Lambton—Middlesex is a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1979 to 1997. It was located in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Huron—Middlesex,
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 init ...
,
Middlesex—London—Lambton
Middlesex (also known as Middlesex—London—Lambton) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lamb ...
and
Sarnia—Lambton
Sarnia—Lambton (formerly known as Sarnia) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
It is located in the area of the city of Sarnia, in the southwest corner of ...
ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of
(a) the County of Lambton, excluding the Townships of Moore and Sarnia and any part of the county west of them, and the Township of Moore, and any part of the county north of it, Indian Reserve No. 46, and
(b) the part of the County of Middlesex west of the Townships of Biddulph, London and Westminster.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of
(a) the County of Lambton excluding the City of Sarnia, the Village of Point Edward, the townships of Moore and Sarnia, Sarnia Indian Reserve No. 45 and Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46; and
(b) that part of the County of Middlesex west of and including the Townships of McGillivray, Lobo and Delaware.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between
Elgin—Middlesex—London
Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex rid ...
,
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
The district includes all of Middlesex Coun ...
,
London West
London West (french: London-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in London, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Geography
The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.
I ...
,
Perth—Middlesex
Perth—Middlesex was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.
This riding was created in 1996 from parts of ...
, and
Sarnia—Lambton
Sarnia—Lambton (formerly known as Sarnia) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
It is located in the area of the city of Sarnia, in the southwest corner of ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Electoral history
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Parliamentary website
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario