Chatham-Kent—Leamington (provincial electoral district)

Chatham-Kent—Leamington (formerly Chatham-Kent—Essex and Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Ontario electoral district
Chatham-Kent—Leamington in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Trevor Jones
Progressive Conservative
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)109,620
Electors (2018)82,799
Area (km²)3,036
Pop. density (per km²)36.1
Census division(s)Chatham-Kent, Essex County,
Census subdivision(s)Chatham-Kent, Lakeshore Leamington
Chatham-Kent-Essex 2003 to 2018

It was created in 1999 from parts of Essex—Kent, Chatham-Kent and Essex South.

When the riding was created, it included all of Kent County south of the Thames River, the city of Chatham, 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

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This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Assembly Years Member Party
Chatham-Kent—Essex
Riding created from Essex—Kent, Chatham—Kent and Essex South
37th  1999–2003     Pat Hoy Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014     Rick Nicholls Progressive Conservative
41st  2014–2018
Chatham-Kent—Leamington
42nd  2018–2021     Rick Nicholls Progressive Conservative
 2021–2021     Independent
 2021–2022     Ontario Party
43rd  2022–present     Trevor Jones Progressive Conservative

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Trevor Jones 17,522 47.52 −4.40 $69,271
New Democratic Brock McGregor 11,163 30.28 −5.43 $54,449
Ontario Party Rick Nicholls 5,478 14.86   $15,238
New Blue Rhonda Jubenville 1,463 3.97   $18,963
Green Jennifer Surerus 1,244 3.37 −0.17 $381
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,870 94.70 -3.92 $121,477
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2,064 5.30 +3.92
Turnout 38,934 44.87 -11.92
Eligible voters 85,468
Progressive Conservative gain from Ontario Party Swing +0.52
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Nicholls 24,078 51.92 +14.09
New Democratic Jordan McGrail 16,558 35.71 +4.60
Liberal Margaret Schleier Stahl 3,736 8.06 -16.37
Green Mark Vercouteren 1,643 3.54 -1.72
Independent Drew Barry John Simpson 358 0.77 N/A
Total valid votes 46,373 98.62
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 647 1.38
Turnout 47,020 56.79 +5.46
Eligible voters 82,799
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.74
Source: Elections Ontario[1][2]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Nicholls 14,183 37.83 -3.95
New Democratic Dan Gelinas 11,664 31.11 +7.86
Liberal Terry Johnson 9,158 24.43 -7.71
Green Ken Bell 1,971 5.26 +2.42
Libertarian Douglas McLarty 514 1.37
Total valid votes 37,490 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.90
Source: Elections Ontario[2][3] [note 1]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Nicholls 15,121 41.78 +13.08
Liberal Paul Watson 11,631 32.14 -19.85
New Democratic Aleksandra Navarro 8,415 23.25 +10.52
Green Holly Sullivan 1,027 2.84 -2.85
Total valid votes 36,194 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 233 0.64
Turnout 36,427 49.41
Eligible voters 73,727
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +16.47
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pat Hoy 18,782 51.98 -6.93
Progressive Conservative Doug Jackson 10,367 28.69 -0.60
New Democratic Murray Gaudreau 4,601 12.73 +5.04
Green Ken Bell 2,054 5.69 *
Family Coalition Mark Morin 326 0.90
Total valid votes 36,130 100.00
  Liberal hold Swing -3.16

^ Change based on redistributed results

2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Pat Hoy 23,022 59.26 +3.22
Progressive Conservative Dave Wilkinson 11,586 29.82 -7.72
New Democratic Derry McKeever 2,893 7.45 +2.10
Green Jim Burgess 1,069 2.75 +1.68
Freedom David Rodman 281 0.72
Total valid votes 38,851 100.00
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Pat Hoy 24,239 56.04
Progressive Conservative Jack Carroll 16,238 37.54
New Democratic Brian Sharp 2,316 5.35
Green Greg Zolad 462 1.07
Total valid votes 43,255 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 24,235 69.3
Mixed member proportional 10,734 30.7
Total valid votes 34,969 100.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Riding of Chatham-Kent-Essex.

References

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  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Summarized from "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ Summarized from "Graphics and Charts". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Chatham-Kent—Essex" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
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