Kent—Essex (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1966 |
District abolished | 1976 |
First contested | 1968 |
Last contested | 1974 |
Kent—Essex was a federal electoral district (riding) in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979.
It was created in the redistribution of 1966 from parts of Essex South and Kent ridings.
It consisted of Point Pelee National Park and the Townships of Gosfield South, Mersea, Pelee and Gosfield North, excepting the Town of Essex in the County of Essex; and the City of Chatham, the Town of Tilbury and the Townships of Raleigh, Romney and Tilbury East in the County of Kent.
It was eliminated in the redistribution of 1976 when it was divided between Essex—Kent and Kent ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Kent and Essex South | ||||
28th | 1968–1972 | Harold Danforth | Progressive Conservative | |
29th | 1972–1974 | |||
30th | 1974–1979 | Robert Daudlin | Liberal | |
Riding dissolved into Kent and Essex—Kent |
Election results
1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Harold Danforth | 15,195 | ||||||
Liberal | Thomas Henry | 13,077 | ||||||
New Democratic | John Wood | 2,528 |
1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Harold Danforth | 18,837 | ||||||
Liberal | Brady Hinnegan | 11,981 | ||||||
New Democratic | Jacob Vellinga | 4,559 |
1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Robert Daudlin | 17,800 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Harold Danforth | 14,641 | ||||||
New Democratic | Ronald Franko | 3,558 |
See also
External links
- Federal riding history for Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament
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