Lambton (federal electoral district)

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Lambton was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

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The County of Lambton consisted of the Townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Plympton, Sarnia, Moore, Enniskillen, and Brooke, and the Town of Sarnia.

The electoral district was abolished in 1882 when it was redistributed between Lambton East and Lambton West ridings.

It was represented for those 15 years of operation by Alexander Mackenzie, of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1872   Alexander Mackenzie Liberal
2nd  1872–1873
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
Riding dissolved into Lambton West and Lambton East

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1,999
Conservative Alexander Vidal 1,311
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 2,190
Conservative Alexander Vidal 1,555
By-election on 25 November 1873

On Mr. Mackenzie being named Minister of Public Works, 7 November 1873

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 2,707
Unknown J.A. Mackenzie 2,561

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