Lambton East was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created from
Lambton riding.
The East Riding of the county of Lambton was initially defined to consist of the townships of Enniskillen, Brooke, Warwick and Bosanquet, the town of Petrolia, and the villages of Oil Springs, Alvinston, Watford, Arkona and Thedford.
In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Euphemia and the town of Forest. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Zone and Camden in the county of Kent.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Inniskillen, Brooke, Dawn and Euphemia in the County of Lambton, and the townships of Zone and Camden in the County of Kent.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between
Lambton West and
Lambton—Kent
Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West ridings.
It was ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
On Mr. Simmons' death, 11 November 1903:
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario