Lambton—Middlesex was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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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,
Middlesex—London—Lambton and
Sarnia—Lambton 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,
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Lambton—Kent—Middlesex could refer to:
* Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (federal electoral district)
* Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (provincial electoral district)
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,
London West,
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 ...
, and
Sarnia—Lambton ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Electoral history
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Parliamentary website
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Former federal electoral districts of Ontario