Kenora—Rainy River is a provincial electoral district (riding) in northwestern

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, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. It was created from Kenora, most of Rainy River and part of

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. The boundaries of the new district corresponded with the Kenora—Rainy River federal riding, until it was abolished in 2003. The provincial riding will continue to exist.

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of the Progressive Conservatives was elected its MPP in 2018. The riding was previously represented by Sarah Campbell for the NDP and

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, former leader of the

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. The riding includes the western three quarters of

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, the western three quarters of the

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and the northwest corner of the

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History

In 1996, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level. In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts, including Kenora—Rainy River, are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten. Prior to the 2018 provincial election, the Ontario government's

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proposed dividing Kenora—Rainy River into one riding for the urbanized southern portion of the current district, which will retain the name Kenora—Rainy River, and one riding for the predominantly

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northern portion of the current district, to be named

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. The creation of Kiiwetinoong and

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, another new northern riding, were approved with the passage of the ''Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017'' in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Members

Election results

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2007 electoral reform referendum

Notes

Sources

* Elections Ontario
1999 results

2003 results

2007 results

Map of riding for 2018 election
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