đ The Canadian federal electoral district of Chatham-KentâEssex was contested during the 2006 Federal election which was held on January 23, 2006.
đ Dave Van Kesteren, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 19,957 votes making up a 41.8% share of the vote.
đ„ The runner-up Liberal candidate, Jim Comiskey, received 15,204 votes (31.8%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 4,753.
đ Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Kathleen Kevany - N.D.P. (22.8%).





