Chatham-Kent—Leamington

Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Ontario electoral district
	Map of southwestern Ontario showing the location of Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Dave Epp; Conservative
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District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	109,619
Electors (2015)	78,803
Area (km²)	2,183
Pop. density (per km²)	50.2
Census division(s)	Chatham-Kent, Essex
Census subdivision(s)	Chatham-Kent, Lakeshore, Leamington

Chatham-Kent—Leamington is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Chatham-Kent—Essex and Essex and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex.^[3]

Chatham-Kent—Leamington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.^[4]

Members of Parliament[]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Chatham-Kent—Leamington Riding created from Chatham-Kent—Essex, Essex, and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
42nd	2015–2019	Dave Van Kesteren	Conservative
43rd	2019–present	Dave Epp	Conservative

Election results[]

Graph of election results in Chatham-Kent—Leamington (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Epp	22,435	40.9	-6.0
	Liberal	Greg Hetherington	15,683	28.6	-2.6
	New Democratic	Dan Gelinas	8,007	14.6	-0.6
	People's	Liz Vallee	7,892	14.4	+12.4
	Green	Mark Vercouteren	837	1.5	-2.6
Total valid votes			54,854	99.3
Total rejected ballots			400	0.7
Turnout			55,254	63.8
Eligible voters			86,615
	Conservative hold		Swing		-1.7
Source: Elections Canada^[5]

v 2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Epp	25,359	46.9	+5.19	$112,325.66
	Liberal	Katie Omstead	16,899	31.2	-6.03	none listed
	New Democratic	Tony Walsh	8,229	15.2	-3.17	$3,959.54
	Green	Mark Vercouteren	2,233	4.1	+1.42	$372.30
	People's	John Balagtas	1,061	2.0	-	$1,212.06
	Marijuana	Paul Coulbeck	307	0.6	-	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			54,088	100.0
Total rejected ballots			450
Turnout			54,538	63.3
Eligible voters			86,165
	Conservative hold		Swing		+5.61
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

v 2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Van Kesteren	21,677	41.71	-11.49	$119,230.26
	Liberal	Katie Omstead	19,351	37.23	+20.95	$64,239.01
	New Democratic	Tony Walsh	9,549	18.37	-8.79	$12,638.15
	Green	Mark Vercouteren	1,394	2.68	-0.66	$1,379.30
Total valid votes/expense limit			51,971	100.00		$213,665.70
Total rejected ballots			263	0.50	–
Turnout			52,234	65.99	–
Eligible voters			79,160
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		-16.22
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	24,672	53.20
	New Democratic	12,595	27.16
	Liberal	7,553	16.29
	Green	1,551	3.34
	Others	4	0.01

Demographics[]

According to the Canada 2016 Census

Most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 82.2% English, 2.6% French, 1.5% Spanish, 1.3% Portuguese, 0.9% Italian, 0.8% Arabic.^[11]

References[]

^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ Final Report – Ontario
^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chatham-Kent—Leamington, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.

Coordinates: 42°17′N 82°17′W / 42.28°N 82.29°W / 42.28; -82.29

[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[report-3] Final Report – Ontario

[timeline-4] Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts

[5] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[6] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[7] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[8] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chatham-Kent—Leamington, 30 September 2015

[9] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[10] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

[11] "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.

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v t Federal ridings in Southwestern Ontario
Conservative	Chatham-Kent—Leamington Elgin—Middlesex—London Essex Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Sarnia—Lambton
Liberal	London North Centre London West Windsor—Tecumseh
New Democratic	London—Fanshawe Windsor West

v t Historical federal ridings in Ontario
Until 2015	Ajax—Pickering Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Barrie Bramalea—Gore—Malton Brampton—Springdale Brant Carleton—Mississippi Mills Chatham-Kent—Essex Halton Kitchener—Waterloo Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Leeds—Grenville Mississauga—Brampton South Mississauga—Erindale Mississauga South Nepean—Carleton Niagara West��Glanbrook Northumberland—Quinte West Oak Ridges—Markham Ottawa—Orléans Peterborough Pickering—Scarborough East Prince Edward—Hastings St. Paul's Scarborough—Rouge River Trinity—Spadina Vaughan Welland Whitby—Oshawa York West
Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
Until 2004	Algoma—Manitoulin Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Brampton Centre Brampton West—Mississauga Bruce—Grey Carleton—Lanark Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Durham Erie—Lincoln Guelph—Wellington Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Kenora—Rainy River Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Markham Mississauga Centre Mississauga East Mississauga West Niagara Centre Nipissing Northumberland Oak Ridges Perth—Middlesex Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Scarborough East Stoney Creek Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh Thunder Bay—Atikokan Timiskaming—Cochrane Toronto Centre—Rosedale Vaughan—King—Aurora Waterloo—Wellington Whitby—Ajax Windsor—St. Clair York North
Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
Until 1984	Cochrane Hastings—Frontenac Sarnia
Until 1979	Broadview Bruce Don Valley Eglinton Etobicoke Fort William Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Greenwood Grenville—Carleton Halton—Wentworth Hastings High Park—Humber Valley Huron—Middlesex Kent—Essex Lambton—Kent Leeds Middlesex—London—Lambton Mississauga Norfolk—Haldimand Northumberland—Durham Oshawa—Whitby Parkdale Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Perth—Wilmot Port Arthur Renfrew North—Nipissing East Sarnia—Lambton Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto—Lakeshore Waterloo—Cambridge Wellington Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo York—Simcoe York South
Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont