Kenneth Ernest Monteith (26 June 1938 – 3 February 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the

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from 1988 to 1993. His background was in agriculture. Monteith was born in

St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city w ...

in 1938. He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Elgin electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the

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but lost to

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of the

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in the 1993 federal election when it was renamed

Elgin—Norfolk Elgin (also known as Elgin—Norfolk) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and No ...

. Prior to being an MP, Monteith served in municipal roles: * Deputy Reeve of Southwold Township, Ontario – 1978–1980 * Township Councillor of Southwold Township, Ontario – 1978–1980 * Reeve of Southwold Township, Ontario – 1980 Monteith died in St. Thomas on 3 February 2023 at the age of 84.

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* 1938 births 2023 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from St. Thomas, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub