Lambton East
Encyclopedia
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
. This riding was created from Lambton
riding.
The East Riding of the county of Lambton was initially defined to consist of the townships of Enniskillen, Brooke, Warwick and Bosanquet, the town of Petrolia, and the villages of Oil Springs, Alvinston, Watford, Arkona and Thedford.
In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Euphemia and the town of Forest. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Zone and Camden in the county of Kent.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Inniskillen, Brooke, Dawn and Euphemia in the County of Lambton, and the townships of Zone and Camden in the County of Kent.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Lambton West
and Lambton—Kent
ridings.
|FAIRBANK, John H.
|align="right"| 1,736
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|MCKENZIE, J.A.
|align="right"| 1,569
|}
|-
|MONCRIEFF, George
|align="right"| 2,488
|-
|FAIRBANK, J.H.
|align="right"| 2,346
|}
|-
|MONCRIEFF, George
|align="right"| 2,636
|-
|STUTT, Richard
|align="right"|2,070
|}
|-
|FRASER, John
|align="right"| 2,144
|-
|MONCRIEFF, Geo.
|align="right"| 2,104
|-
|ARMSTRONG, J.E.
|align="right"| 1,383
|}
|-
|SIMMONS, Oliver
|align="right"| 2,637
|-
|FRASER, John
|align="right"| 2,416
|}
On Mr. Simmons' death, 11 November 1903:
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|ARMSTRONG, Joseph E.
|align="right"| 2,659
|-
|JENKINS, Charles
|align="right"| 2,130
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, J.E.
|align="right"| 3,026
|-
|COWAN, James
|align="right"|2,565
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph E.
|align="right"| 2,921
|-
|FAIRBANK, Charles Oliver
|align="right"| 2,461
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Emanuel
|align="right"| 2,720
|-
|FAIRBANK, Charles Oliver
|align="right"| 2,226
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Emanuel
|align="right"| 4,239
|-
|MCDOUGALL, Neil
|align="right"|3,255
|}
|-
|FANSHER, Burt Wendell
|align="right"| 6,747
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Elijah
|align="right"| 5,752
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph E.
|align="right"| 5,611
|-
|FANSHER, Burt Wendell
|align="right"| 5,522
|-
|STIRRETT, John Ross
|align="right"| 1,061
|}
|-
|FANSHER, Burt Wendell
|align="right"| 6,891
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Emmanuel
|align="right"| 6,340
|}
|-
|SPROULE, John Thomas
|align="right"| 6,209
|-
|FANSHER, Burt Wendell
|align="right"| 6,196
|-
|DUNLOP, Charles Goodspeed
|align="right"| 153
|}
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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 1882 to 1935. 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....
. This riding was created from Lambton
Lambton (electoral district)
Lambton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario...
riding.
The East Riding of the county of Lambton was initially defined to consist of the townships of Enniskillen, Brooke, Warwick and Bosanquet, the town of Petrolia, and the villages of Oil Springs, Alvinston, Watford, Arkona and Thedford.
In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Euphemia and the town of Forest. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Zone and Camden in the county of Kent.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Inniskillen, Brooke, Dawn and Euphemia in the County of Lambton, and the townships of Zone and Camden in the County of Kent.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between 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...
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.
Election results
|-|FAIRBANK, John H.
John Henry Fairbank
John Henry Fairbank was variously a surveyor, oilman, inventor, banker, politician and fire chief in Lambton County, Ontario.-Career:...
|align="right"| 1,736
|-
|MCKENZIE, J.A.
|align="right"| 1,569
|}
|-
|MONCRIEFF, George
George Moncrieff
George Moncrieff was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lambton East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 2,488
|-
|FAIRBANK, J.H.
John Henry Fairbank
John Henry Fairbank was variously a surveyor, oilman, inventor, banker, politician and fire chief in Lambton County, Ontario.-Career:...
|align="right"| 2,346
|}
|-
|MONCRIEFF, George
George Moncrieff
George Moncrieff was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lambton East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 2,636
|-
|STUTT, Richard
|align="right"|2,070
|}
|-
|FRASER, John
John Fraser (Ontario politician)
John Fraser was a Canadian politician.Born in Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Fraser came to Canada in 1852. He was mayor of Petrolia, Ontario from 1885 to 1889. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Lambton East in the 1896 federal election. A...
|align="right"| 2,144
|-
|MONCRIEFF, Geo.
George Moncrieff
George Moncrieff was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lambton East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
|align="right"| 2,104
|-
|ARMSTRONG, J.E.
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 1,383
|}
|-
|SIMMONS, Oliver
Oliver Simmons (Canadian politician)
Oliver Simmons was a Canadian politician.The son of Judge Solomon Simmons of Will County, Illinois, Simmons was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States. He was mayor of Petrolia, Ontario from 1892 to 1893. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Lambton East...
|align="right"| 2,637
|-
|FRASER, John
John Fraser (Ontario politician)
John Fraser was a Canadian politician.Born in Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Fraser came to Canada in 1852. He was mayor of Petrolia, Ontario from 1885 to 1889. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Lambton East in the 1896 federal election. A...
|align="right"| 2,416
|}
On Mr. Simmons' death, 11 November 1903:
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph E.
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 2,659
|-
|JENKINS, Charles
|align="right"| 2,130
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, J.E.
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 3,026
|-
|COWAN, James
|align="right"|2,565
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph E.
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 2,921
|-
|FAIRBANK, Charles Oliver
|align="right"| 2,461
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Emanuel
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 2,720
|-
|FAIRBANK, Charles Oliver
|align="right"| 2,226
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Emanuel
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 4,239
|-
|MCDOUGALL, Neil
|align="right"|3,255
|}
|-
|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"| 6,747
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Elijah
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 5,752
|}
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph E.
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 5,611
|-
|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"| 5,522
|-
|STIRRETT, John Ross
|align="right"| 1,061
|}
|-
|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"| 6,891
|-
|ARMSTRONG, Joseph Emmanuel
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Joseph Elijah Armstrong was a Canadian politician.Born in York County, Canada West, Armstrong was educated in National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia, PA...
|align="right"| 6,340
|}
|-
|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"| 6,209
|-
|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"| 6,196
|-
|DUNLOP, Charles Goodspeed
|align="right"| 153
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...