Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong (pronounced SAR-nee-a-LAMP-tun-bu-KEZH-wa-nong, 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.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 88.0% White, 5.6% Indigenous, 1.9% South Asian, 1.3% Black<br />
Languages: 90.0% English, 1.8% French<br />
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<br />
Median income: $42,800 (2020)<br />
Average income: $55,500 (2020)
History
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.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong. Bkejwanong is the Anishinaabemowin name for Walpole Island, the home of the Walpole Island First Nation, a part of the riding.
It is proposed that the riding's name revert to Sarnia—Lambton as part of Bill C-25 of the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Conservative ||align=right| 32,196 ||align=right| 46.50
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 14,534 ||align=right| 20.99
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| Liberal ||align=right| 13,421 ||align=right| 19.39
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| People's ||align=right| 7,615 ||align=right| 11.00
|-
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| Green ||align=right| 1,031 ||align=right| 1.49
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| Others ||align=right| 435 ||align=right| 0.63
|}
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.
Sarnia
Sarnia—Lambton
Sarnia
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- Riding history for Sarnia 1966-1970 from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Sarnia-Lambton 1970-1976 from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Sarnia 1976-1981 from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Sarnia-Lambton 1981-2008 from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
- Sarnia-Lambton Federal Liberal Association The Sarnia—Lambton branch of the Liberal Party of Canada.