Lambton East

Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from Lambton riding.

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Lambton East (provincial electoral district).
Lambton East
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1882
District abolished1933
First contested1882
Last contested1930

The East Riding of the county of Lambton was initially defined to consist of the townships of Enniskillen, Brooke, Warwick and Bosanquet, the town of Petrolia, and the villages of Oil Springs, Alvinston, Watford, Arkona and Thedford.

In 1903, it was expanded to include the township of Euphemia and the town of Forest. In 1914, it was expanded to include the townships of Zone and Camden in the county of Kent.

In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Bosanquet, Warwick, Inniskillen, Brooke, Dawn and Euphemia in the County of Lambton, and the townships of Zone and Camden in the County of Kent.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Lambton West and Lambton—Kent ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Lambton
5th  1882–1887     John Henry Fairbank Liberal
6th  1887–1891     George Moncrieff Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900     John Fraser Liberal
9th  1900–1903†     Oliver Simmons Conservative
 1904–1904 Joseph Elijah Armstrong
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Burt Wendell Fansher Progressive
15th  1925–1926     Joseph Elijah Armstrong Conservative
16th  1926–1930     Burt Wendell Fansher Progressive
17th  1930–1935     John Thomas Sproule Conservative
Riding dissolved into Lambton West and Lambton—Kent

Election results
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn H. Fairbank1,736
UnknownJ. A. McKenzie1,569
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorge Moncrieff2,488
LiberalJ. H. Fairbank2,346
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorge Moncrieff2,636
LiberalRichard Stutt2,070
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Fraser2,144
ConservativeGeorge Moncrieff2,104
Protestant ProtectiveJ. E. Armstrong1,383
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeOliver Simmons2,637
LiberalJohn Fraser2,416

On Mr. Simmons' death, 11 November 1903:

By-election on 16 February 1904
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph E. Armstrong2,659
LiberalCharles Jenkins2,130
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJ. E. Armstrong3,026
LiberalJames Cowan2,565
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph E. Armstrong2,921
LiberalCharles Oliver Fairbank2,461
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph Emanuel Armstrong2,720
LiberalCharles Oliver Fairbank2,226
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)Joseph Emanuel Armstrong4,239
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Neil McDougall3,255
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveBurt Wendell Fansher6,747
ConservativeJoseph Elijah Armstrong5,752
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph E. Armstrong5,611
ProgressiveBurt Wendell Fansher5,522
LiberalJohn Ross Stirrett1,061
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ProgressiveBurt Wendell Fansher6,891
ConservativeJoseph Emmanuel Armstrong6,340
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Thomas Sproule6,209
ProgressiveBurt Wendell Fansher6,196
LiberalCharles Goodspeed Dunlop153

See also
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