Kent (Ontario electoral district)
Kent was a federal electoral district (riding) represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904, 1917 to 1968, and 1979 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario, and was created by the British North America Act of 1867.
Geographic history
Kent initially consisted of the Townships of Chatham, Dover, East Tilbury, Romney, Raleigh, and Harwich, and the Town of Chatham. In 1882, the township of Chatham was excluded from the riding, and the village of Blenheim was added.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed between Kent East and Kent West ridings.
The electoral district of Kent was recreated from Kent West and Kent East in 1914, and consisted of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Zone and Camden.
In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the part of the county of Kent lying west or south of and including the Gore of Chatham, the township of Chatham and the river Thames, but excluding the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden, Gore of Camden, Gore of Chatham and Zone, and including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Kent, excluding the townships of Camden and Zone, and that part of the township of Chatham formerly known as the Gore of Chatham; but including the city of Chatham, the town of Tilbury and the village of Wheatley.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistibuted between Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings.
The electoral district of Kent was recreated a second time from Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings 1976. It consisted of:
(a) the part of the County of Kent lying north and east and including the Township of Dover, the City of Chatham, the Township of Chatham and the Township of Howard to the shore of Lake Erie, and
(b) Indian Reserve No. 46 in the County of Lambton.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of
(a) the part of the County of Kent lying north and east of and including the Township of Howard, the Township of Chatham, the City of Chatham, and the Township of Dover, and
(b) that part of the County of Lambton contained in Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | STEPHENSON, Rufus | 1,524 | ||||||
| Liberal | MCKELLAR, Archibald | 1,427 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | STEPHENSON, Rufus | 1,874 | ||||||
| Unknown | STRIPP, Wm. S. | 1,730 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | STEPHENSON, Rufus | 1,895 | ||||||
| Unknown | STRIPP, Wm. S. | 1,823 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | STEPHENSON, Rufus | 2,502 | ||||||
| Unknown | MCMAHON, H. | 1,969 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | SMYTH, Henry | 2,223 | ||||||
| Unknown | SAMSON, Jas. | 2,066 | ||||||
On the election being declared void, 31 December 1883:
| By-election on 29 January 1884 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | SMYTH, Henry | 2,548 | |||
| Unknown | SAMSON, James | 2,266 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMPBELL, Archibald | 2,982 | ||||||
| Conservative | SMYTH, Henry | 2,870 | ||||||
On Mr. Campbell being unseated, 17 November 1887:
| By-election on 2 May 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | CAMPBELL, Archibald | 2,679 | |||
| Conservative | SMYTH, Henry | 2,585 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMPBELL, Archibald | 3,138 | ||||||
| Conservative | KILLACKEY, William P. | 2,662 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CAMPBELL, Archibald | 3,315 | ||||||
| Conservative | BALL, W. | 3,158 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | STEPHENS, George | 3,390 | ||||||
| Conservative | SMITH, Theodore A. | 3,173 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | MCCOIG, Archibald Blake | 7,402 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | PLEWES, John Warcup | 6,313 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCCOIG, Archibald Blake | 11,093 | ||||||
| Progressive | MCDIARMID, Duncan Robert | 7,211 | ||||||
| Conservative | HAMMOND, Wm. Andrew | 5,288 | ||||||
On Mr. McCoig being called to the Senate, 4 January 1922:
| By-election on 19 January 1922 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | MURDOCK, Hon. James | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | CHAPLIN, Alexander Dew | 8,396 | ||||||
| Liberal | RUTHERFORD, James Warren | 7,833 | ||||||
| Unknown | WARD, John Wesley | 4,461 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | RUTHERFORD, James Warren | 12,315 | ||||||
| Conservative | CHAPLIN, Alexander Dew | 10,578 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | RUTHERFORD, James Warren | 12,179 | ||||||
| Conservative | STONEHOUSE, Calvert Stanley | 10,765 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | RUTHERFORD, James Warren | 11,281 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | LEVERTON, Frederick Arthur | 7,588 | ||||||
On Mr. Rutherford's death, 27 February 1939:
| By-election on 11 December 1939 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | THOMPSON, Arthur Lisle | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| National Government | DESMOND, Clayton Earl | 11,629 | ||||||
| Liberal | THOMPSON, Arthur Lisle | 10,945 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DESMOND, Clayton Earl | 12,706 | ||||||
| Liberal | COLBY, William David | 10,490 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | MCDIARMID, Duncan Robert | 1,291 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HUFFMAN, Blake | 14,903 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DESMOND, Clayton Earl | 12,444 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | SIMPSON, Kenneth | 949 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HUFFMAN, Blake | 15,532 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | KING, Eugene | 10,496 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | HUFFMAN, Blake | 13,977 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | JOLLEY, Albert Evans | 10,907 | ||||||
| Social Credit | BRUBACHER, Enos B. | 1,792 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DANFORTH, Harold W. | 17,348 | ||||||
| Liberal | HUFFMAN, Blake | 13,005 | ||||||
| Social Credit | BRUBACHER, Enos B. | 661 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CLUNIS, Sidney LeRoi | 15,362 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DANFORTH, Harold W. | 14,280 | ||||||
| Social Credit | YOUCKE, Harold G. | 629 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DANFORTH, Harold W. | 15,381 | ||||||
| Liberal | CLUNIS, Sidney LeRoi | 15,179 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MOORE, Larry | 924 | ||||||
| Social Credit | HEATHERINGTON, Donald Lawrence | 388 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | DANFORTH, Harold W. | 15,472 | ||||||
| Liberal | MICKLE, George | 13,667 | ||||||
| New Democratic | FIELDING, Dianne Mary | 1,231 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | HOLMES, Bob | 18,007 | ||||||
| Liberal | REINHARDT, Fred | 11,713 | ||||||
| New Democratic | WILKINSON, Marie-France | 5,047 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BOSSY, Maurice | 15,140 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | HOLMES, Bob | 14,293 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MCDERMOTT, George | 5,758 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | HARDEY, Elliott | 18,279 | ||||||
| Liberal | BOSSY, Maurice | 13,027 | ||||||
| New Democratic | MCKEEVER, Derry | 6,138 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CRAWFORD, Rex | 15,835 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | HARDEY, Elliott | 13,835 | ||||||
| New Democratic | RUSTIN, Leo | 7,948 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | JAMES, Allan | 1,942 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CRAWFORD, Rex | 23,216 | ||||||
| Reform | BROEDERS, Arnold | 5,618 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | SUITOR, Tom | 5,017 | ||||||
| New Democratic | DE MEESTER, Aaron G. | 1,370 | ||||||
| National | KNIGHT, Victor | 1,014 | ||||||
| Natural Law | HOWE, Marty | 146 | ||||||
