Chatham-Kent—Essex

For the provincial electoral district, see Chatham-Kent—Essex (provincial electoral district).

Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Chatham-Kent—Essex Ontario electoral district

Chatham-Kent—Essex in relation to other southern Ontario electoral districts

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1996
District abolished| 2013
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2011
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]| 105,579
Electors (2011)| 74,973
Area (km²)[2]| 1,795.47
Census division(s)| Chatham-Kent, Essex
Census subdivision(s)| Chatham-Kent, Leamington, Moravian 47

Chatham-Kent—Essex (formerly known as Kent—Essex) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

## Contents

* 1 Federal riding
* 1.1 Members of Parliament
* 2 Politics
* 3 Federal election results
* 3.1 Chatham-Kent—Essex
* 3.2 Kent—Essex
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 5.1 Notes
* 6 External links

## Federal riding[edit]

The federal riding was created in 1996 as "Kent—Essex" from Essex—Kent and Kent ridings. Its name was changed to the present name in 1998.

The riding includes the Municipality of Chatham-Kent located south of the Thames River, the former City of Chatham, the Town of Leamington, and the Indian reserve of Moravian 47. The population in 2001 was 106,144 and the area is 1,924 km2.

### Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following member of the Members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Kent—Essex
Riding created from Essex—Kent and Kent
36th |  1997–2000 |  | Jerry Pickard | Liberal
Chatham-Kent—Essex
37th |  2000–2004 |  | Jerry Pickard | Liberal
38th |  2004–2006
39th |  2006–2008 |  | Dave Van Kesteren | Conservative
40th |  2008–2011
41st |  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Chatham-Kent—Leamington

## Politics[edit]

The riding is evenly divided between urban and rural voters, so both manufacturing and agricultural issues sway the results.

Jerry Pickard retired just before the 2006 election campaign, and the federal Conservatives won this riding in the January 23, 2006 election on the back of a promise to help farmers by scrapping the CAIS program. Area farmers believe this promise has not been kept,[3] but the Conservatives held on to the riding in 2008 and 2011.

## Federal election results[edit]

### Chatham-Kent—Essex[edit]

2011 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 23,360 | 53.8 | +5.9 | -
| New Democratic | Ron Franko | 11,449 | 26.3 | +9.8 | -
| Liberal | Matt Daudlin | 7,172 | 16.5 | -12.6 | -
| Green | Rob Hodgson | 1,470 | 3.4 | +0.5 | -
Total valid votes  | 43,451 |  100.0 | -
Total rejected ballots  | 221 | 0.05
Turnout  | 43,672 |  59.43
Total eligible voters  | 73,484
2008 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 19,960 | 47.9 | +5.1 | $70,361
| Liberal | Matt Daudlin | 12,127 | 29.1 | -2.2 | $46,213
| New Democratic | Ron Cadotte | 6,850 | 16.5 | -5.9 | $6,134
| Green | Alina Abbott | 2,712 | 6.5 | +2.9 | $1,214
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 41,649 |  100.0 | $82,648
Total rejected ballots  | -
Turnout  | -
2006 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 20,820 | 42.8 | +5.1
| Liberal | Jim Comiskey | 15,204 | 31.3 | -8.3
| New Democratic | Kathleen Kevany | 10,875 | 22.4 | +5.3
| Green | Ken Bell | 1,737 | 3.6 | -0.6
Total valid votes  | 48,636 | 100.0
2004 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 17,435 | 39.6 | -10.1
| Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 17,028 | 38.7 | -3.7
| New Democratic | Kathleen Kevany | 7,538 | 17.1 | +11.6
| Green | Rod Hetherington | 1,845 | 4.2 | +2.4
| Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Mondaca | 150 | 0.3 |
Total valid votes  | 43,996 | 100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 20,085 | 49.7 | -0.5
| Alliance | Sean Smart | 12,957 | 32.1 | +11.1
| Progressive Conservative | Ryan Bailey | 4,156 | 10.3 | -5.2
| New Democratic | Susan MacKay | 2,209 | 5.5 | -4.7
| Green | Bobby Clarke | 715 | 1.8 | +1.1
| Canadian Action | Dudley Smith | 213 | 0.5 | -0.6
| Independent | Louis Duke | 73 | 0.2 |
Total valid votes  | 40,408 | 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

### Kent—Essex[edit]

1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Jerry Pickard | 21,451 | 50.2
| Reform | Don R. Clarke | 8,941 | 20.9
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Hawryluk | 6,634 | 15.5
| New Democratic | Derry McKeever | 4,323 | 10.1
| Christian Heritage | Roger James | 621 | 1.5
| Canadian Action | Victor Knight | 470 | 1.1
| Green | Greg Zolad | 291 | 0.7
Total valid votes  | 42,731  | 100.0

## See also[edit]

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

## References[edit]

* "(Code 35013) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ Statistics Canada
2. ^ Statistics Canada
3. ^ Boughner (2008). "Liberal leader Stephane Dion to visit Monday". Chatham Daily News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

## External links[edit]

* Federal riding history for Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament
* Federal riding history for Chatham-Kent—Essex from the Library of Parliament
* Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
* 2011 Results from Elections Canada

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* t
* e

Federal ridings in Southwestern Ontario

Conservative|

* Chatham-Kent—Leamington
* Elgin—Middlesex—London
* Essex
* Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
* Sarnia—Lambton

Liberal|

* London North Centre
* London West
* Windsor—Tecumseh

New Democratic|

* London—Fanshawe
* Windsor West

* v
* t
* e

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario|

* Barrie—Innisfil
* Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
* Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
* Dufferin—Caledon
* Durham
* Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
* Newmarket—Aurora
* Northumberland—Peterborough South
* Peterborough—Kawartha
* Simcoe—Grey
* Simcoe North
* York—Simcoe

Eastern
Ontario|

* Bay of Quinte
* Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
* Hastings—Lennox and Addington
* Kingston and the Islands
* Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
* Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
* Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
* Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

S Durham
& York|

| SW Durham|

* Ajax
* Oshawa
* Pickering—Uxbridge
* Whitby

|

S York|

* Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
* King—Vaughan
* Markham—Stouffville
* Markham—Thornhill
* Markham—Unionville
* Richmond Hill
* Thornhill
* Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)|

| Scarborough|

* Scarborough—Agincourt
* Scarborough Centre
* Scarborough—Guildwood
* Scarborough North
* Scarborough—Rouge Park
* Scarborough Southwest

|

* Beaches—East York
* Davenport
* Don Valley East
* Don Valley North
* Don Valley West
* Eglinton—Lawrence
* Humber River—Black Creek
* Parkdale—High Park
* Spadina—Fort York
* Toronto Centre
* Toronto—Danforth
* Toronto—St. Paul's
* University—Rosedale
* Willowdale
* York Centre
* York South—Weston

Etobicoke|

* Etobicoke Centre
* Etobicoke—Lakeshore
* Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga|

| Brampton|

* Brampton Centre
* Brampton East
* Brampton North
* Brampton South
* Brampton West

|

Mississauga|

* Mississauga Centre
* Mississauga East—Cooksville
* Mississauga—Erin Mills
* Mississauga—Lakeshore
* Mississauga—Malton
* Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara|

| Southwestern Halton|

* Burlington
* Milton
* Oakville
* Oakville North—Burlington

|

City of Hamilton|

* Flamborough—Glanbrook
* Hamilton Centre
* Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
* Hamilton Mountain
* Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Niagara|

* Niagara Centre
* Niagara Falls
* Niagara West
* St. Catharines

Midwestern
Ontario|

* Brantford—Brant
* Cambridge
* Guelph
* Haldimand—Norfolk
* Huron—Bruce
* Kitchener Centre
* Kitchener—Conestoga
* Kitchener South—Hespeler
* Oxford
* Perth—Wellington
* Waterloo
* Wellington—Halton Hills

Northern
Ontario|

* Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
* Kenora
* Nickel Belt
* Nipissing—Timiskaming
* Parry Sound—Muskoka
* Sault Ste. Marie
* Sudbury
* Thunder Bay—Rainy River
* Thunder Bay—Superior North
* Timmins—James Bay

Southwestern
Ontario|

* Chatham-Kent—Leamington
* Elgin—Middlesex—London
* Essex
* Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
* London—Fanshawe
* London North Centre
* London West
* Sarnia—Lambton
* Windsor—Tecumseh
* Windsor West

Ottawa|

* Carleton
* Kanata—Carleton
* Nepean
* Orléans
* Ottawa Centre
* Ottawa South
* Ottawa—Vanier
* Ottawa West—Nepean

* See also: Former ridings in Ontario
* Provincial ridings in Ontario

Coordinates: 42°16′37″N 82°17′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.277°N 82.288°W﻿ / 42.277; -82.288
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