Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)

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LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
First contested1968
Kingston and the Islands
Ontario electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mark Gerretsen
Liberal
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]116,996
Electors (2015)87,460
Area (km²)[1]434
Pop. density (per km²)269.6
Census divisionFrontenac
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
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

Election results

See also

References

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