Kingston and the Islands (french: Kingston et les Îles) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1968. It covers part of the city of

Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toro ...

and the sparsely populated

Frontenac Islands Frontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, that encompasses a number of islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario, including: Arabella, Bayfield, Black Ant, Garden, G ...

in the

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

Mark Gerretsen Mark Gerretsen (born June 5, 1975) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election, and re-elected in 2019 and 20 ...

Demographics

* Average family income: $68,494 (2001) * Median household income: $46,310 * Unemployment: 8.1% * Language, Mother Tongue: English 84%, French 3%, Other 13% * Religion: No Religious Affiliation 30%, Catholic 28%, Protestant 27%, Orthodox Christian 1%, Other Christian 10%, Muslim 2%, Jewish 1%, Other 1% * Visible Minority: Total visible minority population 9.85% (11,595), Chinese 2.1% (2,495), South Asian 2% (2,395), Black 1.5% (1,775), Arab 0.8% (1,010), Filipino 0.65 (770), Other 2.8%

History

The riding was created in 1966 from Kingston and parts of

Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2 ...

and

Prince Edward—Lennox Prince Edward—Lennox was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from Prince Edward riding and parts of Lennox and ...

. 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 the County of Frontenac; and the Township of Amherst Island in the County of Lennox and Addington. 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 and the City of Kingston in the County of Frontenac. 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 Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is a federal electoral district in Eastern Ontario, Canada. History Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representa ...

. These new borders came into effect for the 2015 federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

References

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Federal riding history from the

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2011 Results from Elections Canada

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes