Kent (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Kent
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created	1867
District abolished	1986
First contested	1867
Last contested	1985

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.

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		Jack Spence	Liberal
*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]

References

↑
For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For John Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For James Dawson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Dawson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- For Jack Spence's Legislative Assembly information see "Jack Spence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- For Jim McGuigan's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim McGuigan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
↑ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[1] For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
For John Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

For James Dawson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Dawson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

For Jack Spence's Legislative Assembly information see "Jack Spence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

For Jim McGuigan's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim McGuigan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[mwOA] For John Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

[mwPg] For James Dawson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Dawson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[mwRw] For Jack Spence's Legislative Assembly information see "Jack Spence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[mwUA] For Jim McGuigan's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim McGuigan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[2] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[3] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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Midwestern	Brantford—Brant Cambridge Guelph Haldimand—Norfolk Huron—Bruce Kitchener Centre Kitchener—Conestoga Kitchener South—Hespeler Oxford Perth—Wellington Waterloo Wellington—Halton Hills
Southwestern	Chatham-Kent—Leamington Elgin—Middlesex—London Essex Lambton—Kent—Middlesex London—Fanshawe London North Centre London West Sarnia—Lambton Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor West
Peel	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville
Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara	Burlington Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Milton Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West Oakville North—Burlington Oakville St. Catharines
Ottawa	Carleton Kanata—Carleton Nepean Orléans Ottawa Centre Ottawa South Ottawa—Vanier Ottawa West—Nepean
Durham and York	Ajax Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Durham King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Newmarket—Aurora Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge Whitby
Toronto	Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough—Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
See also: Federal ridings in Ontario List of elections Politics of Ontario

Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

See also

References