Lambton West (provincial electoral district)

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Lambton West
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1966
First contested 1875
Last contested 1963

Lambton West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 from the western portion of Lambton, and was centred on Sarnia. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election. Most of the urban portion became Sarnia, while the more rural portion was merged with Lambton East to form a recreated Lambton.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Lambton West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
3rd  1875–1879   Timothy Blair Pardee Liberal
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1889
 1889–1890   Charles MacKenzie Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898   Alfred Thomas Gurd Protestant Protective Association
9th  1898–1902   Frederick Forsyth Pardee Liberal
10th  1902–1904   William John Hanna Conservative
11th  1905–1908
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923  Jonah Moorehouse Webster United Farmers
16th  1923–1926   Wilfred Smith Haney Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934  Andrew Robinson McMillen Conservative
19th  1934–1937   William Guthrie Liberal
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945   Harry Steel Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948   Bryan Cathcart Progressive Conservative
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967   Ralph Knox Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Redistributed into Lambton and Sarnia before the 1967 election

Election results

1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Timothy Blair Pardee 1,37264.53
Conservative R.S. Chalmers75435.47
Turnout2,12657.23
Eligible voters3,715
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [2]

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Timothy Blair Pardee's Legislative Assembly information see "Timothy Blair Pardee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Charles MacKenzie's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles MacKenzie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alfred Thomas Gurd's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Thomas Gurd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Frederick Forsyth Pardee's Legislative Assembly information see "Frederick Forsyth Pardee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William John Hanna's Legislative Assembly information see "William John Hanna, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jonah Moorehouse Webster's Legislative Assembly information see "Jonah Moorehouse Webster, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wilfred Smith Haney's Legislative Assembly information see "Wilfred Smith Haney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Andrew Robinson McMillen's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Robinson McMillen, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Guthrie's Legislative Assembly information see "William Guthrie, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Harry Steel's Legislative Assembly information see "Harry Steel, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bryan Cathcart's Legislative Assembly information see "Bryan Cathcart, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Ralph Knox's Legislative Assembly information see "Ralph Knox, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.