Lambton—Kent was a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
,
Lambton East and
Lambton West ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of:
* the part of the county of Lambton contained in the townships of Brooke, Dawn, Enniskillen, Euphemia, Sombra, and Warwick, including the town of Forest, Walpole Island, St. Ann Island and the other islands at the mouth of the St. Clair River; and
* the part of the county of Kent contained in the townships of the Gore of Chatham, Gore of Camden, Camden and Zone.
In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the village of Arkona (Lambton County); and the townships of Gore of Camden (Kent County).
In 1966, it was defined to consist of:
* the part of the County of Kent contained in the Townships of Camden, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Howard, Orford and Zone;
* the part of the County of Lambton contained in the Townships of Brooke, Dawn, Euphemia, Enniskillen and Sombra;
* Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Essex—Kent,
Kent
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and
Lambton—Middlesex
Lambton—Middlesex was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Huron—Middlesex, Lambton—Kent, ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Electoral history
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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References
External links
Parliamentary website
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario