📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Chatham-Kent—Essex was contested in the 2011 election.

🏆 Dave Van Kesteren, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 23,110 votes (53.5% of the vote).

🥈 The runner-up was Ron Franko (NDP-New Democratic Party) with 11,449 votes (26.5%), defeated by a margin of 11,661 votes.

📊 Other notable candidates: Matt Daudlin (Liberal, 17%).