Sarnia—Lambton (federal electoral district)
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Sarnia—Lambton (formerly known as Sarnia) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It is located in the area of the city of Sarnia, in the southwest corner of the province of Ontario.
For the provincial electoral districts, see Sarnia—Lambton (provincial electoral district) and Sarnia (provincial electoral district).
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Ontario electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 105,337 | ||
Electors (2015) | 80,029 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 1,568 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 67.2 | ||
Census division(s) | Lambton County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Sarnia, St. Clair, Plympton-Wyoming, Petrolia, Enniskillen, Point Edward |
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Until 2015, Sarnia—Lambton, with its predecessors Sarnia, and Lambton West, was Canada's most bellwetherly riding, having voted for the winning party from 1963 to 2011.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong.[3]