Chatham-Kent—Leamington (federal electoral district)

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Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Ontario
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

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
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 groups in Chatham-Kent—Leamington (2011−2021)
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.

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chatham-Kent—Leamington, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  13. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  14. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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