Kent (Ontario provincial electoral district)
Ontario electoral district | |
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1986 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1985 |
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.
Members of Provincial Parliament
Kent | ||||
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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 | ||||
Merged into Essex—Kent before the 1987 election |