Chatham-Kent—Leamington (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the federal electoral district, see Chatham-Kent—Leamington.
Chatham-Kent—Leamington (formerly Chatham-Kent—Essex and Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
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Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1999 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 109,620 | ||
Electors (2018) | 82,799 | ||
Area (km²) | 3,036 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 36.1 | ||
Census division(s) | Chatham-Kent, Essex County, | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Chatham-Kent, Lakeshore Leamington |
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It was created in 1999 from parts of Essex—Kent, Chatham-Kent and Essex South.
When the riding was created, it included all of Kent County south of the Thames River, the city of Chatham, the town of Leamington and the Township of Mersea Township.
In 2007, the boundaries did not change.
As a result of the 2012 federal boundary redistricting, the name of the district was changed to Chatham-Kent—Leamington.