Kent (Ontario provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Kent was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1875 when it was split into Kent East and Kent West ridings. It was re-established in 1967 and then redistributed into Kent—Elgin in 1975. It was finally abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Essex—Kent.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1986
First contested1867
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1986 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1985 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Kent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | John Smith | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | James Dawson | Liberal | |
| Riding split into Kent East and Kent West ridings in 1875 | ||||
| Riding re-established in 1967 | ||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Jack Spence | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| Kent-Elgin | ||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Jack Spence | Liberal | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Jim McGuigan | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Essex—Kent before the 1987 election | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Smith | 1,486 | 51.14 | |||||
| Conservative | Mr. McMichael | 1,420 | 48.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,906 | 77.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,726 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Dawson | 1,382 | 53.55 | +2.41 | ||||
| Conservative | John Smith | 1,199 | 46.45 | −2.41 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,581 | 61.15 | −16.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,221 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
