Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (french: Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes) is a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons 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.
Demographics
:''According to the
2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
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Ethnic groups: 91.3% White, 5.6% Indigenous
Languages: 91.7% English, 3.2% French
Religions: 60.6% Christian (22.2% Catholic, 11.5% United Church, 9.9% Anglican, 2.3% Presbyterian, 1.3% Methodist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 12.1% other), 37.7% none
Median income: $41,600 (2020)
Average income: $51,040 (2020)
History
The federal district was created in 1976 from parts of
Grenville–Carleton and
Leeds ridings.
It was initially defined as consisting of the County of Grenville and the County of Leeds, excluding the Town of
Smiths Falls. 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,
Gananoque 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.
Following the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
The federal electoral redistribution of 2022 is a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts which compose t ...
, this riding will be renamed Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes at the first election held after approximately April 2024.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
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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Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (provincial electoral district)
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
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Notes
External links
Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament2011 Results from Elections CanadaLeeds—Grenville profile at CBC News
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Brockville
Ontario federal electoral districts