Ontario electoral district | |||
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Kingston and the Islands shown within the Eastern Ontario region
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal |
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District created | 1966 | ||
First contested | 1968 | ||
Last contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 116,996 | ||
Electors (2015) | 87,460 | ||
Area (km²) | 434 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 269.6 | ||
Census divisions | Frontenac | ||
Census subdivisions | Frontenac Islands, Kingston |
Kingston and the Islands (French: Kingston et les Îles) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.
It covers part of the city of Kingston, Ontario and the sparsely populated Frontenac Islands in the St. Lawrence River.
It has been represented since the 2015 federal election by Liberal Mark Gerretsen.
The riding was created in 1966 from Kingston and parts of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Lennox.
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 will become part of the new district of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston. These new borders came into effect for the 2015 federal election, scheduled for 19 October.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: