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Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)

Kingston and the Islands () is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

It covers part of the city of Kingston, Ontario and the sparsely populated Frontenac Islands in the St. Lawrence River.

It has been represented since the 2015 federal election by Liberal Mark Gerretsen.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

  • Ethnic groups: 80.1% White, 6.0% Indigenous, 3.6% South Asian, 2.5% Chinese, 2.1% Black, 1.3% Arab, 1.0% Latin American
  • Languages: 84.7% English, 4.1% French, 1.3% Mandarin, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.0% Arabic
  • Religions: 50.5% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 6.6% Anglican, 6.4% United Church, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.0% Baptist, 11.4% other), 2.7% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 42.9% none
  • Median income: $41,600 (2020)
  • Average income: $54,100 (2020)

2023 representation

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 85.2% English, 4.1% French, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Portuguese <br/> Race: 82.6% White, 4.2% Indigenous, 3.4% South Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 2.0% Black, 1.2% Arab <br/> Religions: 51.0% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 6.7% Anglican, 6.7% United Church, 1.4% Presbyterian, 12.5% other), 2.6% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 42.7% none<br/> Median income: $41,600 (2020)<br/> Average income: $54,250 (2020)

History

The riding was created in 1966 from Kingston and parts of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Lennox.

In 1966, it was defined to consist of the City of Kingston, the Townships of Howe Island, Kingston and Wolfe Island, and the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg, in Frontenac County; and the Township of Amherst Island in Lennox and Addington County.

In 1996, the Township of Pittsburgh portion of the riding was redefined to consist of the part of the township lying to the south of Highway 401.

In 2003, it was redefined to consist of the Township of Frontenac Islands (a 1998 merger of the Townships of Howe Island and Wolfe Island) and the City of Kingston (into which the Townships of Pittsburgh and Kingston had both been merged in 1998).

In 2013, the riding's borders were adjusted to remove the area north of Highway 401 from the riding, which became part of a new district, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston and came into effect for the 2015 federal election.

In the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, coming in effect for the 2025 Canadian federal election, the boundaries will be restored to the 2003 boundaries, to include all of the Township of Frontenac Islands and the City of Kingston.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

See also

References

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