Chatham-Kent—Leamington (formerly Chatham-Kent—Essex and Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chatham-Kent—Leamington in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 109,620 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 82,799 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,036 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 36.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Chatham-Kent, Essex County, | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Chatham-Kent, Lakeshore Leamington | ||
It was created in 1999 from parts of Essex—Kent, Chatham-Kent and Essex South.
When the riding was created, it included all of Kent County south of the Thames River, the city of Chatham, the town of Leamington and the Township of Mersea Township.
In 2007, the boundaries did not change.
As a result of the 2012 federal boundary redistricting, the name of the district was changed to Chatham-Kent—Leamington.
Members of Provincial Parliament edit
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham-Kent—Essex Riding created from Essex—Kent, Chatham—Kent and Essex South |
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| 37th | 1999–2003 | Pat Hoy | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | |||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | |||
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Rick Nicholls | Progressive Conservative | |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | |||
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington | ||||
| 42nd | 2018–2021 | Rick Nicholls | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2021–2021 | Independent | |||
| 2021–2022 | Ontario Party | |||
| 43rd | 2022–present | Trevor Jones | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results edit
| 2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Trevor Jones | 17,522 | 47.52 | −4.40 | $69,271 | |||
| New Democratic | Brock McGregor | 11,163 | 30.28 | −5.43 | $54,449 | |||
| Ontario Party | Rick Nicholls | 5,478 | 14.86 | $15,238 | ||||
| New Blue | Rhonda Jubenville | 1,463 | 3.97 | $18,963 | ||||
| Green | Jennifer Surerus | 1,244 | 3.37 | −0.17 | $381 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,870 | 94.70 | -3.92 | $121,477 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 2,064 | 5.30 | +3.92 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,934 | 44.87 | -11.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,468 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Ontario Party | Swing | +0.52 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Nicholls | 24,078 | 51.92 | +14.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jordan McGrail | 16,558 | 35.71 | +4.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Margaret Schleier Stahl | 3,736 | 8.06 | -16.37 | ||||
| Green | Mark Vercouteren | 1,643 | 3.54 | -1.72 | ||||
| Independent | Drew Barry John Simpson | 358 | 0.77 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,373 | 98.62 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 647 | 1.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,020 | 56.79 | +5.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,799 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Nicholls | 14,183 | 37.83 | -3.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dan Gelinas | 11,664 | 31.11 | +7.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Johnson | 9,158 | 24.43 | -7.71 | ||||
| Green | Ken Bell | 1,971 | 5.26 | +2.42 | ||||
| Libertarian | Douglas McLarty | 514 | 1.37 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,490 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2][3] [note 1] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Nicholls | 15,121 | 41.78 | +13.08 | ||||
| Liberal | Paul Watson | 11,631 | 32.14 | -19.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Aleksandra Navarro | 8,415 | 23.25 | +10.52 | ||||
| Green | Holly Sullivan | 1,027 | 2.84 | -2.85 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,194 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 233 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,427 | 49.41 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,727 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.47 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Pat Hoy | 18,782 | 51.98 | -6.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Jackson | 10,367 | 28.69 | -0.60 | ||||
| New Democratic | Murray Gaudreau | 4,601 | 12.73 | +5.04 | ||||
| Green | Ken Bell | 2,054 | 5.69 | * | ||||
| Family Coalition | Mark Morin | 326 | 0.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 36,130 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.16 | ||||||
^ Change based on redistributed results
| 2003 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Pat Hoy | 23,022 | 59.26 | +3.22 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Wilkinson | 11,586 | 29.82 | -7.72 | ||||
| New Democratic | Derry McKeever | 2,893 | 7.45 | +2.10 | ||||
| Green | Jim Burgess | 1,069 | 2.75 | +1.68 | ||||
| Freedom | David Rodman | 281 | 0.72 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,851 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Pat Hoy | 24,239 | 56.04 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Carroll | 16,238 | 37.54 | |||||
| New Democratic | Brian Sharp | 2,316 | 5.35 | |||||
| Green | Greg Zolad | 462 | 1.07 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 43,255 | 100.00 | ||||||
2007 electoral reform referendum edit
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 24,235 | 69.3 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 10,734 | 30.7 | |
| Total valid votes | 34,969 | 100.0 | |
Notes edit
- ^ Riding of Chatham-Kent-Essex.
References edit
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ a b Summarized from "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Summarized from "Graphics and Charts". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Chatham-Kent—Essex" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]