Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent

Kent (Ontario electoral district)

Kent was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904, 1917 to 1968, and 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

, Lambton East

Lambton East

Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 and Lambton West

Lambton West

Lambton West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1883 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 ridings.

It was initially defined as consisting of:

• the part of the county of Lambton contained in the townships of Brooke, Dawn, Enniskillen, Euphemia, Sombra, and Warwick, including the town of Forest, Walpole Island, St. Ann Island and the other islands at the mouth of the St. Clair River; and
• the part of the county of Kent contained in the townships of the Gore of Chatham, Gore of Camden, Camden and Zone.

In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the village of Arkona (Lambton County); and the townships of Gore of Camden (Kent County).

In 1966, it was defined to consist of:

• the part of the County of Kent contained in the Townships of Camden, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Howard, Orford and Zone;
• the part of the County of Lambton contained in the Townships of Brooke, Dawn, Euphemia, Enniskillen and Sombra;
• Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Essex—Kent

Essex—Kent

Essex—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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,...

, Kent

Kent (Ontario electoral district)

Kent was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904, 1917 to 1968, and 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

 and Lambton—Middlesex

Lambton—Middlesex

Lambton—Middlesex is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

• Hugh Alexander Mackenzie, Liberal
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
   (1935-1945)
• Robert James Henderson
  Robert James Henderson
  Robert James Henderson was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Brooke Township, Ontario and became a municipal clerk, farmer and teacher by career....
  
  , Progressive Conservative
  Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
  The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
  
   (1945-1949)
• Hugh Alexander Mackenzie, Liberal
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
   (1949-1957)
• Ernest John Campbell, Progressive Conservative
  Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
  The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
  
   (1957-1962)
• John W. Burgess, Liberal (1962-1963)
• Mac Thomas McCutcheon, Progressive Conservative (1963-1972)
• J.R. Bob Holmes
  John Robert Holmes
  John Robert Holmes is a retired Canadian politician. First elected in the 1972 federal election, he served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Lambton—Kent. He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1979 elections, but was defeated in the 1980 election.-...
  
  , Progressive Conservative (1972-1979)

Electoral history

|-

|MCKENZIE, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|6,744
|-

|SPROULE, John Thomas

John Thomas Sproule

John Thomas Sproule was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lambton County, Ontario and became a farmer, a livestock dealer, and a businessman in the oil and cement industry....

|align="right"|5,064
|-

|FANSHER, Burt Wendell

Burt Wendell Fansher

Burt Wendell Fansher was a Reconstruction Party and Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons...

|align="right"|3,349
|-

|MCKENZIE, Hugh Alexander 
|align="right"|8,834
|-

|STONEHOUSE, Calvert Stanley
|align="right"|6,089
|-

|HENDERSON, Robert James

Robert James Henderson

Robert James Henderson was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Brooke Township, Ontario and became a municipal clerk, farmer and teacher by career....

|align="right"|7,829
|-

|MCKENZIE, Hugh Alexander 
|align="right"|7,615
|-

|KAY, Joseph Wesley
|align="right"|911
|-

|MCKENZIE, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|9,674
|-

|HENDERSON, Robert James
|align="right"|8,189
|-

|MCKENZIE, Hugh Alexander
|align="right"|9,432
|-

|DEAN, Grant Stanley
|align="right"|7,248
|-

|CAMPBELL, Ernest John
|align="right"|9,745
|-

|MCKENZIE, Hugh Alexander 
|align="right"|7,752
|-

|CAMPBELL, Ernest John
|align="right"|12,835
|-

|MCBRAYNE, Roy
|align="right"|5,749
|-

|BURGESS, John W.
|align="right"|9,874
|-

|CAMPBELL, Ernest John
|align="right"|9,052
|-

|VERHEYDEN, Lawrence
|align="right"|521
|-

|MCCUTCHEON, Mac T.
|align="right"|9,520
|-

|BURGESS, John W. 
|align="right"|9,496
|-

|CUNNINGHAM, Cecil A.
|align="right"|576
|-

|KELLETT, William E.
|align="right"|379
|-

|MCCUTCHEON, Mac T. 
|align="right"|10,303
|-

|BEATTY, Jack
|align="right"|9,413
|-

|MCCUTCHEON, Mac T.
|align="right"|14,460
|-

|LUCIER, Len
|align="right"|11,094
|-

|MCGAFFEY, Ray
|align="right"|2,342
|-

|HOLMES, J.R. Bob

John Robert Holmes

John Robert Holmes is a retired Canadian politician. First elected in the 1972 federal election, he served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Lambton—Kent. He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1979 elections, but was defeated in the 1980 election.-...

|align="right"|16,306
|-

|SONNEVELD, Gus
|align="right"|11,187
|-

|MUXLOW, Mel
|align="right"|2,970
|-

|HOLMES, J.R. Bob

John Robert Holmes

John Robert Holmes is a retired Canadian politician. First elected in the 1972 federal election, he served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Lambton—Kent. He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1979 elections, but was defeated in the 1980 election.-...

|align="right"|14,315
|-

|REINHARDT, Fred
|align="right"|12,483
|-

|HOWES, Ron
|align="right"|2,764

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Parliamentary website