Lambton East (federal electoral district)

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Lambton East
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1882
District abolished1933
First contested 1882
Last contested 1930

Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from Lambton riding.

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The East Riding of the county of Lambton was initially defined to consist of the townships of Enniskillen, Brooke, Warwick and Bosanquet, the town of Petrolia, and the villages of Oil Springs, Alvinston, Watford, Arkona and Thedford.

In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Euphemia and the town of Forest. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Zone and Camden in the county of Kent.

In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Inniskillen, Brooke, Dawn and Euphemia in the County of Lambton, and the townships of Zone and Camden in the County of Kent.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Lambton West and Lambton—Kent ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Lambton
5th  1882–1887   John Henry Fairbank Liberal
6th  1887–1891   George Moncrieff Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900   John Fraser Liberal
9th  1900–1903†   Oliver Simmons Conservative
 1904–1904 Joseph Elijah Armstrong
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Burt Wendell Fansher Progressive
15th  1925–1926   Joseph Elijah Armstrong Conservative
16th  1926–1930   Burt Wendell Fansher Progressive
17th  1930–1935   John Thomas Sproule Conservative
Riding dissolved into Lambton West and Lambton—Kent

Election results

1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John H. Fairbank 1,736
UnknownJ. A. McKenzie1,569
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Moncrieff 2,488
Liberal J. H. Fairbank 2,346
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Moncrieff 2,636
Liberal Richard Stutt2,070
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Fraser 2,144
Conservative George Moncrieff 2,104
Protestant Protective J. E. Armstrong 1,383
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Oliver Simmons 2,637
Liberal John Fraser 2,416

On Mr. Simmons' death, 11 November 1903:

By-election on 16 February 1904
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph E. Armstrong 2,659
Liberal Charles Jenkins2,130
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative J. E. Armstrong 3,026
Liberal James Cowan2,565
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph E. Armstrong 2,921
Liberal Charles Oliver Fairbank2,461
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph Emanuel Armstrong 2,720
Liberal Charles Oliver Fairbank2,226
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) Joseph Emanuel Armstrong 4,239
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Neil McDougall3,255
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Burt Wendell Fansher 6,747
Conservative Joseph Elijah Armstrong 5,752
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph E. Armstrong 5,611
Progressive Burt Wendell Fansher 5,522
Liberal John Ross Stirrett1,061
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Burt Wendell Fansher 6,891
Conservative Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong 6,340
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Thomas Sproule 6,209
Progressive Burt Wendell Fansher 6,196
Liberal Charles Goodspeed Dunlop153

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