Kiiwetinoong () is a provincial

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(riding) in

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, Canada which elects one member to the

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. This riding was created prior to the

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from the northern portion of Kenora—Rainy River on the advice of the

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in 2017. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario approved the new riding on October 24, 2017. Kiiwetinoong is 68 percent

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, the only riding in Ontario with a majority Indigenous population. The riding name means "North" in

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. Unlike most Ontario provincial districts, Kiiwetinoong does not have the same boundaries as a federal district. As well, the riding, with a population of 32,987, is significantly smaller than the average Ontario district (with a population of 110,000) or the average

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district (with a population of 76,000). Josh Dehaas, a ''

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'' columnist, has criticized the new riding as violating the principle of

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Election results

References

External links

Map of riding for 2018 election
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