# Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (federal electoral district)

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex (formerly known as Middlesex—Kent—Lambton) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
The district includes all of Middlesex County except the City of London and Thames Centre Township, all of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent north of the Thames River, and excluding the former City of Chatham, and the Municipalities of Lambton Shores, Brooke-Alvinston Township, Dawn Euphemia Township, Warwick Township and the Indian reserves of Kettle Point and Walpole Island in the County of Lambton. The population in 2001 was 105,291, and the area is 5,277 km².

## History

It was created in 1996 from Kent and Lambton—Middlesex. It was renamed "Middlesex—Kent—Lambton" briefly in 2003 to 2004. The retirement of longtime MP Rose-Marie Ur in 2006 allowed Bev Shipley, her Conservative opponent in 2004, to seize the riding. The Tories have held the riding without serious difficulty ever since, including in 2015 during the Liberal surge that swept through Ontario.
This riding lost a fraction of territory to Chatham-Kent—Leamington and gained a fraction from Chatham-Kent—Essex during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 4.9% Indigenous
Languages: 90.5% English, 1.5% Dutch, 1.2% Portuguese, 1.0% French, 1.0% German
Religions: 63.6% Christian (25.1% Catholic, 10.8% United Church, 5.3% Anglican, 3.2% Presbyterian, 2.6% Baptist, 1.4% Reformed, 1.2% Pentecostal, 14.0% Other), 35.0% None
Median income: $42,400 (2020)
Average income: $52,400 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Riding created from Kent and Lambton—Middlesex |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Rose-Marie Ur | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Rose-Marie Ur | Liberal |
| Middlesex—Kent—Lambton |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Rose-Marie Ur | Liberal |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Bev Shipley | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Bev Shipley | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Bev Shipley | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Bev Shipley | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Lianne Rood | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Lianne Rood | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Chatham-Kent—Leamington, Middlesex—London and Sarnia—Lambton |||||

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lianne Rood | 29,431 | 48.5 | -0.5 | $82,620.80 |
| | Liberal | Sudit Ranade | 12,552 | 20.7 | -4.7 | $52,090.97 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Henry | 11,107 | 18.3 | +2.3 | $24,765.53 |
| | People's | Kevin Mitchell | 6,567 | 10.8 | +7.7 | none listed |
| | Green | Jeremy Hull | 1,035 | 1.7 | -4.2 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,692 | 99.3 | – | $119,546.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 439 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,131 | 67.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,287 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lianne Rood | 28,651 | 49.0 | -1.21 | $54,723.60 |
| | Liberal | Jesse McCormick | 14,814 | 25.4 | -4.04 | $46,738.25 |
| | New Democratic | Dylan Mclay | 9,355 | 16.0 | -1.03 | $12,335.66 |
| | Green | Anthony Li | 3,463 | 5.9 | +2.61 | $4,322.75 |
| | People's | Bria Atkins | 1,804 | 3.1 | - | none listed |
| | Veterans Coalition | Rob Lalande | 325 | 0.6 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,412 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 434 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,846 | 66.6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,402 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.42 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bev Shipley | 28,300 | 50.21 | -7.54 | $116,751.48 |
| | Liberal | Ken Filson | 16,529 | 29.44 | +15.29 | $43,000.46 |
| | New Democratic | Rex Isaac | 9,598 | 17.03 | -6.92 | $18,556.39 |
| | Green | Jim Johnston | 1,873 | 3.32 | -0.01 | $8,429.50 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,363 | 100.00 | | $216,100.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 224 | 0.40 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,587 | 70.15 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,666 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -11.41 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 29,322 | 57.75 |
| New Democratic | 12,163 | 23.95 |
| Liberal | 7,186 | 14.15 |
| Green | 1,693 | 3.33 |
| Christian Heritage | 413 | 0.81 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bev Shipley | 29,546 | 57.7 | +6.4 | – |
| | New Democratic | Joe Hill | 12,299 | 24.0 | +8.5 | – |
| | Liberal | Gayle Stucke | 7,264 | 14.2 | -10.5 | – |
| | Green | Jim Johnston | 1,701 | 3.3 | -3.8 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Mike Janssens | 413 | 0.8 | -0.6 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,223 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 229 | 0.45 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,452 | 65.23 | +4.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,820 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bev Shipley | 24,516 | 51.28 | +5.0 | $72,430 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Wesley | 11,812 | 24.70 | -6.5 | $53,100 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Hill | 7,427 | 15.53 | -1.6 | $6,696 |
| | Green | Jim Johnston | 3,386 | 7.08 | +3.0 | $2,161 |
| | Christian Heritage | Mike Janssens | 663 | 1.38 | -0.1 | $1,599 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,804 | 100.00 | $84,909 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 193 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,997 | 61.10 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bev Shipley | 25,170 | 46.3 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Wesley | 16,935 | 31.2 | -8.5 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Blake | 9,286 | 17.1 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Jim Johnston | 2,156 | 4.0 | +0.3 |
| | Christian Heritage | Mike Janssens | 799 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,346 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rose-Marie Ur | 19,452 | 39.7 | -9.1 |
| | Conservative | Bev Shipley | 19,288 | 39.4 | -5.0 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Blake | 7,376 | 15.1 | +10.7 |
| | Green | Allan McKeown | 1,834 | 3.7 | +3.0 |
| | Christian Heritage | Allan James | 1,015 | 2.1 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,965 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rose-Marie Ur | 21,124 | 48.8 | +2.6 |
| | Alliance | Ron Young | 13,302 | 30.7 | +3.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Phair | 5,918 | 13.7 | -2.2 |
| | New Democratic | Joyce Jolliffe | 1,871 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| | Independent | Roger James | 365 | 0.8 | |
| | Green | Dan Valkos | 341 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| | Canadian Action | Eva Cryderman | 341 | 0.8 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,262 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Rose-Marie Ur | 21,155 | 46.2 |
| | Reform | Brian Richardson | 12,602 | 27.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Victor Alderson | 7,256 | 15.9 |
| | New Democratic | Bela Trebics | 2,440 | 5.3 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ken Willis | 1,785 | 3.9 |
| | Independent | Larry Farquharson | 257 | 0.6 |
| | Green | David Drabbant | 256 | 0.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,751 | 100.0 |