Kent West (provincial electoral district)

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Kent West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1967
First contested 1875
Last contested 1963
Demographics
Census division(s) Kent County
Census subdivision(s) Blenheim, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Raleigh, Romney, Tilbury, Tilbury East

Kent West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Bothwell was split into the ridings of Kent East and Kent West. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election when the ridings of Kent East and Kent West were merged to form the riding of Kent.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Kent West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
3rd  1875–1879   Alexander Coutts Conservative
4th  1879–1883   Edward Robinson Liberal
5th  1883–1886   James Clancy Conservative
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   Thomas Letson Pardo Liberal
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 Archibald McCoig
12th  1908–1911   George William Sulman Conservative
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923   Robert Livingstone Brackin Liberal
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929   Archibald Clement Calder Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937   Arthur St. Clair Gordon Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948   George Parry Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967 Darcy McKeough
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Kent before the 1967 election

Election results

1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alexander Coutts 1,44052.67
Liberal S. White1,29447.33
Turnout2,73458.64
Eligible voters4,662
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Robinson 1,34352.69+5.36
Conservative Alexander Coutts 1,20647.315.36
Total valid votes2,54946.8711.77
Eligible voters5,438
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.36
Source:+link Elections Ontario [3]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Alexander Coutts's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Coutts, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward Robinson's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward Robinson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James Clancy's Legislative Assembly information see "James Clancy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Thomas Letson Pardo's Legislative Assembly information see "Thomas Letson Pardo, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Archibald McCoig's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald McCoig, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George William Sulman's Legislative Assembly information see "George William Sulman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Livingstone Brackin's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Livingstone Brackin, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Archibald Clement Calder's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald Clement Calder, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Arthur St. Clair Gordon's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur St. Clair Gordon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Parry's Legislative Assembly information see "George Parry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Darcy McKeough's Legislative Assembly information see "Darcy McKeough, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.