Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (french: Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes) is a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons
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since 1979. Prior to the
2015 election, the riding was known as Leeds—Grenville.
The
was won by
Michael Barrett.
Geography
The riding consists of the entirety of the
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county in Ontario, Canada, in the Eastern Ontario subregion of Southern Ontario. It fronts on the Saint Lawrence River and the international boundary between ...
.
Demographics
:''According to the
Canada 2016 Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...
''
Ethnic groups: 94.4% White, 3.5% Indigenous
Languages: 93.0% English, 3.7% French
Religions (2011):
76.2% Christian (23.9% Catholic, 19.3% United Church, 15.0% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian, 1.5% Baptist, 10.9% Other), 22.6% None
Median income: $34,329 (2015)
Average income: $42,939 (2015)
History
The federal district was created in 1976 from parts of
Grenville–Carleton and
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the County of Grenville and the County of Leeds, excluding the Town of
Smiths Falls
Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal waterway passes thr ...
. Since 1987, it was re-defined as consisting of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, but this did not result in any boundary changes, as Smiths Falls is not part of the county. The 2003 redistribution defined the riding as also including the independent municipalities of
Brockville
Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically Independent city, independent of the county. It i ...
,
Gananoque
Gananoque ( )
is a town in the Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Leeds and Grenville area of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer resident ...
and
Prescott which are politically separate jurisdictions, but are geographically within the county, and therefore did not result in a boundary change either.
With the
2012 electoral redistribution, this district lost a small portion of territory to
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 ...
,
following an annexation of a parcel of land by the Town Smiths Falls. In the process, the riding was renamed Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. At 49 characters, this is the longest riding name in Canada.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
^ Change is from 1980
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
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Notes
External links
Federal riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa ...
2011 Results from Elections CanadaLeeds—Grenville profile at CBC News
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Brockville
Ontario federal electoral districts