đ The Canadian federal electoral district of Chatham-KentâEssex was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008.
đ Dave Van Kesteren, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 19,960 votes making up a 47.9% share of the vote.
đ„ The runner-up Liberal candidate, Matt Daudlin, received 12,127 votes (29.1%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 7,833.
đ Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Ron Cadotte - NDP-New Democratic Party (16.4%) and Alina Abbott - Green Party (6.5%).





