Lambton—Kent—Middlesex

For the provincial electoral district, see Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (provincial electoral district).
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Ontario electoral district

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 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 105,919
Electors (2015) 80,027
Area (km²)[2] 5,278
Pop. density (per km²) 20.1
Census divisions Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Middlesex
Census subdivisions Chatham-Kent, Strathroy-Caradoc, Middlesex Centre, Lambton Shores, North Middlesex, Southwest Middlesex, Lucan Biddulph, Warwick, Adelaide Metcalfe, Brooke-Alvinston

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.

History

It was created in 1996 from Kent and Lambton—Middlesex. It was renamed "Middlesex—Kent—Lambton" briefly in 2003 to 2004. While it is located in an area that was traditionally a swing area between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, it has always had a social conservative bent. The retirement of longtime MP Rose-Marie Ur in 2006 allowed Bev Shipley, her Conservative opponent in 2004, to seize the riding by a large margin. Shipley has held it ever since.

This riding lost a fraction of territory to Chatham-Kent—Leamington and gained a fraction from Chatham-Kent—Essex during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Riding created from Kent and Lambton—Middlesex
36th  1997–2000     Rose-Marie Ur Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
38th  2004–2006     Rose-Marie Ur Liberal
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
39th  2006–2008     Bev Shipley Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBev Shipley 28,300 50.21 -7.54
LiberalKen Filson 16,529 29.44 +15.29
New DemocraticRex Isaac 9,598 17.03 -6.92
GreenJim Johnston 1,873 3.32 -0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,363100.00 $215,509.88
Total rejected ballots 2240.40
Turnout 56,58770.15
Eligible voters 80,666
Conservative hold Swing -11.41
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 29,322 57.75
  New Democratic 12,163 23.95
  Liberal 7,186 14.15
  Green 1,693 3.33
  Others 413 0.81
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBev Shipley 29,546 57.7 +6.4
New DemocraticJoe Hill 12,299 24.0 +8.5
LiberalGayle Stucke 7,264 14.2 -10.5
GreenJim Johnston 1,701 3.3 -3.8
Christian HeritageMike Janssens 413 0.8 -0.6
Total valid votes 51,223100.0
Total rejected ballots 229 0.45 +0.05
Turnout 51,452 65.23 +4.13
Eligible voters 78,820
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBev Shipley 24,516 51.28 +5.0 $72,430
LiberalJeff Wesley 11,812 24.70 -6.5 $53,100
New DemocraticJoe Hill 7,427 15.53 -1.6 $6,696
GreenJim Johnston 3,386 7.08 +3.0 $2,161
Christian HeritageMike Janssens 663 1.38 -0.1 $1,599
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,804 100.00$84,909
Total rejected ballots 193 0.40
Turnout 47,997 61.10
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeBev Shipley 25,170 46.3 +6.9
LiberalJeff Wesley 16,935 31.2 -8.5
New DemocraticKevin Blake 9,286 17.1 +2.0
GreenJim Johnston 2,156 4.0 +0.3
Christian HeritageMike Janssens 799 1.5 -0.6
Total valid votes 54,346100.0
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRose-Marie Ur 19,452 39.7 -9.1
ConservativeBev Shipley 19,288 39.4 -5.0
New DemocraticKevin Blake 7,376 15.1 +10.7
GreenAllan McKeown 1,834 3.7 +3.0
Christian HeritageAllan James 1,015 2.1
Total valid votes 48,965 100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRose-Marie Ur 21,124 48.8 +2.6
AllianceRon Young 13,302 30.7 +3.2
Progressive ConservativeJohn Phair 5,918 13.7 -2.2
New DemocraticJoyce Jolliffe 1,871 4.3 -1.0
IndependentRoger James 365 0.8
GreenDan Valkos 341 0.8 +0.2
Canadian ActionEva Cryderman 341 0.8
Total valid votes 43,262100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRose-Marie Ur 21,155 46.2
ReformBrian Richardson 12,602 27.5
Progressive ConservativeVictor Alderson 7,256 15.9
New DemocraticBela Trebics 2,440 5.3
Christian HeritageKen Willis 1,785 3.9
IndependentLarry Farquharson 257 0.6
GreenDavid Drabbant 256 0.6
Total valid votes 45,751100.0

See also

References

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

Coordinates: 42°54′N 81°54′W / 42.9°N 81.9°W / 42.9; -81.9

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