# Chatham-Kent—Leamington (provincial electoral district)

Chatham-Kent—Leamington (formerly Chatham-Kent—Essex and Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
It was created in 1999 from parts of Essex—Kent, Chatham-Kent and Essex South.
When the riding was created, it included all of Kent County south of the Thames River, the city of Chatham, the town of Leamington and the Township of Mersea Township.
In 2007, the boundaries did not change.
As a result of the 2012 federal boundary redistricting, the name of the district was changed to Chatham-Kent—Leamington.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Chatham-Kent—Essex Riding created from Essex—Kent, Chatham—Kent and Essex South |||||
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Pat Hoy | Liberal |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Pat Hoy | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Pat Hoy | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Rick Nicholls | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Rick Nicholls | Progressive Conservative |
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington |||||
| 42nd | 2018–2021 | Rick Nicholls | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 2021–2021 | Rick Nicholls | Independent |
| 42nd | 2021–2022 | Rick Nicholls | Ontario Party |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Trevor Jones | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Trevor Jones | 22,250 | 52.0 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Billy Kirby | 7,856 | 18.4 | N/A |
| | New Democratic | Christian Sachs | 7,333 | 17.2 | –13.2 |
| | New Blue | Rhonda Jubenville | 3,387 | 7.9 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Matthew Davey | 1,241 | 2.9 | –0.5 |
| | Ontario Party | Phillip St-Laurent | 704 | 1.7 | –13.3 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 | +3.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,408 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –7.0 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Trevor Jones | 17,522 | 47.52 | −4.40 | $69,271 |
| | New Democratic | Brock McGregor | 11,163 | 30.28 | −5.43 | $54,449 |
| | Ontario Party | Rick Nicholls | 5,478 | 14.86 | −37.06 | $15,238 |
| | New Blue | Rhonda Jubenville | 1,463 | 3.97 | | $18,963 |
| | Green | Jennifer Surerus | 1,244 | 3.37 | −0.17 | $381 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,870 | 94.70 | -3.92 | $121,477 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 2,064 | 5.30 | +3.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,934 | 44.87 | -11.92 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,468 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Ontario Party | Progressive Conservative gain from Ontario Party | Swing | Swing | +0.52 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Nicholls | 24,078 | 51.92 | +14.09 |
| | New Democratic | Jordan McGrail | 16,558 | 35.71 | +4.60 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Schleier Stahl | 3,736 | 8.06 | -16.37 |
| | Green | Mark Vercouteren | 1,643 | 3.54 | -1.72 |
| | Independent | Drew Barry John Simpson | 358 | 0.77 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,373 | 98.62 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 647 | 1.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,020 | 56.79 | +5.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,799 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.74 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Nicholls | 14,183 | 37.83 | -3.95 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Gelinas | 11,664 | 31.11 | +7.86 |
| | Liberal | Terry Johnson | 9,158 | 24.43 | -7.71 |
| | Green | Ken Bell | 1,971 | 5.26 | +2.42 |
| | Libertarian | Douglas McLarty | 514 | 1.37 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,490 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.90 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Nicholls | 15,121 | 41.78 | +13.08 |
| | Liberal | Paul Watson | 11,631 | 32.14 | -19.85 |
| | New Democratic | Aleksandra Navarro | 8,415 | 23.25 | +10.52 |
| | Green | Holly Sullivan | 1,027 | 2.84 | -2.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,194 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 233 | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,427 | 49.41 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,727 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.47 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Hoy | 18,782 | 51.98 | -6.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Jackson | 10,367 | 28.69 | -0.60 |
| | New Democratic | Murray Gaudreau | 4,601 | 12.73 | +5.04 |
| | Green | Ken Bell | 2,054 | 5.69 | * |
| | Family Coalition | Mark Morin | 326 | 0.90 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,130 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.16 |
^ Change based on redistributed results
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Hoy | 23,022 | 59.26 | +3.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Wilkinson | 11,586 | 29.82 | -7.72 |
| | New Democratic | Derry McKeever | 2,893 | 7.45 | +2.10 |
| | Green | Jim Burgess | 1,069 | 2.75 | +1.68 |
| | Freedom | David Rodman | 281 | 0.72 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,851 | 100.00 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat Hoy | 24,239 | 56.04 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack Carroll | 16,238 | 37.54 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Sharp | 2,316 | 5.35 |
| | Green | Greg Zolad | 462 | 1.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,255 | 100.00 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 24,235 | 69.3 |
| Mixed member proportional | 10,734 | 30.7 |
| Total valid votes | 34,969 | 100.0 |