# Lambton East (federal electoral district)

Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from Lambton riding.
The East Riding of the county of Lambton was initially defined to consist of the townships of Enniskillen, Brooke, Warwick and Bosanquet, the town of Petrolia, and the villages of Oil Springs, Alvinston, Watford, Arkona and Thedford.
In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Euphemia and the town of Forest. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Zone and Camden in the county of Kent.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Inniskillen, Brooke, Dawn and Euphemia in the County of Lambton, and the townships of Zone and Camden in the County of Kent.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Lambton West and Lambton—Kent ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Lambton |||||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Henry Fairbank | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | George Moncrieff | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | George Moncrieff | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Fraser | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1903† | Oliver Simmons | Conservative |
| 9th | 1904–1904 | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Burt Wendell Fansher | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Burt Wendell Fansher | Progressive |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | John Thomas Sproule | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Lambton West and Lambton—Kent |||||

## Election results

1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John H. Fairbank | 1,736 |
| | Unknown | J. A. McKenzie | 1,569 |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Moncrieff | 2,488 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Fairbank | 2,346 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Moncrieff | 2,636 |
| | Liberal | Richard Stutt | 2,070 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Fraser | 2,144 |
| Conservative | George Moncrieff | 2,104 |
| Protestant Protective | J. E. Armstrong | 1,383 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Oliver Simmons | 2,637 |
| | Liberal | John Fraser | 2,416 |
On Mr. Simmons' death, 11 November 1903:
By-election on 16 February 1904 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph E. Armstrong | 2,659 |
| | Liberal | Charles Jenkins | 2,130 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. E. Armstrong | 3,026 |
| | Liberal | James Cowan | 2,565 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph E. Armstrong | 2,921 |
| | Liberal | Charles Oliver Fairbank | 2,461 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Emanuel Armstrong | 2,720 |
| | Liberal | Charles Oliver Fairbank | 2,226 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Joseph Emanuel Armstrong | 4,239 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Neil McDougall | 3,255 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Burt Wendell Fansher | 6,747 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | 5,752 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Joseph E. Armstrong | 5,611 |
| Progressive | Burt Wendell Fansher | 5,522 |
| Liberal | John Ross Stirrett | 1,061 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive | Burt Wendell Fansher | 6,891 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong | 6,340 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Thomas Sproule | 6,209 |
| Progressive | Burt Wendell Fansher | 6,196 |
| Liberal | Charles Goodspeed Dunlop | 153 |