CHATHAM-KENT—ESSEX

:''For the provincial electoral district, see Chatham-Kent—Essex''

Chatham-Kent—Essex Electoral district
''Chatham-Kent—Essex in relation to southern Ontario ridings''
MP	Dave Van Kesteren (2006-)
Party	Conservative (2006-)
Province	Ontario
Census division(s)	Chatham-Kent, Essex
Census subdivision(s)	Chatham-Kent, Leamington, Moravian 47
Federal district created	1996

'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.

Contents

Federal riding

Members of Parliament

Politics

Federal election results

Chatham-Kent—Essex

Kent—Essex

See also

External links

Federal riding

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 sq. km.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Members of Parliament:
#Jerry Pickard, Liberal (1997-2006)
#Dave Van Kesteren, Conservative (2006-present)

Politics

The riding has become more and more Conservative since its creation. Jerry Pickard retired just before the 2006 election campaign, and the federal Conservatives easily won this riding in the January 23rd, 2006 election.

Federal election results

Chatham-Kent—Essex

|-
|Dave Van Kesteren
|align=right|20,820
|-
|Jim Comiskey
|align=right|15,204
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|Kathleen Kevany
|align=right|10,875
|-
|Ken Bell
|align=right|1,737
|-
|Jerry Pickard
|align=right|17,435
|-
|Dave Van Kesteren
|align=right|17,028
|-
|Kathleen Kevany
|align=right|7,538
|-
|Rod Hetherington
|align=right|1,845
|-
|Margaret Mondaca
|align=right|150
|-
|Jerry Pickard
|align=right|20,085
|-
|Sean Smart
|align=right|12,957
|-
|Ryan Bailey
|align=right|4,156
|-
|Susan MacKay
|align=right|2,209
|-
|Bobby Clarke
|align=right|715
|-
|Dudley Smith
|align=right|213
|-
|Louis Duke
|align=right|73

Kent—Essex

|-
|Jerry Pickard
|align=right|21,451
|-
|Don R. Clarke
|align=right|8,941
|-
|Jim Hawryluk
|align=right|6,634
|-
|Derry McKeever
|align=right|4,323
|-
|Roger James
|align=right|621
|-
|Bobby Clarke
|align=right|715
|-
|Victor Knight
|align=right|470
|-
|Greg Zolad
|align=right|291

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Federal riding history for Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament

★ Federal riding history for Chatham-Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament