Essex East (electoral district)

Essex East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. it was created in 1924 from parts of Essex North and Essex South ridings.

Essex East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1966
First contested1925
Last contested1965

It initially consisted of the towns of Ford City and Walkerville and the villages of Riverside, Tecumseh and in the townships of Maidstone, Rochester and Tilbury (North and West) in the county of Essex, and the town of Tilbury in the county of Kent.

In 1933, it was redefined to exclude Ford City and the town of Tilbury, include the towns of East Windsor and townships of Sandwich East and Sandwich South, and the part of the city of Windsor south of Tecumseh Road;

In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the towns of East Windsor and Walkerville and the townships of Tilbury West, and Sandwich South, and the part of the city of Windsor east of the line dividing lots facing on Lincoln Road to the east and Gladstone Avenue to the west. In 1952, it was redefined to exclude the town of Tilbury and the town of Essex.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Essex North and Essex South
15th  1925–1926     Raymond Ducharme Morand Conservative
16th  1926–1930     Edmond George Odette Liberal
17th  1930–1935     Raymond Ducharme Morand Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Paul Martin Sr. Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Essex, Windsor West and Windsor—Walkerville

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRaymond Ducharme Morand6,05250.83
LiberalEdmond George Odette5,85549.17
Total valid votes 11,907100.00
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEdmond George Odette7,55552.91+2.08
ConservativeRaymond Ducharme Morand6,72447.09-2.08
Total valid votes 14,279100.00
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRaymond Ducharme Morand9,24356.44+3.53
LiberalEdmond George Odette7,13343.56-3.53
Total valid votes 16,376100.00
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.7,56239.25-4.31
ConservativeRaymond Ducharme Morand6,49333.71-22.73
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph Ben Levert4,10621.32
ReconstructionJ. Gabriel McPharlin1,1025.72
Total valid votes 19,263100.00
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.9,81146.39+7.14
National GovernmentRaymond Ducharme Morand8,06038.11+4.40
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph Ben Levert2,87913.62-7.70
LabourRoy Robert Hicks3981.88
Total valid votes 21,148100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.16,16556.21+9.82
Progressive ConservativeJames E. Byrne8,24428.67-9.44
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam C. MacDonald4,34915.12+1.50
Total valid votes 28,758100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.16,70952.89-3.32
Progressive ConservativeJames Russell Turnbull8,20425.97-2.70
Co-operative CommonwealthWilliam Riggs5,21316.50+1.38
Labor–ProgressiveCyril Prince1,4644.64
Total valid votes 31,590100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.19,94667.16+14.27
Progressive ConservativeAloysius Kennedy5,53018.62-7.35
Co-operative CommonwealthKenneth Edwin Owen3,01310.14-6.36
Labor–ProgressiveMichael J. Kennedy1,2124.08-0.56
Total valid votes 29,701100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.22,02357.15-10.01
Progressive ConservativeRoy R. Hicks10,59327.49+8.87
Co-operative CommonwealthJack Meteer5,91715.36+5.22
Total valid votes 38,533100.00
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.18,07441.98-15.17
Progressive ConservativeRoy R. Hicks16,45138.21+10.72
Co-operative CommonwealthFred A. Burr8,53019.81+4.45
Total valid votes 43,055100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.24,96958.69+16.71
New DemocraticGeorge Drury8,88820.89+1.08
Progressive ConservativeRoland Lionel Demers8,21019.30-18.91
Social CreditT. R. Cory4761.12
Total valid votes 42,543100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.25,72759.82+1.13
Progressive ConservativeDavid Gourlie8,89420.68+1.38
New DemocraticHugh McConville7,64817.78-3.11
Social CreditFrank Gignac7401.72+0.60
Total valid votes 43,009100.00
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Martin Sr.26,09463.78+3.96
Progressive ConservativeDavid Gourlie8,14219.90-0.78
New DemocraticHugh McConville6,13314.99-2.79
CommunistBruce A. H. Magnuson5431.33
Total valid votes 40,912100.00

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