Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Map of southwestern Ontario showing the location of Chatham-Kent—Leamington | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 111,866 | ||
Electors (2015) | 78,803 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 2,183 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 51.2 | ||
Census divisions | Chatham-Kent, Essex | ||
Census subdivisions | Chatham-Kent, Lakeshore, Leamington |
Chatham-Kent—Leamington is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Chatham-Kent—Essex and Essex and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex.[3]
Chatham-Kent—Leamington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Chatham-Kent—Leamington Riding created from Chatham-Kent—Essex, Essex, and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
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42nd | 2015–Present | Dave Van Kesteren | Conservative |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 21,677 | 41.71 | -11.49 | – | |||
Liberal | Katie Omstead | 19,351 | 37.23 | +20.95 | – | |||
New Democratic | Tony Walsh | 9,549 | 18.37 | -8.79 | – | |||
Green | Mark Vercouleren | 1,394 | 2.68 | -0.66 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,971 | 100.00 | $213,552.14 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 263 | 0.50 | – | |||||
Turnout | 52,234 | 65.99 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 79,160 | |||||||
Conservative notional hold | Swing | -16.22 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 24,672 | 53.20 | |
New Democratic | 12,595 | 27.16 | |
Liberal | 7,553 | 16.29 | |
Green | 1,551 | 3.34 | |
Others | 4 | 0.01 |
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ↑ Final Report – Ontario
- ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chatham-Kent—Leamington, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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