Kent (Ontario provincial electoral district)
Kent was an electoral riding in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1875 when it was split into Kent East and Kent West ridings. It was re-established in 1967 and then redistributed into Kent-Elgin in 1975. It was finally abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Essex—Kent.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1986 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1985 |
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Kent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | John Smith | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | James Dawson | Liberal | |
| Riding split into Kent East and Kent West ridings in 1875 | ||||
| Riding re-established in 1967 | ||||
| 28th | 1967–1971 | Jack Spence | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | |||
| Kent-Elgin | ||||
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Jack Spence | Liberal | |
| 31st | 1977–1981 | Jim McGuigan | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | |||
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | |||
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[1] | ||||
| Merged into Essex—Kent before the 1987 election | ||||
References
- For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
- For John Smith's Legislative Assembly information see "John Smith, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
- For James Dawson's Legislative Assembly information see "James Dawson, 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.
- For Jim McGuigan's Legislative Assembly information see "Jim McGuigan, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
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