Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong (formerly known as Sarnia—Lambton) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1968. It is located in the area of the city of

Sarnia Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes, ...

, in the southwest corner of the

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of Ontario. Until 2015, Sarnia—Lambton, with its predecessors Sarnia, and Lambton West, was Canada's most

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ly riding, having voted for the winning party from 1963 to 2011. Under the

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the riding was renamed Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong.

History

It was created as Sarnia electoral district in 1966 from parts of Lambton West riding. It consisted of that part of the County of Lambton contained in the City of Sarnia and the Townships of Moore, Sarnia and Plympton excepting the Town of Forest. In 1970, the name of the electoral district was changed to Sarnia—Lambton. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between

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and a new Sarnia riding. The new Sarnia riding consisted of that part of the County of Lambton contained in the City of Sarnia, the Townships of Moore and Sarnia, the Village of Point Edward, and Indian Reserve No. 45. The name of this electoral district was changed in 1981 to Sarnia—Lambton again. In 1996, the riding was redefined to include the City of Sarnia and the township of Sombra. The former township of Sarnia was merged with the City of Sarnia on January 1 1991. In 2003, it was redefined to consist of that part of the County of Lambton comprising the City of Sarnia, the towns of Petrolia and Plympton-Wyoming, the villages of Oil Springs and Point Edward, the townships of Enniskillen and St. Clair, and Sarnia Indian Reserve No. 45. This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 88.0% White, 5.6% Indigenous, 1.9% South Asian, 1.3% Black
Languages: 90.0% English, 1.8% French
Religions: 58.1% Christian (23.9% Catholic, 8.8% United Church, 5.0% Anglican, 2.9% Presbyterian, 2.8% Baptist, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.0% Reformed, 12.3% other), 39.0% none
Median income: $42,800 (2020)
Average income: $55,500 (2020)

Members of Parliament

Election results

Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong

Sarnia—Lambton

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Sarnia

Sarnia—Lambton

Sarnia

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Notes

External links

Riding history for Sarnia 1966-1970 from the

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Riding history for Sarnia-Lambton 1970-1976 from the

Riding history for Sarnia 1976-1981 from the

Riding history for Sarnia-Lambton 1981-2008 from the

2011 results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaSarnia-Lambton Federal Liberal Association
The Sarnia—Lambton branch of the Liberal Party of Canada. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarnia-Lambton Ontario federal electoral districts Sarnia

History

Demographics

Members of Parliament

Election results

Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong

Sarnia—Lambton

Sarnia

Sarnia—Lambton

Sarnia

See also

References

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