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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
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| 236/236 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Dave Van Kesteren | 23,270 | 53.67 |
Elected |
| NDP | Ron Franko | 11,449 | 26.41 |
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| LIB | Matt Daudlin | 7,172 | 16.54 |
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| GRN | Robert Hodgson | 1,468 | 3.39 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding in southwestern Ontario is bordered by Lake Erie to the south and the Thames River to the north.
The major urban centres are Chatham, Leamington and Blenheim. Point Pelee National Park, Rondeau Provincial Park and the Moravian Indian Reserve are in riding.
The riding of Kent-Essex existed from 1966 to 1976, when it was divided into Essex-Kent and Kent. In 1996, 63 per cent of Essex-Kent and 62 per cent of Kent were combined to recreate Kent-Essex. The name was changed to Chatham-Kent-Essex in 1998. This riding was not changed in the 2004 redistribution.
Population: 109,484 (2006 census; an increase of 3.1% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Dave Van Kesteren held the riding, defeating Liberal Matt Daudlin by 7,833 votes. In the 2006 election, Van Kesteren defeated Liberal Jim Comiskey by 5,616 votes. In the previous election, Van Kesteren was not as successful and lost to Liberal incumbent Jerry Pickard by 407 votes. Pickard went on to serve his fifth term in the riding but did not run in the 2006 election.
The ridings of Essex-Kent and Kent traditionally swung between the Liberals and the Tories in the period up to 1988. In 1988, Pickard defeated PC incumbent Jim Caldwell.
Kent:
- 1979 - PC
- 1980 - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993, 1997 - LIB
Essex-Kent:
- 1979, 1980 - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993 - LIB
Chatham-Kent-Essex:
- 2000, 2004 - LIB
- 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 63.26% (74,445) |
| French | 10.64% (12,525) |
| Aboriginal | 3.12% (3,675) |
| American | 1.11% (1,305) |
| Canadian | 33.07% (38,920) |
| Caribbean | 2.01% (2,365) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.37% (435) |
| Western European | 18.02% (21,210) |
| Northern European | 2.12% (2,500) |
| Eastern European | 8.98% (10,570) |
| S European | 8.70% (10,235) |
| Other European | 0.56% (655) |
| Scandinavian | 1.74% (2,045) |
| Baltic | 0.44% (515) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.58% (685) |
| African | 0.54% (630) |
| Arab | 0.44% (515) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.15% (175) |
| South Asia | 0.86% (1,010) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.14% (1,340) |
| Oceania | 0.09% (110) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 117,680 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 92% (107,560) |
| French | 2% (1,835) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (1,045) |
| Portuguese | 0% (450) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (285) |
| Danish | 0% (70) |
| Dutch | 1% (1,160) |
| Flemish | 0% (25) |
| Frisian | 0% (50) |
| German | 1% (1,260) |
| Norwegian | 0% (15) |
| Swedish | 0% (60) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (20) |
| Croatian | 0% (90) |
| Czech | 0% (40) |
| Macedonian | 0% (60) |
| Polish | 1% (825) |
| Russian | 0% (95) |
| Serbian | 0% (90) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (40) |
| Slovenian | 0% (75) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (285) |
| Latvian | 0% (30) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (30) |
| Estonian | 0% (25) |
| Finnish | 0% (70) |
| Hungarian | 0% (195) |
| Greek | 0% (140) |
| Armenian | 0% (20) |
| Turkish | 0% (10) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (100) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (35) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (20) |
| Gujarati | 0% (50) |
| Hindi | 0% (20) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (45) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (35) |
| Sindhi | 0% (10) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (170) |
| Malayalam | 0% (15) |
| Tamil | 0% (20) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (35) |
| Korean | 0% (135) |
| Cantonese | 0% (85) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (75) |
| Mandarin | 0% (65) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (35) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (20) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (90) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 117,125 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 6.66 |
| Mining | 0.13 |
| Utilities | 0.38 |
| Construction | 6.01 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.29 |
| Retail | 9.98 |
| Transport | 5.90 |
| Info Culture | 1.24 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.45 |
| Real Estate | 1.04 |
| ProSciTech | 3.81 |
| Management | 0.03 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.41 |
| Education | 4.67 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.78 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.60 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.07 |
| Public Admin | 2.86 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 59,910 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.3%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 11.68%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.68%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $96,933
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 14%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 31.13%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Ron Franko David Van Kesteren | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: Email226-626-2557 657 Grand Ave. W. Chatham. Ont. N7L 1C5 |
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Chatham |
| Marital Status: | Married to Faye |
| Children: | Eight grown children |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Chatham-Kent-Essex in 2004; elected in 2006, 2008. |
Robert Hodgson | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: Email519-329-9995 |
| Profession: | Nurse |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Municipal councillor of the Township of Pelee, 2003-05. |
Matt Daudlin | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: EmailChatham 519-480-0486 220 Wellington St. W. Chatham-Kent, Ont. N7M 1J6 Leamington 519-322-2700 18 Talbot St. W. Leamington, Ont. N8H 1M4 |
| Marital Status: | Married to Sherrie |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Teacher |
| Education: | Bachelor of education and BA from University of Western Ontario He is a licensed mediator with a diploma in mediation and conflict resolution from the University of Waterloo |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Chatham-Kent-Essex in 2008. |
Ron Franko | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: Website519-397-1428 220 St Clair St. Chatham, Ont. N7L 3J7 | |
| Profession: | Real estate |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Defeated in Kent-Essex in 1974. |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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