Kent East (provincial electoral district)

Kent East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Bothwell was split into the ridings of Kent East and Kent West. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election when the ridings of Kent East and Kent West were merged to form the riding of Kent.

Kent East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1875
District abolished1967
First contested1875
Last contested1963
Demographics
Census division(s)Kent County
Census subdivision(s)Bothwell, Camden, Chatham Township, Dresden, Howard, Orford, Ridgetown, Thamesville, Wallaceburg, Zone

Members of Provincial Parliament

Bothwell
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1867–1871     Archibald McKellar Liberal
2nd  1871–1875
Bothwell Split into Kent West and Kent East
Kent East
3rd  1875–1875     Archibald McKellar Liberal
 1875–1879 Daniel McCraney
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1885
 1885–1886     Robert Ferguson Liberal
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1901
 1901–1902 John Lee
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908     Philip Henry Bowyer Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914     Walter Renwick Ferguson Liberal
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1920     James B. Clark United Farmers
 1920–1923 Manning Doherty
16th  1923–1926
17th  1926–1929     Christopher Gardiner Progressive
18th  1929–1933     Philip James Henry Conservative
 1934–1934     Douglas Munro Campbell Liberal
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945     Wesley Gardiner Thompson Progressive Conservative
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951     Edward B. McMillan Liberal
24th  1951–1955     Andrew Thomas Ward Progressive Conservative
25th  1955–1959     Jack Spence Liberal
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1]
Merged into Kent before the 1967 election

References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Archibald McKellar's Legislative Assembly information see "Archibald McKellar, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Daniel McCraney's Legislative Assembly information see "Daniel McCraney, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Lee's Legislative Assembly information see "John Lee, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Philip Henry Bowyer's Legislative Assembly information see "Philip Henry Bowyer, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Walter Renwick Ferguson's Legislative Assembly information see "Walter Renwick Ferguson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For James B. Clark's Legislative Assembly information see "James B. Clark, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Manning Doherty's Legislative Assembly information see "Manning Doherty, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Christopher Gardiner's Legislative Assembly information see "Christopher Gardiner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Philip James Henry's Legislative Assembly information see "Philip James Henry, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Douglas Munro Campbell's Legislative Assembly information see "Douglas Munro Campbell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wesley Gardiner Thompson's Legislative Assembly information see "Wesley Gardiner Thompson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Edward B. McMillan's Legislative Assembly information see "Edward B. McMillan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Andrew Thomas Ward's Legislative Assembly information see "Andrew Thomas Ward, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Jack Spence's Legislative Assembly information see "Jack Spence, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.

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