# Essex East (electoral district)

Essex East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. it was created in 1924 from parts of Essex North and Essex South ridings.
It initially consisted of the towns of Ford City and Walkerville and the villages of Riverside, Tecumseh and in the townships of Maidstone, Rochester and Tilbury (North and West) in the county of Essex, and the town of Tilbury in the county of Kent.
In 1933, it was redefined to exclude Ford City and the town of Tilbury, include the towns of East Windsor and townships of Sandwich East and Sandwich South, and the part of the city of Windsor south of Tecumseh Road;
In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the towns of East Windsor and Walkerville and the townships of Tilbury West, and Sandwich South, and the part of the city of Windsor east of the line dividing lots facing on Lincoln Road to the east and Gladstone Avenue to the west. In 1952, it was redefined to exclude the town of Tilbury and the town of Essex.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Essex North and Essex South |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Raymond Ducharme Morand | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Edmond George Odette | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Raymond Ducharme Morand | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville |||||

## Election results

1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Ducharme Morand | 6,052 | 50.83 |
| | Liberal | Edmond George Odette | 5,855 | 49.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,907 | 100.00 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmond George Odette | 7,555 | 52.91 | +2.08 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Ducharme Morand | 6,724 | 47.09 | -2.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,279 | 100.00 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Ducharme Morand | 9,243 | 56.44 | +3.53 |
| | Liberal | Edmond George Odette | 7,133 | 43.56 | -3.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,376 | 100.00 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 7,562 | 39.25 | -4.31 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Ducharme Morand | 6,493 | 33.71 | -22.73 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Ben Levert | 4,106 | 21.32 | |
| | Reconstruction | J. Gabriel McPharlin | 1,102 | 5.72 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,263 | 100.00 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 9,811 | 46.39 | +7.14 |
| | National Government | Raymond Ducharme Morand | 8,060 | 38.11 | +4.40 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Ben Levert | 2,879 | 13.62 | -7.70 |
| | Labour | Roy Robert Hicks | 398 | 1.88 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,148 | 100.00 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 16,165 | 56.21 | +9.82 |
| | Progressive Conservative | James E. Byrne | 8,244 | 28.67 | -9.44 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | William C. MacDonald | 4,349 | 15.12 | +1.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,758 | 100.00 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 16,709 | 52.89 | -3.32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Russell Turnbull | 8,204 | 25.97 | -2.70 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | William Riggs | 5,213 | 16.50 | +1.38 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Cyril Prince | 1,464 | 4.64 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,590 | 100.00 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 19,946 | 67.16 | +14.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Aloysius Kennedy | 5,530 | 18.62 | -7.35 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Kenneth Edwin Owen | 3,013 | 10.14 | -6.36 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Michael J. Kennedy | 1,212 | 4.08 | -0.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,701 | 100.00 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 22,023 | 57.15 | -10.01 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roy R. Hicks | 10,593 | 27.49 | +8.87 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Jack Meteer | 5,917 | 15.36 | +5.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,533 | 100.00 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 18,074 | 41.98 | -15.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roy R. Hicks | 16,451 | 38.21 | +10.72 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred A. Burr | 8,530 | 19.81 | +4.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,055 | 100.00 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 24,969 | 58.69 | +16.71 |
| | New Democratic | George Drury | 8,888 | 20.89 | +1.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland Lionel Demers | 8,210 | 19.30 | -18.91 |
| | Social Credit | T. R. Cory | 476 | 1.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,543 | 100.00 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 25,727 | 59.82 | +1.13 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Gourlie | 8,894 | 20.68 | +1.38 |
| | New Democratic | Hugh McConville | 7,648 | 17.78 | -3.11 |
| | Social Credit | Frank Gignac | 740 | 1.72 | +0.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,009 | 100.00 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Martin Sr. | 26,094 | 63.78 | +3.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Gourlie | 8,142 | 19.90 | -0.78 |
| | New Democratic | Hugh McConville | 6,133 | 14.99 | -2.79 |
| | Communist | Bruce A. H. Magnuson | 543 | 1.33 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,912 | 100.00 |