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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
ConservativeDistrict created 1996 First contested 1997 Last contested 2006 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 107,635 Electors (2011) 78,559 Area (km²) 5,277 Pop. density (per km²) 20.4 Census divisions Chatham-Kent, Lambton County, Middlesex County Census subdivisions Chatham-Kent, Strathroy-Caradoc, Middlesex Centre, Lambton Shores, North Middlesex, Southwest Middlesex, Lucan Biddulph, Warwick, Adelaide Metcalfe, Brooke-Alvinston - For the provincial electoral district see Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (provincial electoral district)
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.
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Electoral district
It was created in 1996 from Kent and Lambton—Middlesex. It was renamed "Middlesex—Kent—Lambton" briefly in 2003 to 2004. The riding as a whole is a swing riding between the Conservatives and the Liberals.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament Years Member Party Kent and Lambton—Middlesex prior to 1996 36th 1997–2000 Rose-Marie Ur Liberal 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 39th 2006–2008 Bev Shipley Conservative 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Bev Shipley 29,546 57.7 +6.4 - New Democrat Joe Hill 12,299 24.0 +8.5 - Liberal Gayle Stucke 7,264 14.2 -10.5 - Green Jim Johnston 1,701 3.3 -3.8 - Christian Heritage Mike Janssens 413 0.8 -0.6 - Total valid votes 51,223 100.0 - 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 Conservative Bev Shipley 24,516 51.28 +5.0 $72,430 Liberal Jeff Wesley 11,812 24.70 -6.5 $53,100 New Democrat Joe Hill 7,427 15.53 -1.6 $6,696 Green Jim Johnston 3,386 7.08 +3.0 $2,161 Christian Heritage Mike 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 % ±% Conservative Bev Shipley 25,170 46.3 +6.9 Liberal Jeff Wesley 16,935 31.2 -8.5 New Democrat Kevin Blake 9,286 17.1 +2.0 Green Jim Johnston 2,156 4.0 +0.3 Christian Heritage Mike Janssens 799 1.5 -0.6 Total valid votes 54,346 100.0 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Rose-Marie Ur 19,452 39.7 -9.1 Conservative Bev Shipley 19,288 39.4 -5.0 New Democrat Kevin Blake 7,376 15.1 +10.7 Green Allan McKeown 1,834 3.7 +3.0 Christian Heritage Allan 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 % ±% Liberal Rose-Marie Ur 21,124 48.8 +2.6 Canadian Alliance Ron Young 13,302 30.7 +3.2 Progressive Conservative John Phair 5,918 13.7 -2.2 New Democrat Joyce Jolliffe 1,871 4.3 -1.0 Independent Roger James 365 0.8 Green Dan Valkos 341 0.8 +0.2 Canadian Action Eva Cryderman 341 0.8 Total valid votes 43,262 100.0 Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Rose-Marie Ur 21,155 46.2 Reform Brian Richardson 12,602 27.5 Progressive Conservative Victor Alderson 7,256 15.9 New Democrat Bela Trebics 2,440 5.3 Christian Heritage Ken Willis 1,785 3.9 Independent Larry Farquharson 257 0.6 Green David Drabbant 256 0.6 Total valid votes 45,751 100.0 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
Sources
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (1996 - 2003)
- Middlesex—Lambton—Kent (2003 - 2004)
- Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (2004 - 2008)
- Lambton—Kent—Middlesex 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Conservative Chatham-Kent—Essex • Elgin—Middlesex—London • Essex • Lambton—Kent—Middlesex • London North Centre • London West • Sarnia—Lambton
New Democratic Categories:- Ontario federal electoral districts
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