Kent East (provincial electoral district)

Not to be confused with Kent East (UK Parliament constituency).

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Kent East Ontario electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created| 1875
District abolished| 1967
First contested| 1875
Last contested| 1963
Demographics
Census division(s)| Kent County
Census subdivision(s)| Bothwell, Camden, Chatham Township, Dresden, Howard, Orford, Ridgetown, Thamesville, Wallaceburg, Zone

Kent East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Bothwell was split into the ridings of Kent East and Kent West. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election when the ridings of Kent East and Kent West were merged to form the riding of Kent.

## Members of Provincial Parliament[edit]

Bothwell

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1867–1871 |  | Archibald McKellar | Liberal
2nd |  1871–1875
Bothwell Split into Kent West and Kent East
Kent East
3rd |  1875–1875 |  | Archibald McKellar | Liberal
1875–1879 | Daniel McCraney
4th |  1879–1883
5th |  1883–1885
1885–1886 |  | Robert Ferguson | Liberal
6th |  1886–1890
7th |  1890–1894
8th |  1894–1898
9th |  1898–1901
1901–1902 | John Lee
10th |  1902–1904
11th |  1905–1908 |  | Philip Henry Bowyer | Conservative
12th |  1908–1911
13th |  1911–1914 |  | Walter Renwick Ferguson | Liberal
14th |  1914–1919
15th |  1919–1920 |  | James B. Clark | United Farmers
1920–1923 | Manning Doherty
16th |  1923–1926
17th |  1926–1929 |  | Christopher Gardiner | Progressive
18th |  1929–1933 |  | Philip James Henry | Conservative
1934–1934 |  | Douglas Munro Campbell | Liberal
19th |  1934–1937
20th |  1937–1943
21st |  1943–1945 |  | Wesley Gardiner Thompson | Progressive Conservative
22nd |  1945–1948
23rd |  1948–1951 |  | Edward B. McMillan | Liberal
24th |  1951–1955 |  | Andrew Thomas Ward | Progressive Conservative
25th |  1955–1959 |  | Jack Spence | Liberal
26th |  1959–1963
27th |  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Kent before the 1967 election

## Election results[edit]

### Bothwell (1867-1875)[edit]

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Archibald McKellar | 1,242 | 51.45
| Conservative | Mr. Kirby | 1,172 | 48.55
Total valid votes  | 2,414 | 83.16
Eligible voters  | 2,903
| Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Archibald McKellar | 1,304 | 55.02 | +3.57
| Conservative | Mr. Kerby | 1,066 | 44.98 | −3.57
Turnout  | 2,370 | 72.17 | −10.99
Eligible voters  | 3,284
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.57
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

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Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Ministerial by-election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Archibald McKellar | Acclaimed
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 16

### Kent East (1875-1967)[edit]

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Archibald McKellar | 1,425 | 51.76
| Conservative | J.G. Laird | 1,328 | 48.24
Turnout  | 2,753 | 66.27
Eligible voters  | 4,154
| Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

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Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875
Resignation of Archibald McKellar

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Daniel McCraney | 1,509 | 52.87 | +1.11
| Conservative | J.G. Laird | 1,345 | 47.13 | −1.11
Total valid votes  | 2,854
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.11
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 163

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Daniel McCraney | 1,774 | 54.91 | +2.03
| Conservative | Mr. Trevice | 1,457 | 45.09 | −2.03
Total valid votes  | 3,231 | 58.60
Eligible voters  | 5,514
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.03
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
* For Archibald McKellar's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald McKellar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Daniel McCraney's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel McCraney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Robert Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For John Lee's Legislative Assembly information see "John Lee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Philip Henry Bowyer's Legislative Assembly information see "Philip Henry Bowyer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Walter Renwick Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Renwick Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For James B. Clark's Legislative Assembly information see "James B. Clark, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Manning Doherty's Legislative Assembly information see "Manning Doherty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Christopher Gardiner's Legislative Assembly information see "Christopher Gardiner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Philip James Henry's Legislative Assembly information see "Philip James Henry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Douglas Munro Campbell's Legislative Assembly information see "Douglas Munro Campbell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Wesley Gardiner Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Wesley Gardiner Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Edward B. McMillan's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward B. McMillan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Andrew Thomas Ward's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Thomas Ward, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
* For Jack Spence's Legislative Assembly information see "Jack Spence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
4. ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867-1968. OCLC 1052682.
5. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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