Kent West (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kent West was a federal electoral district (or riding) represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 when Kent riding was divided into two ridings, Kent West and Kent East.
| Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Kent County |
| Census subdivision(s) | Blenheim, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Raleigh, Romney, Tilbury, Tilbury East |
The west riding consisted of the townships of Dover East, Dover West, Harwich, Raleigh, Romney and Tilbury East, the city of Chatham, the town of Blenheim, and the part of the village of Tilbury lying in the county of Kent.
The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged back into Kent riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Kent | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Herbert Sylvester Clements | Conservative | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Archibald McCoig | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Kent | ||||
Election results
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert S. Clements | 3,652 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Stephens | 3,531 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald Blake McCoig | 3,782 | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert Sylvester Clements | 3,700 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald Blake McCoig | 3,671 | ||||||
| Conservative | Ward Stanworth | 3,605 | ||||||
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