Kent (Ontario electoral district)
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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
Kent initially consisted of the Townships of Chatham, Dover, East Tilbury, Romney, Raleigh, and Harwich, and the Town of Chatham. In 1882, the township of Chatham was excluded from the riding, and the village of Blenheim was added.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East and Kent West ridings.
The electoral district of Kent was recreated from Kent West and Kent East in 1914, and consisted of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Zone and Camden.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Kent lying west or south of and including the Gore of Chatham, the township of Chatham and the river Thames, but excluding the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden, Gore of Camden, Gore of Chatham and Zone, and including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden and Zone, and that part of the township of Chatham formerly known as the Gore of Chatham; but including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistibuted between Kent—Essex
and Lambton—Kent
ridings.
The electoral district of Kent was recreated a second time from Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings 1976. It consisted of:
(a) the part of the County of Kent lying north and east and including the Township of Dover, the City of Chatham, the Township of Chatham and the Township of Howard to the shore of Lake Erie, and
(b) Indian Reserve No. 46 in the County of Lambton.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of
(a) the part of the County of Kent lying north and east of and including the Township of Howard, the Township of Chatham, the City of Chatham, and the Township of Dover, and
(b) that part of the County of Lambton contained in Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Kent—Essex
and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
ridings.
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 1,524
|-
|MCKELLAR,
|align="right"|1,427
|}
|-
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 1,874
|-
|STRIPP, Wm. S.
|align="right"| 1,730
|}
|-
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 1,895
|-
|STRIPP, Wm. S.
|align="right"| 1,823
|}
|-
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 2,502
|-
|MCMAHON, H.
|align="right"|1,969
|}
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,223
|-
|SAMSON, Jas.
|align="right"| 2,066
|}
On the election being declared void, 31 December 1883:
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,548
|-
|SAMSON, James
|align="right"|2,266
|}
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 2,982
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,870
|}
On Mr. Campbell being unseated, 17 November 1887:
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 2,679
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,585
|}
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 3,138
|-
|KILLACKEY, William P.
|align="right"|2,662
|}
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 3,315
|-
|BALL, W.
|align="right"| 3,158
|}
|-
|STEPHENS, George
|align="right"| 3,390
|-
|SMITH, Theodore A.
|align="right"|3,173
|}
|-
|MCCOIG, Archibald Blake
|align="right"| 7,402
|-
|PLEWES, John Warcup
|align="right"|6,313
|}
|-
|MCCOIG, Archibald Blake
|align="right"| 11,093
|-
|MCDIARMID, Duncan Robert
|align="right"| 7,211
|-
|HAMMOND, Wm. Andrew
|align="right"|5,288
|}
On Mr. McCoig being called to the Senate, 4 January 1922:
|-
|MURDOCK, Hon. James
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|CHAPLIN, Alexander Dew
|align="right"| 8,396
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 7,833
|-
|WARD, John Wesley
|align="right"|4,461
|}
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 12,315
|-
|CHAPLIN, Alexander Dew
|align="right"| 10,578
|}
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 12,179
|-
|STONEHOUSE, Calvert Stanley
|align="right"| 10,765
|}
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 11,281
|-
|LEVERTON, Frederick Arthur
|align="right"| 7,588
|}
On Mr. Rutherford's death, 27 February 1939:
|-
|THOMPSON, Arthur Lisle
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|DESMOND, Clayton Earl
|align="right"| 11,629
|-
|THOMPSON, Arthur Lisle
|align="right"| 10,945
|}
|-
|DESMOND, Clayton Earl
|align="right"|12,706
|-
|COLBY, William David
|align="right"| 10,490
|-
|MCDIARMID, Duncan Robert
|align="right"| 1,291
|}
|-
|HUFFMAN, Blake
|align="right"| 14,903
|-
|DESMOND, Clayton Earl
|align="right"| 12,444
|-
|SIMPSON, Kenneth
|align="right"| 949
|}
|-
|HUFFMAN, Blake
|align="right"| 15,532
|-
|KING, Eugene
|align="right"| 10,496
|}
|-
|HUFFMAN, Blake
|align="right"| 13,977
|-
|JOLLEY, Albert Evans
|align="right"| 10,907
|-
|BRUBACHER, Enos B.
|align="right"| 1,792
|}
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"|17,348
|-
|HUFFMAN, E. Blake
|align="right"|13,005
|-
|BRUBACHER, Enos B.
|align="right"|661
|}
|-
|CLUNIS, Sidney LeRoi
|align="right"| 15,362
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"| 14,280
|-
|YOUCKE, Harold G.
|align="right"| 629
|}
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"| 15,381
|-
|CLUNIS, Sidney LeRoi
|align="right"| 15,179
|-
|MOORE, Larry
|align="right"| 924
|-
|HEATHERINGTON, Donald Lawrence
|align="right"| 388
|}
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"| 15,472
|-
|MICKLE, George
|align="right"| 13,667
|-
|FIELDING, Dianne Mary
|align="right"| 1,231
|}
|-
|HOLMES, Bob
|align="right"| 18,007
|-
|REINHARDT, Fred
|align="right"| 11,713
|-
|WILKINSON, Marie-France
|align="right"| 5,047
|}
|-
|BOSSY, Maurice
|align="right"| 15,140
|-
|HOLMES, Bob
|align="right"| 14,293
|-
|MCDERMOTT, George
|align="right"| 5,758
|}
|-
|HARDEY, Elliott
|align="right"| 18,279
|-
|BOSSY, Maurice
|align="right"| 13,027
|-
|MCKEEVER, Derry
|align="right"| 6,138
|}
|-
|CRAWFORD, Rex
|align="right"| 15,835
|-
|HARDEY, Elliott
|align="right"| 13,835
|-
|RUSTIN, Leo
|align="right"| 7,948
|-
|JAMES, Allan
|align="right"|1,942
|}
|-
|CRAWFORD, Rex
|align="right"| 23,216
|-
|BROEDERS, Arnold
|align="right"| 5,618
|-
|SUITOR, Tom
|align="right"|5,017
|-
|DE MEESTER, Aaron G.
|align="right"| 1,370
|-
|KNIGHT, Victor
|align="right"| 1,014
|-
|HOWE, Marty
|align="right"| 146
|}
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...
represented in the Canadian
Canada
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House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1904, 1917 to 1968, and 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867
Kent initially consisted of the Townships of Chatham, Dover, East Tilbury, Romney, Raleigh, and Harwich, and the Town of Chatham. In 1882, the township of Chatham was excluded from the riding, and the village of Blenheim was added.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East and Kent West ridings.
The electoral district of Kent was recreated from Kent West and Kent East in 1914, and consisted of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Zone and Camden.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Kent lying west or south of and including the Gore of Chatham, the township of Chatham and the river Thames, but excluding the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden, Gore of Camden, Gore of Chatham and Zone, and including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden and Zone, and that part of the township of Chatham formerly known as the Gore of Chatham; but including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistibuted between Kent—Essex
Kent—Essex
Kent—Essex was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.It was created in the redistribution of 1966 from parts of Essex South and Kent ridings....
and Lambton—Kent
Lambton—Kent
Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West ridings....
ridings.
The electoral district of Kent was recreated a second time from Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings 1976. It consisted of:
(a) the part of the County of Kent lying north and east and including the Township of Dover, the City of Chatham, the Township of Chatham and the Township of Howard to the shore of Lake Erie, and
(b) Indian Reserve No. 46 in the County of Lambton.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of
(a) the part of the County of Kent lying north and east of and including the Township of Howard, the Township of Chatham, the City of Chatham, and the Township of Dover, and
(b) that part of the County of Lambton contained in Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Kent—Essex
Kent—Essex
Kent—Essex was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.It was created in the redistribution of 1966 from parts of Essex South and Kent ridings....
and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
ridings.
Election results
|-|STEPHENSON, Rufus
Rufus Stephenson
Rufus Stephenson was an Ontario newspaper editor and political figure. He represented Kent in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1882....
|align="right"| 1,524
|-
|MCKELLAR,
|align="right"|1,427
|}
|-
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 1,874
|-
|STRIPP, Wm. S.
|align="right"| 1,730
|}
|-
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 1,895
|-
|STRIPP, Wm. S.
|align="right"| 1,823
|}
|-
|STEPHENSON, Rufus
|align="right"| 2,502
|-
|MCMAHON, H.
|align="right"|1,969
|}
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
Henry Smyth (Canadian politician)
Henry Smyth was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kent in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 2,223
|-
|SAMSON, Jas.
|align="right"| 2,066
|}
On the election being declared void, 31 December 1883:
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,548
|-
|SAMSON, James
|align="right"|2,266
|}
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 2,982
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,870
|}
On Mr. Campbell being unseated, 17 November 1887:
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 2,679
|-
|SMYTH, Henry
|align="right"| 2,585
|}
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 3,138
|-
|KILLACKEY, William P.
|align="right"|2,662
|}
|-
|CAMPBELL, Archibald
|align="right"| 3,315
|-
|BALL, W.
|align="right"| 3,158
|}
|-
|STEPHENS, George
George Stephens (Canadian politician)
George Stephens was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kent in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1903 as a Liberal....
|align="right"| 3,390
|-
|SMITH, Theodore A.
|align="right"|3,173
|}
|-
|MCCOIG, Archibald Blake
|align="right"| 7,402
|-
|PLEWES, John Warcup
|align="right"|6,313
|}
|-
|MCCOIG, Archibald Blake
|align="right"| 11,093
|-
|MCDIARMID, Duncan Robert
|align="right"| 7,211
|-
|HAMMOND, Wm. Andrew
|align="right"|5,288
|}
On Mr. McCoig being called to the Senate, 4 January 1922:
|-
|MURDOCK, Hon. James
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|CHAPLIN, Alexander Dew
|align="right"| 8,396
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 7,833
|-
|WARD, John Wesley
|align="right"|4,461
|}
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 12,315
|-
|CHAPLIN, Alexander Dew
|align="right"| 10,578
|}
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 12,179
|-
|STONEHOUSE, Calvert Stanley
|align="right"| 10,765
|}
|-
|RUTHERFORD, James Warren
|align="right"| 11,281
|-
|LEVERTON, Frederick Arthur
|align="right"| 7,588
|}
On Mr. Rutherford's death, 27 February 1939:
|-
|THOMPSON, Arthur Lisle
|align="right"| acclaimed
|}
|-
|DESMOND, Clayton Earl
|align="right"| 11,629
|-
|THOMPSON, Arthur Lisle
|align="right"| 10,945
|}
|-
|DESMOND, Clayton Earl
|align="right"|12,706
|-
|COLBY, William David
|align="right"| 10,490
|-
|MCDIARMID, Duncan Robert
|align="right"| 1,291
|}
|-
|HUFFMAN, Blake
|align="right"| 14,903
|-
|DESMOND, Clayton Earl
|align="right"| 12,444
|-
|SIMPSON, Kenneth
|align="right"| 949
|}
|-
|HUFFMAN, Blake
|align="right"| 15,532
|-
|KING, Eugene
|align="right"| 10,496
|}
|-
|HUFFMAN, Blake
|align="right"| 13,977
|-
|JOLLEY, Albert Evans
|align="right"| 10,907
|-
|BRUBACHER, Enos B.
|align="right"| 1,792
|}
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"|17,348
|-
|HUFFMAN, E. Blake
|align="right"|13,005
|-
|BRUBACHER, Enos B.
|align="right"|661
|}
|-
|CLUNIS, Sidney LeRoi
|align="right"| 15,362
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"| 14,280
|-
|YOUCKE, Harold G.
|align="right"| 629
|}
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"| 15,381
|-
|CLUNIS, Sidney LeRoi
|align="right"| 15,179
|-
|MOORE, Larry
|align="right"| 924
|-
|HEATHERINGTON, Donald Lawrence
|align="right"| 388
|}
|-
|DANFORTH, Harold W.
|align="right"| 15,472
|-
|MICKLE, George
|align="right"| 13,667
|-
|FIELDING, Dianne Mary
|align="right"| 1,231
|}
|-
|HOLMES, Bob
|align="right"| 18,007
|-
|REINHARDT, Fred
|align="right"| 11,713
|-
|WILKINSON, Marie-France
|align="right"| 5,047
|}
|-
|BOSSY, Maurice
|align="right"| 15,140
|-
|HOLMES, Bob
|align="right"| 14,293
|-
|MCDERMOTT, George
|align="right"| 5,758
|}
|-
|HARDEY, Elliott
|align="right"| 18,279
|-
|BOSSY, Maurice
|align="right"| 13,027
|-
|MCKEEVER, Derry
|align="right"| 6,138
|}
|-
|CRAWFORD, Rex
|align="right"| 15,835
|-
|HARDEY, Elliott
|align="right"| 13,835
|-
|RUSTIN, Leo
|align="right"| 7,948
|-
|JAMES, Allan
|align="right"|1,942
|}
|-
|CRAWFORD, Rex
|align="right"| 23,216
|-
|BROEDERS, Arnold
|align="right"| 5,618
|-
|SUITOR, Tom
|align="right"|5,017
|-
|DE MEESTER, Aaron G.
|align="right"| 1,370
|-
|KNIGHT, Victor
|align="right"| 1,014
|-
|HOWE, Marty
|align="right"| 146
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history 1867 to 1904 from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history 1917 to 1968 from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history 1979 to 1997 from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...