Chatham-Kent—Leamington (formerly Chatham-Kent—Essex and Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial

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. It elects one member to the

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. It was created in 1999 from parts of

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 ...

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. When the riding was created, it included all of Kent County south of the

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, the city of

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, 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

This riding has elected the following members of the

Election results

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2007 electoral reform referendum

Sources

Elections Ontario Past Election ResultsMap of riding for 2018 election
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatham-Kent-Essex (provincial electoral district) Ontario provincial electoral districts Chatham-Kent Leamington, Ontario