# Lambton—Kent

Lambton—Kent was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of:
* the part of the county of Lambton contained in the townships of Brooke, Dawn, Enniskillen, Euphemia, Sombra, and Warwick, including the town of Forest, Walpole Island, St. Ann Island and the other islands at the mouth of the St. Clair River; and
* the part of the county of Kent contained in the townships of the Gore of Chatham, Gore of Camden, Camden and Zone.
In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the village of Arkona (Lambton County); and the townships of Gore of Camden (Kent County).
In 1966, it was defined to consist of:
* the part of the County of Kent contained in the Townships of Camden, Chatham, Dover, Harwich, Howard, Orford and Zone;
* the part of the County of Lambton contained in the Townships of Brooke, Dawn, Euphemia, Enniskillen and Sombra;
* Walpole Island Indian Reserve No. 46.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Essex—Kent, Kent and Lambton—Middlesex ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kent, Lambton East and Lambton West |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Hugh MacKenzie | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Hugh MacKenzie | Liberal–Progressive |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Robert James Henderson | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Hugh MacKenzie | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Hugh MacKenzie | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Ernest Campbell | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Ernest Campbell | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | John Wesley Burgess | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Mac McCutcheon | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Mac McCutcheon | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Mac McCutcheon | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | John Robert Holmes | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | John Robert Holmes | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Essex—Kent, Kent and Lambton—Middlesex |||||

## Electoral history

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Hugh MacKenzie | 6,744 |
| Conservative | John Thomas Sproule | 5,064 |
| Reconstruction | Burt Wendell Fansher | 3,349 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Hugh MacKenzie | 8,834 |
| | National Government | Calvert Stanley Stonehouse | 6,089 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert James Henderson | 7,829 |
| Liberal | Hugh MacKenzie | 7,615 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Wesley Kay | 911 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hugh MacKenzie | 9,674 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert James Henderson | 8,189 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hugh MacKenzie | 9,432 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Grant Stanley Dean | 7,248 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest Campbell | 9,745 |
| | Liberal | Hugh MacKenzie | 7,752 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest Campbell | 12,835 |
| | Liberal | Roy McBrayne | 5,749 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Wesley Burgess | 9,874 |
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest Campbell | 9,052 |
| Social Credit | Lawrence Verheyden | 521 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Mac McCutcheon | 9,520 |
| Liberal | John Wesley Burgess | 9,496 |
| New Democratic | Cecil A. Cunningham | 576 |
| Social Credit | William E. Kellett | 379 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mac McCutcheon | 10,303 |
| | Liberal | Jack Beatty | 9,413 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Mac McCutcheon | 14,460 |
| Liberal | Len Lucier | 11,094 |
| New Democratic | Ray McGaffey | 2,342 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Robert Holmes | 16,306 |
| Liberal | Gus Sonneveld | 11,187 |
| New Democratic | Mel Muxlow | 2,970 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Robert Holmes | 14,315 |
| Liberal | Fred Reinhardt | 12,483 |
| New Democratic | Ron Howes | 2,764 |