# Chatham-Kent—Leamington (federal electoral district)

Chatham-Kent—Leamington is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Chatham-Kent—Essex and Essex and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex.
Chatham-Kent—Leamington was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington Riding created from Chatham-Kent—Essex, Essex, and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Dave Van Kesteren | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Dave Epp | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Dave Epp | Conservative |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dave Epp | 22,435 | 40.9 | -6.0 | $77,018.86 |
| | Liberal | Greg Hetherington | 15,683 | 28.6 | -2.6 | $82,487.05 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Gelinas | 8,007 | 14.6 | -0.6 | $4,338.12 |
| | People's | Liz Vallee | 7,892 | 14.4 | +12.4 | $17,320.60 |
| | Green | Mark Vercouteren | 837 | 1.5 | -2.6 | $0.75 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,854 | 99.3 | – | $115,717.06 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 400 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,254 | 63.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,615 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 27,528 | 42.43 |
| Liberal | 17,345 | 26.74 |
| People's | 9,544 | 14.71 |
| New Democratic | 9,477 | 14.61 |
| Green | 983 | 1.52 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dave Epp | 25,359 | 46.9 | +5.19 | $112,325.66 |
| | Liberal | Katie Omstead | 16,899 | 31.2 | -6.03 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Tony Walsh | 8,229 | 15.2 | -3.17 | $3,959.54 |
| | Green | Mark Vercouteren | 2,233 | 4.1 | +1.42 | $372.30 |
| | People's | John Balagtas | 1,061 | 2.0 | - | $1,212.06 |
| | Marijuana | Paul Coulbeck | 307 | 0.6 | - | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,088 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 450 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,538 | 63.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 86,165 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.61 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dave Van Kesteren | 21,677 | 41.71 | -11.49 | $119,230.26 |
| | Liberal | Katie Omstead | 19,351 | 37.23 | +20.95 | $64,239.01 |
| | New Democratic | Tony Walsh | 9,549 | 18.37 | -8.79 | $12,638.15 |
| | Green | Mark Vercouteren | 1,394 | 2.68 | -0.66 | $1,379.30 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,971 | 100.00 | | $213,665.70 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 263 | 0.50 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,234 | 65.99 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,160 |
| | Conservative notional hold | Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | -16.22 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,672 | 53.20 |
| New Democratic | 12,595 | 27.16 |
| Liberal | 7,553 | 16.29 |
| Green | 1,551 | 3.34 |
| Others | 4 | 0.01 |

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
    Languages: 80.6% English, 3.6% German, 2.2% French, 1.6% Plautdietsch, 1.6% Spanish, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.0% Arabic
    Religions: 67.8% Christian (29.4% Catholic, 7.2% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 3.0% Anabaptist, 2.6% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.8% Presbyterian, 18.0% other), 1.3% Muslim, 29.2% none
    Median income: $38,400 (2020)
    Average income: $47,480 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Chatham-Kent—Leamington (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 95,120 | 86.05% | 95,740 | 90.35% | 99,730 | 91.91% |
| Indigenous | 3,760 | 3.4% | 3,265 | 3.08% | 2,595 | 2.39% |
| African | 3,075 | 2.78% | 2,185 | 2.06% | 1,760 | 1.62% |
| Latin American | 2,520 | 2.28% | 1,035 | 0.98% | 935 | 0.86% |
| Southeast Asian | 1,770 | 1.6% | 1,295 | 1.22% | 760 | 0.7% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,610 | 1.46% | 955 | 0.9% | 1,155 | 1.06% |
| South Asian | 1,420 | 1.28% | 650 | 0.61% | 635 | 0.59% |
| East Asian | 645 | 0.58% | 620 | 0.59% | 710 | 0.65% |
| Other/multiracial | 605 | 0.55% | 220 | 0.21% | 225 | 0.21% |
| Total responses | 110,535 | 97.26% | 105,965 | 96.67% | 108,505 | 97% |
| Total population | 113,654 | 100% | 109,619 | 100% | 111,866 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||