Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 116,996 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 87,460 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 434 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 269.6 | ||
| Census division | Frontenac | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Kingston, Frontenac Islands | ||
Kingston and the Islands (French: Kingston et les Îles) 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.
2023 representation
According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]
- 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)
According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]
Languages: 85.2% English, 4.1% French, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Portuguese
Race: 82.6% White, 4.2% Indigenous, 3.4% South Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 2.0% Black, 1.2% Arab
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
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
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[4] 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.[5]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston and the Islands Riding created from Kingston, and Prince Edward—Lennox |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Edgar Benson | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Flora MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Peter Milliken | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Ted Hsu | ||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mark Gerretsen | ||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | |||
