor, Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings, and initially consisted of the Townships of Colchester South, Gosfield North, Gosfield South, Mersea and Pelee, in the County of Essex, but excluding the Town of Essex, and Townships of Harwich, Raleigh, Romney and Tilbury East, including the Town of Tilbury, in the County of Kent.
In 1987, Essex—Kent was re-defined to consist of the towns of Harrow, Kingsville and Leamington and the townships of Colchester North, Colchester South, Gosfield North, Gosfield South, Mersea and Pelee in the County of Essex, and the towns of Blenheim and Tilbury and the villages of Erieau, Erie Beach and Wheatley in the County of Kent.
The electoral district was redistributed in 1996 in to Essex and Kent—Essex ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Kent—Essex, Essex—Windsor and Lambton—Kent | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Robert Daudlin | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | James Eber Caldwell | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Jerry Pickard | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Essex and Kent—Essex | ||||
Electoral history
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Daudlin | 14,457 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Conklin | 13,181 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ralph Wensley | 4,759 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Daudlin | 16,898 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hank Vanderpol | 9,930 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David Wurfel | 5,083 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Eber Caldwell | 18,661 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugo Tiessen | 9,268 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Peter Toye | 4,234 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 18,634 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Eber Caldwell | 12,181 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Coggans | 6,935 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 21,865 | ||||||
| Reform | Wayne Abbott | 6,411 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Charles Flood | 4,742 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Mike Darnell | 2,005 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Lester Newby | 226 | ||||||
See also
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada