Kent—Essex was a federal
electoral district
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(riding) in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1968 to 1979.
It was created in the redistribution of 1966 from parts of
Essex South and
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 ...
ridings.
It consisted of Point Pelee National Park and the Townships of Gosfield South, Mersea, Pelee and Gosfield North, excepting the Town of Essex in the County of Essex; and the City of Chatham, the Town of Tilbury and the Townships of Raleigh, Romney and Tilbury East in the County of Kent.
It was eliminated in the redistribution of 1976 when it was divided between
Essex—Kent
Essex—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997.
It was created in 1976 from parts of Essex—Windsor, Kent—Essex and Lambton—Kent ridings, and initially ...
and Kent ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
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See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Federal riding history for Kent—Essex from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario