Chatham-Kent—Leamington (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Map of southwestern Ontario showing the location of Chatham-Kent—Leamington | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 109,619 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 78,803 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 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.[2]
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.[3]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington Riding created from Chatham-Kent—Essex, Essex, and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Dave Van Kesteren | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Dave Epp | ||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
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 | $77,018.86 | |||
| Liberal | Greg Hetherington | 15,683 | 28.6 | -2.6 | $82,487.05 | |||
| New Democratic | Dan Gelinas | 8,007 | 14.6 | -0.6 | $4,338.12 | |||
| People's | Liz Vallee | 7,892 | 14.4 | +12.4 | $17,320.60 | |||
| Green | Mark Vercouteren | 837 | 1.5 | -2.6 | $0.75 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,854 | 99.3 | – | $115,717.06 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 400 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 55,254 | 63.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,615 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,528 | 42.43 | |
| Liberal | 17,345 | 26.74 | |
| People's | 9,544 | 14.71 | |
| New Democratic | 9,477 | 14.61 | |
| Green | 983 | 1.52 | |
| 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] | ||||||||
| 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 2021 Canadian census[11]
- Languages: 80.6% English, 3.6% German, 2.2% French, 1.6% Plautdietsch, 1.6% Spanish, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.0% Arabic
- Religions: 67.8% Christian (29.4% Catholic, 7.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 3.0% Anabaptist, 2.6% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.8% Presbyterian, 18.0% other), 1.3% Muslim, 29.2% none
- Median income: $38,400 (2020)
- Average income: $47,480 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021[12] | 2016[13] | 2011[14] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 95,120 | 86.05% | 95,740 | 90.35% | 99,730 | 91.91% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 3,760 | 3.4% | 3,265 | 3.08% | 2,595 | 2.39% | ||||||||
| African | 3,075 | 2.78% | 2,185 | 2.06% | 1,760 | 1.62% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 2,520 | 2.28% | 1,035 | 0.98% | 935 | 0.86% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 1,770 | 1.6% | 1,295 | 1.22% | 760 | 0.7% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 1,610 | 1.46% | 955 | 0.9% | 1,155 | 1.06% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 1,420 | 1.28% | 650 | 0.61% | 635 | 0.59% | ||||||||
| East Asian[d] | 645 | 0.58% | 620 | 0.59% | 710 | 0.65% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 605 | 0.55% | 220 | 0.21% | 225 | 0.21% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 110,535 | 97.26% | 105,965 | 96.67% | 108,505 | 97% | ||||||||
| Total population | 113,654 | 100% | 109,619 | 100% | 111,866 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chatham-Kent--Leamington [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
