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Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong
Federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong (formerly known as Sarnia—Lambton) 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.
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 was renamed Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong.[3]
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It was created as Sarnia electoral district in 1966 from parts of Lambton West riding. It consisted of that part of the County of Lambton contained in the City of Sarnia and the Townships of Moore, Sarnia and Plympton excepting the Town of Forest.
In 1970, the name of the electoral district was changed to Sarnia—Lambton.
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Lambton—Middlesex and a new Sarnia riding. The new Sarnia riding consisted of that part of the County of Lambton contained in the City of Sarnia, the Townships of Moore and Sarnia, the Village of Point Edward, and Indian Reserve No. 45.
The name of this electoral district was changed in 1981 to Sarnia—Lambton again.
In 1996, the riding was redefined to include the City of Sarnia and the township of Sombra. The former township of Sarnia was merged with the City of Sarnia on January 1 1991.
In 2003, it was redefined to consist of that part of the County of Lambton comprising the City of Sarnia, the towns of Petrolia and Plympton-Wyoming, the villages of Oil Springs and Point Edward, the townships of Enniskillen and St. Clair, and Sarnia Indian Reserve No. 45.
This riding was left unchanged after the 2012 electoral redistribution.
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Demographics
- According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Ethnic groups: 88.0% White, 5.6% Indigenous, 1.9% South Asian, 1.3% Black
Languages: 90.0% English, 1.8% French
Religions: 58.1% Christian (23.9% Catholic, 8.8% United Church, 5.0% Anglican, 2.9% Presbyterian, 2.8% Baptist, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.0% Reformed, 12.3% other), 39.0% none
Median income: $42,800 (2020)
Average income: $55,500 (2020)
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Graph of election results in Sarnia—Lambton (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong
Sarnia—Lambton
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
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