- 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 andLambton—Kent ridings, and initially consisted of the Townships of Colchester South, Gosfield North, Gosfield South, Mersea and Pelee, in the County of Essex, but excluding the Town of Essex, and Townships of Harwich, Raleigh, Romney and Tilbury East, including the Town of Tilbury, in the County of Kent.In 1987, Essex—Kent was re-defined to consist of the towns of Harrow, Kingsville and Leamington and the townships of Colchester North, Colchester South, Gosfield North, Gosfield South, Mersea and Pelee in the County of Essex, and the towns of Blenheim and Tilbury and the villages of Erieau, Erie Beach and Wheatley in the County of Kent.
The electoral district was redistributed in 1996 in to Essex and
Kent—Essex ridings.Electoral history
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Liberal
DAUDLIN, Robert
align="right"|14,457
Progressive Conservative
CONKLIN, David
align="right"| 13,181New Democratic Party
WENSLEY, Ralph
align="right"|4,759-
Liberal
DAUDLIN, Robert
align="right"|16,898
Progressive Conservative
VANDERPOL, Hank
align="right"| 9,930New Democratic Party
WURFEL, David
align="right"| 5,083-
Progressive Conservative
CALDWELL, Jim
align="right"| 18,661
Liberal
TIESSEN, Hugo
align="right"| 9,268New Democratic Party
TOYE, Peter
align="right"|4,234-
Liberal
PICKARD, Jerry
align="right"|18,634
Progressive Conservative
CALDWELL, Jim
align="right"|12,181New Democratic Party
COGGANS, John
align="right"|6,935-
Liberal
PICKARD, Jerry
align="right"|21,865
Reform
ABBOTT, Wayne
align="right"|6,411
Progressive Conservative
FLOOD, Kevin Charles
align="right"|4,742New Democratic Party
DARNELL, Mike
align="right"|2,005
Natural Law
NEWBY, Lester
align="right"|226See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
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