# Kent East (provincial electoral district)

Kent East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Bothwell was split into the ridings of Kent East and Kent West. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election when the ridings of Kent East and Kent West were merged to form the riding of Kent.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Bothwell :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Archibald McKellar | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1875 | Archibald McKellar | Liberal |
| Bothwell Split into Kent West and Kent East |||||
| Kent East |||||
| 3rd | 1875–1875 | Archibald McKellar | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Daniel McCraney | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Daniel McCraney | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1885 | Daniel McCraney | Liberal |
| 5th | 1885–1886 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1901 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 9th | 1901–1902 | John Lee | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | John Lee | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Philip Henry Bowyer | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Philip Henry Bowyer | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Walter Renwick Ferguson | Liberal |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Walter Renwick Ferguson | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1920 | James B. Clark | United Farmers |
| 15th | 1920–1923 | Manning Doherty | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Manning Doherty | United Farmers |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Christopher Gardiner | Progressive |
| 18th | 1929–1933 | Philip James Henry | Conservative |
| 18th | 1934–1934 | Douglas Munro Campbell | Liberal |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Douglas Munro Campbell | Liberal |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Douglas Munro Campbell | Liberal |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Wesley Gardiner Thompson | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Wesley Gardiner Thompson | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Edward B. McMillan | Liberal |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Andrew Thomas Ward | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | Jack Spence | Liberal |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | Jack Spence | Liberal |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | Jack Spence | Liberal |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Kent before the 1967 election |||||

## Election results
### Bothwell (1867–1875)

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Archibald McKellar | 1,242 | 51.45 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Kirby | 1,172 | 48.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,414 | 83.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,903 |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald McKellar | 1,304 | 55.02 | +3.57 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Kerby | 1,066 | 44.98 | −3.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | 72.17 | −10.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,284 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.57 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 1872 Ministerial by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Archibald McKellar | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:16}$ |||||||

### Kent East (1875–1967)

vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Archibald McKellar | 1,425 | 51.76 |
| | Conservative | J.G. Laird | 1,328 | 48.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,753 | 66.27 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,154 |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, September 1875 Resignation of Archibald McKellar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel McCraney | 1,509 | 52.87 | +1.11 |
| | Conservative | J.G. Laird | 1,345 | 47.13 | −1.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,854 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.11 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:163}$ |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel McCraney | 1,774 | 54.91 | +2.03 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Trevice | 1,457 | 45.09 | −2.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,231 | 58.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,514 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.03 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||